Check Nikon Digital SLR Camera Shutter Count with Opanda IExif
January 22, 2008 – 11:44 amSome photographers are really concern about how long their digital SLR camera will last before they had to change the shutter or buy a new camera. Some may want to know how many photos that they have taken since they bought their camera.
If you are currently using a Nikon digital SLR camera, then you are in luck. A freeware called Opanda IExif can tell you how many shots that you have taken with your camera based on the shutter count attribute recorded on a photo’s EXIF information.
Steps to Check a Nikon Digital SLR Camera Shutter Count
1- Using your Nikon camera, take a picture in JPEG format. RAW formatted images won’t work with Opanda IExif.
2- Transfer that picture from your camera to your personal computer.
3- Download Opanda IExif. Double click the setup file to install it and click the Panda icon on the desktop to run it.
4- Select the “Open” menu icon. Choose the photo that you have taken before. Your picture will be shown on top left of the interface.
5- Select the “Summary” tab.
6- Scroll down until you reach the “MakerNote (Nikon)” section. Scroll down a little bit more until you find the “Total Number of Shutter Releases for Camera” attribute. A number will be shown next to this attribute. That my friend, is your Nikon Digital SLR shutter count.
How many shots have you taken / your shutter count number? Currently mine is at 16397 which is probably OK because I bought a used one to start a new hobby. Don’t forget to check out the other EXIF information! Learning the EXIF data can make you a better photographer, as the experts said.
Tags: nikon, photography, digital slr, shutter count, exif, photography tips
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17 Responses to “Check Nikon Digital SLR Camera Shutter Count with Opanda IExif”
Its a wonderful software.
By TAPAN ROY on Mar 19, 2008
What kind of Nikon camera is?
I have tried 2 bridge (nikon) and 3 canon (DSLR) and It doesn’t seem to work…
By Alessandro on Aug 26, 2008
@Alessandro: Mostly Nikon SLRs. Mine is working – D50.
By Syahid A. on Aug 27, 2008
I am unable to achieve the shutter count on my Nikon D200 on my Mac Book Pro. All of the software seems to be for Windows OS.??
Any suggestions please?
Thank YOu,
By William on Oct 8, 2008
@William: None that I can think of right now. Will post if I can find a suitable one for Mac.
By Syahid A. on Oct 9, 2008
@Alessandro. This software work with picture captured as jpeg. Cannot work with RAW.
By Metalz on Oct 20, 2008
@TAPAN ROY
You own a Canon and a Nikon Digital slr cameras? Nice! How many dslr cameras do you own? I’ve always been a big fan of the Canon myself. Which one do you find better?
Shannon
My Digital SLR
By Shannon on Nov 30, 2008
What the hell? I tried with 3 different cameras – D1h, D100, Coolpix 8700, and it doesn’t work!! The images are in JPEG. I did exactly how you said, but there is no “Total Number of Shutter Release”.
I suggest you to write model of cameras that work with it.
By Natalia on Feb 28, 2009
Some people who had problems may have done what I did. When I downloaded opanda, I got two versions. The iexif 2.3 worked fine and showed the number of shutter actuations just fine. When I tried it the next day I couldn’t do it and finally realized I was in the PowerExif version, which did not show shutter actuations. I went to the iexif 2.3 and it showed it like it was supposed to. If you can’t find it you may be in the PowerExif version.
By Oscar Palmquist on Mar 14, 2009
It has worked for me. Nikon D60. Towards the end of the column, look for “Total number of S…”
By Robert Lalancette on May 26, 2009
You should always use opanda, photome or other software like these with unedited pictures…I tried this with the same photo…one straight out of the camera and the same one edited with PS…The edited one didn’t have the total shutter releases, but the original one did.
Tudor
By Tudor Manolache on Jan 18, 2010
Doesn’t appear to work with photo’s emailed..anyone struck the same?
By John on Mar 29, 2010
Works on D300!
tkx
By Thiago Antunes on May 25, 2010
Mines at 29448
By Mikey on Jul 19, 2010
This set of instructions says use the “summary” tab. I found my shutter count under the “EXIF” tab.
By Pops on Aug 1, 2010
Work with Nikon D90..
By Fatchur on Aug 21, 2010