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nx 300 checking shutter count

Started Oct 25, 2013 | Discussions thread
photoreddi Veteran Member • Posts: 7,973
Re: nx 300 checking shutter count

cream wrote:

hi

is there a hidden menu for checking shutter count or age of camera on the nx300

There may be a hidden menu but if there is, someone would have to post the "secret" button presses that allow it to be accessed. The normal place to store the shutter count is in the section of the EXIF data called Maker Notes. All of Samsung's cameras that I've seen have a small fraction of the EXIF data that other camera manufacturers save, but the Maker Notes section is shockingly small. It often duplicates some of the EXIF data seen in the main EXIF data section, such as ISO, White Balance, etc. Below is the data in the Maker Notes sections of the NX300 and Nikon's D700, where the D700's shutter count has been emphasized. Fuji and some other manufacturers can tell you shutter counts if you send them your camera, but if you need the shutter count to make purchasing decisions this wouldn't be a practical solution even if Samsung agrees to provide the same service if you send them an NX300.

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EXIF (NX300) ----
---- MakerNotes ----
MakerNoteVersion : 0100
PictureWizard : Mode: 0, Col: 0, Sat: -4, Sha: -4, Con: -4
CameraTemperature : undef C
FirmwareName :

---- EXIF (D700) ----
---- MakerNotes ----
MakerNoteVersion : 2.10
ISO : 200
Quality : Fine
WhiteBalance : Auto
FocusMode : AF-S
FlashSetting : Normal
FlashType :
WhiteBalanceFineTune : -1 0
WB_RBLevels : 1.84765625 1.359375 1 1
ProgramShift : 0
ExposureDifference : 0
Compression : JPEG (old-style)
XResolution : 300
YResolution : 300
ResolutionUnit : inches
PreviewImageStart : 9148
PreviewImageLength : 24475
YCbCrPositioning : Co-sited
FlashExposureComp : -1/3
ISOSetting : 200
ImageBoundary : 0 0 4256 2832
ExternalFlashExposureComp : 0
FlashExposureBracketValue : 0.0
ExposureBracketValue : 0
CropHiSpeed : Off (4288x2844 cropped to 4288x2844 at pixel 0,0)
ExposureTuning : 0
SerialNumber : abcdefg
ColorSpace : sRGB
VRInfoVersion : 0100
VibrationReduction : On
ImageAuthentication : Off
ActiveD-Lighting : Off
PictureControlVersion : 0100
PictureControlName : Standard
PictureControlBase : Standard
PictureControlAdjust : Default Settings
PictureControlQuickAdjust : Normal
Sharpness : 3
Contrast : Normal
Brightness : Normal
Saturation : Normal
HueAdjustment : None
FilterEffect : n/a
ToningEffect : n/a
ToningSaturation : n/a
Timezone : -05:00
DaylightSavings : Yes
DateDisplayFormat : Y/M/D
ISO : 200
ISOExpansion : Off
ISO2 : 200
ISOExpansion2 : Off
VignetteControl : Normal
LensType : G VR
Lens : 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6
FlashMode : Did Not Fire
ShootingMode : Single-Frame
LensFStops : 5.33
ShotInfoVersion : 0212
FirmwareVersion : 1.02f
NoiseReduction : Off
WB_GRBGLevels : 256 473 348 256
LensDataVersion : 0203
ExitPupilPosition : 85.3 mm
AFAperture : 3.6
FocusPosition : 0x88
FocusDistance : 12.59 m
FocalLength : 28.3 mm
LensIDNumber : 165
LensFStops : 5.33
MinFocalLength : 28.3 mm
MaxFocalLength : 302.0 mm
MaxApertureAtMinFocal : 3.6
MaxApertureAtMaxFocal : 5.7
MCUVersion : 167
EffectiveMaxAperture : 3.6
RetouchHistory : None
ImageDataSize : 5214349
***** ShutterCount : 2849 *****
FlashInfoVersion : 0103
FlashSource : None
ExternalFlashFirmware : n/a
ExternalFlashFlags : (none)
FlashCommanderMode : Off
FlashControlMode : Off
FlashCompensation : 0
FlashGNDistance : 0
FlashColorFilter : None
FlashGroupAControlMode : Off
FlashGroupBControlMode : Off
FlashGroupCControlMode : Off
FlashGroupACompensation : 0
FlashGroupBCompensation : 0
FlashGroupCCompensation : 0
MultiExposureVersion : 0100
MultiExposureMode : Off
MultiExposureShots : 0
MultiExposureAutoGain : Off
HighISONoiseReduction : Off
PowerUpTime : 0000:00:00 00:00:00
AFInfo2Version : 0100
ContrastDetectAF : Off
AFAreaMode : Single Area
PhaseDetectAF : On (51-point)
PrimaryAFPoint : C6 (Center)
AFPointsUsed : C6
ContrastDetectAFInFocus : No
FileInfoVersion : 0100
DirectoryNumber : 101
FileNumber : 2703
AFFineTune : On (1)
AFFineTuneIndex : n/a
AFFineTuneAdj : +2

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