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How do I check for the number of acuations on a 1D?
Jeff Stanton, Photographer
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Tucson | AZ | USA | Posted: 5:51 PM on 10.04.04 |
| ->> Just a quick question. How do I check for the number of shutter acuations on an EOS 1D? I now have all the associated software for the camera along with a firewire connection. Thanks. |
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Duane Burleson, Photographer
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Sterling Heights | MI | USA | Posted: 6:03 PM on 10.04.04 |
->> You can't. The camera must be connected to Canon's test/repair equipment in order to get an actuation count.
Duane |
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Nelse Hansen, Photographer
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Palo Alto | CA | USA | Posted: 6:12 PM on 10.04.04 |
->> Yes, you can. The actuation count is stored in the EXIF data of every image.
Get a program that will display *all* of the EXIF data, not just the named fields, such as the one at http://www.takenet.or.jp/~ryuuji/minisoft/exifread/english/
Open a recent image, and look for a line like this:
Unknown (0093)3,9: 18,Y,XXXXX,0,0,0,65535,65535,0
If Y = 0, then count = XXXXX. But, if Y > 1, then count = ( Y * 65536 ) + XXXXX. (In other words, Y is a "rollover" counter that increments every 65536 shots.)
This is a shutter actuation counter, and it increments even if there is no CF card installed, or when shooting tethered, and is not affected by any type of file number resetting. Removing the backup battery for a full day failed to clear the counter, so it appears to be non-volatile. |
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Jeff Stanton, Photographer
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Tucson | AZ | USA | Posted: 6:20 PM on 10.04.04 |
| ->> Unfortunately, the program that will display all the EXIF data appears to be for Windows only. There was no Mac link I could see. |
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Jeff Stanton, Photographer
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Tucson | AZ | USA | Posted: 6:53 PM on 10.04.04 |
| ->> Thanks Kevin, I'll check it out. |
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Caleb Simpson, Photographer, Assistant
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Dallas | Texas | USA | Posted: 7:01 PM on 10.04.04 |
| ->> Thanks Nelse, it worked on my 1d files, but not on my 10D files. I now know my camera is less used than I originally thought. But still has a lot of miles :) |
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Jeff Stanton, Photographer
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Tucson | AZ | USA | Posted: 7:09 PM on 10.04.04 |
| ->> I was able to download the 2nd and 3rd programs and neither indicate the number of acuations. The first one cost $15. Jeff |
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Brian Jackson, Photographer, Photo Editor
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South San Francisco | CA | USA | Posted: 7:15 PM on 10.04.04 |
->> exifread even works fine on Linux under WINE. 79K and counting :-D
Caleb- Yes, that only works for the 1D (could someone test it out on the 1Ds and 1DmII?). The 10D and other cameras are going to store it in a different field. Wish I knew which ones they were. |
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Jeff Stanton, Photographer
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Tucson | AZ | USA | Posted: 7:25 PM on 10.04.04 |
| ->> Nelse, if I send you an image, can you look for me? |
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Jeff Stanton, Photographer
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Tucson | AZ | USA | Posted: 8:39 PM on 10.04.04 |
->> A big thanks for Brian Jackson for his help. Once again, SS does it again!
I have 14,764 acuations on the camera. |
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Brian Jackson, Photographer, Photo Editor
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South San Francisco | CA | USA | Posted: 8:48 PM on 10.04.04 |
->> Another option is to get exiftags from http://johnst.org/sw/exiftags/
Just do an exiftags -l [filename] and look for 'Camera Actuations'. Does all the extraction and calculations for you.
windose and unix only. You mac OSX guys will proably have to build from scratch, but it shouldn't be that difficult. |
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Ron Scheffler, Photographer
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Hamilton (Toronto area) | Ontario | Canada L8S3W5 | Posted: 10:08 PM on 10.04.04 |
->> http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/17041
This is a link for EXIF-O-Matic, an OSX compatible freeware exif viewer. Open a jpeg file created by your 1D and scroll way down until you see a field called: Unknown tag (0x0093) beside it will be a series of numbers: 28 0 61256 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 such as this string from my 1D Mark II. The third set of numbers represents the total number of actuations. I believe this number resets (at least when viewed with this viewer) after 99,999 actuations based on the number I got for actuations on my older 1D camera, which was much too low for what it should be.
Which also confirms that the exif line representing actuations is the same in the 1D and 1D II. |
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Michael T Myers, Photographer
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Charlotte | NC | USA | Posted: 10:38 AM on 10.07.04 |
| ->> What about using it on a D60? I have one that has got to be as high as my ID or close. I know I have rolled it over 3 times already. |
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Robert O'Rourk, Photographer
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Setauket | NY | USA | Posted: 7:58 PM on 11.14.04 |
| ->> Can any of these programs read actuations for a d2H ? |
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Andrew Wheeler, Photographer
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Capitola | CA | USA | Posted: 11:52 AM on 11.19.04 |
->> Just to add to the list of actuation revealling programs...
Here's another one:
http://www.soens.de/ and click on software..
Andrew |
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Robert Meyer, Student/Intern
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Lincoln | NE | United States | Posted: 12:53 PM on 11.19.04 |
| ->> Can I send someone a file so I can see how many mine has? I just got it and am curious how many it has. Thanks |
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Andrew Wheeler, Photographer
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Capitola | CA | USA | Posted: 1:03 PM on 11.19.04 |
->> Feel free to send it to me if you like..
Andrew |
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