F4phantom From United Kingdom, joined Jan 2006, 100 posts, RR: 0 Posted (6 years 1 week 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 4107 times:
I use both the Canon 300D and 30D camera bodies. Sometimes i notice photographers on here state how many actuations a camera has taken, often quoting numbers in the thousands. Am wondering how it is possible to access this information, is it held in the data within the camera? Thankyou.
KMB From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (6 years 1 week 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 4103 times:
The number of actuations are recorded on the memory card but this is unreliable since if you change the card the number will vary. Canon are able to read the exact number of actuations and this information is usually provided if your camera is serviced.
SFO2SVO From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 392 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (6 years 1 week 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 4051 times:
Exif viewer here: http://homepage.mac.com/aozer/EV/
extracts this info from EXIF data, just check any of the pics taken with your camera. At least for Nikon
I am not sure if it will support Canon and it runs on Mac - but there are plenty similar utilities for PC out there.
INNflight From Austria, joined Apr 2004, 3765 posts, RR: 62 Reply 5, posted (6 years 1 week 4 days 23 hours ago) and read 4033 times:
Quoting Walter2222 (Reply 4): PS: I use a 300D and I have checked with an Exif-reader
With the 300D, you can choose to either reset the "counter" (=file names) every time you use a new, empty memory card, or continuously number the files.
E.g., CRW_8644 is the 8644th actuation, however the 300D counter automatically starts at zero after CRW_9999 I think.
Walter2222 From Belgium, joined Sep 2005, 1272 posts, RR: 31 Reply 6, posted (6 years 1 week 4 days 22 hours ago) and read 4022 times:
Quoting INNflight (Reply 5): With the 300D, you can choose to either reset the "counter" (=file names) every time you use a new, empty memory card, or continuously number the files.
E.g., CRW_8644 is the 8644th actuation, however the 300D counter automatically starts at zero after CRW_9999 I think.
That's correct, Florian!
But that's only related to the file-numbering on the CF-card.
It seems, however, if you mix CF-cards with an existing file-numbering, without reformatting in other camera's and than back, the numbering system is not reliable anymore... (I haven't tried it myself, but it was a topic under discussion on the "scramble"-forum some weeks ago).
KMB From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 8, posted (6 years 1 week 4 days 15 hours ago) and read 3990 times:
A friend of mine recently purchased a secondhand 30D and the shutter button failed. When it came back from repair they had not only replaced the shutter button but the complete shutter assembly with a note to say it had completed 66,000 shutter actuations.
KMB From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 9, posted (6 years 1 week 4 days 14 hours ago) and read 3985 times:
Quoting Monteycarlos (Reply 7): How mand actuations do Canon state you should get out of a 30D or 300D?
I seem to recall reading the figure was 50,000 for a 300D and 100,000 for the 30D but I have also seen a figure of 200,000 for a 30D. You will know when it fails
JRowson From United Kingdom, joined May 2004, 345 posts, RR: 13 Reply 15, posted (6 years 1 week 4 days 9 hours ago) and read 3942 times:
My 20D came back from service last year with the total number of actuations written down, so I guess that service engineers can get access to this info. I wonder if the end user can access it somehow?
James Rowson. Canonite and lover of all things L. JAR Photography.
KMB From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 16, posted (6 years 1 week 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 3928 times:
Quoting JRowson (Reply 15): My 20D came back from service last year with the total number of actuations written down, so I guess that service engineers can get access to this info. I wonder if the end user can access it somehow?
Canon only release this information to their service agents but they all appear to use it when a camera goes in for repair.
KMB From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 18, posted (6 years 1 week 4 days 6 hours ago) and read 3919 times:
Quoting F4phantom (Reply 17): interesting input, thanks. Just curious as to how many images i have taken over the years. wouldnt even like to hazard a guess.
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I guess I will. I guess this is not something covered under an extended warranty either?
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