Jfelder2@nyc.rr.com Posted June 1, 2008 Share #1 Posted June 1, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) I think this might have been answered on the board before, but is there a place in metadata or in the M8 menus that will tell one how many shots the camera has taken over the course of its use? Thanks! Snapshot Artifact Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jfgilbert Posted June 1, 2008 Share #2 Posted June 1, 2008 There is a variable called "Image Unique ID" in the EXIF data, which is the number of pictures taken by the camera. It is in Hexadecimal. There are several programs that will allow you to display the EXIF data, but they do not all show this field. For example, Adobe Bridge does but Lightroom does not (on a Mac). Cheers, Jacques Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfelder2@nyc.rr.com Posted June 1, 2008 Author Share #3 Posted June 1, 2008 Thanks! Snapshot Artifact Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adan Posted June 2, 2008 Share #4 Posted June 2, 2008 BTW Google will do the hexadecimal to decimal conversion for you. Just plug in the Unique image ID number, collapsing the zeros at the begiining into the form 0x... Such as "0x345E6 in decimal" in the google search field - the Google calculator returns = 214 502 for this hex. I'm at about 12,000 shots with one body and 8,000 with the other, according to this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanhulsenbeek Posted June 2, 2008 Share #5 Posted June 2, 2008 I think this might have been answered on the board before, but is there a place in metadata or in the M8 menus that will tell one how many shots the camera has taken over the course of its use? Thanks! Snapshot Artifact For Windows: http://www.photome.de/ Most comprehensive EXIF data you can get. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
suraphat Posted August 11, 2010 Share #6 Posted August 11, 2010 You can use program CornerFix to see Unique Image ID of your image (DNG) in Decimal (real shutter count) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtbthree Posted August 14, 2010 Share #7 Posted August 14, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Here is an amazing EXIF viewer. Go to Jeffrey's Exif viewer and simply load in the image (I just put the image on my desktop in advance and reference it like that, but you can also pull one in from anywhere, by using the browse function) and it gives you all the EXIF data, which is a ton; if the shutter count is imbedded (sometime it's not depending on the camera - couldn't get it from my D-Lux 3 when I was testing it) it will either give you a shutter count specifically or the Unique ID # which is hexidecimal, which can then be converted by googling for a converter and entering in the data. I used this program when I was searching for a used M8.2 and it worked like a charm; just shot a picture, took the memory card and plopped it into my Apple laptop and had my answer in less than a minute. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted August 23, 2010 Share #8 Posted August 23, 2010 Jeffrey's hexadecimal converter worked a treat, many thanks! I've got a 10,395 shutter count on my battered M8, I bought it s/h and occasionally wondered how much of a thrashing the little b had had.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpmac55 Posted March 19, 2011 Share #9 Posted March 19, 2011 So if the hex number is converted to 1200, does that mean the camera has twelve hundred shutter releases or twelve thousand? Here is a hex to decimal convertor table: HEXADECIMAL to BINARY conversion, HEX to Decimal converter, Hexdecimal convertor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted March 19, 2011 Share #10 Posted March 19, 2011 Not sure i comprehend your question. 4b0 hexadecimal is 1200 decimal. And 1200 decimal is 12 x 100 if memory serves. You make me doubt though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpmac55 Posted March 19, 2011 Share #11 Posted March 19, 2011 Sorry, Ict, I may have confused more than you. Since posting, I confirmed: If the hex number is converted to 1200 decimal, that is the total shutter count. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootist Posted March 19, 2011 Share #12 Posted March 19, 2011 There is a variable called "Image Unique ID" in the EXIF data, which is the number of pictures taken by the camera. It is in Hexadecimal.There are several programs that will allow you to display the EXIF data, but they do not all show this field. For example, Adobe Bridge does but Lightroom does not (on a Mac). Cheers, Jacques Sorry to say but the Unique Image ID is not the total number of images/pictures taken. It is the total number of times the shutter has been activated, shutter activations. This number goes up when you do a sensor cleaning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted March 19, 2011 Share #13 Posted March 19, 2011 Sorry, Ict, I may have confused more than you. Since posting, I confirmed:If the hex number is converted to 1200 decimal, that is the total shutter count. Thanks for reassurance. Always got bad marks in maths. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted March 19, 2011 Share #14 Posted March 19, 2011 ....It is the total number of times the shutter has been activated, shutter activations. This number goes up when you do a sensor cleaning. Big difference indeed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shootist Posted March 19, 2011 Share #15 Posted March 19, 2011 Yes it can be. All depends on how many times you clean the sensor plus if the camera was sent back for repair and the shutter was activated many times during the repair that number also goes up. It really doesn't matter how many pictures the camera has taken but it does matter the number of shutter activations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lct Posted March 19, 2011 Share #16 Posted March 19, 2011 Goes without saying, but goes better saying it i guess. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ming Rider Posted March 19, 2011 Share #17 Posted March 19, 2011 ... plus if the camera was sent back for repair and the shutter was activated many times during the repair that number also goes up. Yep. I compared the ID of the last picture taken before my M8 went back to Solms for a sensor repair and the first shot when it came back. They had carried out 82 activations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brunop Posted March 21, 2011 Share #18 Posted March 21, 2011 do i have this straight? my "Image Unique ID" is 00000000000000000000000000001133. when i went to the hexadeciaml converter is came out as 4406 decimal. so is this my total shutter actuation count? thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shootist Posted March 21, 2011 Share #20 Posted March 21, 2011 Using the calculator in Windows 7 I punch in 1133 Hex, tick the Dec button and come up with 4403. Yes that is the total shutter activations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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