Any way to check hour many pictures taken/hours used on a used camera?

I'm looking at a used NX300, they seller says it's not been used much if ever.

Is there any way to check in a service menu or something how many pictures were taken? Or how many hours used or anything like that?

Thanks.

Sorry, but why do you want to know this? What for? NX300 was announced January 3, 2013. The camera in question is most probably less than a year old.

There are no moving parts there, except for the shutter and buttons. Nothing may happen with the shutter: even DSLRs with very complex mirror moving mechanics have guaranteed 50000 to 100000 shutter count. And you will not find a used NX300 with shutter count more than 10000.

If the body looks OK, all buttons work, bayonett is clean: it is the same quality as the brand new one.

I've just got a used NX200. You would never find out that it was used. It looks like new one and it is new.

Mostly you can look up in a more comprehensive EXIF-viewer like ExifTool GUI, as part of the EXIF-data of images.

Or at the info part of e.g. IrfanView

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targut said:

Sorry, but why do you want to know this? What for? NX300 was announced January 3, 2013. The camera in question is most probably less than a year old.

There are no moving parts there, except for the shutter and buttons. Nothing may happen with the shutter: even DSLRs with very complex mirror moving mechanics have guaranteed 50000 to 100000 shutter count. And you will not find a used NX300 with shutter count more than 10000.

If the body looks OK, all buttons work, bayonett is clean: it is the same quality as the brand new one.

I've just got a used NX200. You would never find out that it was used. It looks like new one and it is new.

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Reality check if I may:

Any camera that does not come out of a factory sealed box is Not new.

That is not saying ' not good', just ' not new'.

Cosmeticss of a ' not new' camera cannot attest to how a camera was handled before being sold.

Bottom line: Buyer Beware!

Raw Jaw said:

Reality check if I may:

Any camera that does not come out of a factory sealed box is Not new.

That is not saying ' not good', just ' not new'.

Cosmeticss of a ' not new' camera cannot attest to how a camera was handled before being sold.

Bottom line: Buyer Beware!

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Thanks for posting that so I didn't have to Looks like I have no real way of knowing if the seller is being honest with no photos taken..

Doesn't list nx300, but worth a try.

pat smith said:

Doesn't list nx300, but worth a try.

http://www.camerashuttercount.com/

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Does not work with NX300, unfortunately! I think what matters more is if the camera is fully functional. Best if it has warranty.

I bought my NX300 second hand, and replaced the faulty kit lens under warranty. No regrets!

Raw Jaw said:

targut said:

Sorry, but why do you want to know this? What for? NX300 was announced January 3, 2013. The camera in question is most probably less than a year old.

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I'd say it's a valid question.

Raw Jaw said:

Raw Jaw said:

There are no moving parts there, except for the shutter and buttons.

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There are also servo motors in AF lenses. Moving parts aren't the only bits susceptible to wear, though - sensors, optic glass, plastic casing and LCD screens, to name a few.

Raw Jaw said:

Raw Jaw said:

Nothing may happen with the shutter: even DSLRs with very complex mirror moving mechanics have guaranteed 50000 to 100000 shutter count. And you will not find a used NX300 with shutter count more than 10000.

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I wouldn't say that's a 100% given. I put 4000 shots on my A57 in a year; there's no reason someone couldn't have taken 10,000 with an NX300 by now.

Raw Jaw said:

Raw Jaw said:

If the body looks OK, all buttons work, bayonett is clean: it is the same quality as the brand new one.

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Not necessarily. It could have been dropped, left out with condensation inside, a myriad of other possible issues. There's no absolute guarantee, even from an established reseller.

That said, there's no guarantees in life, and if we took zero chances at anything at all, nothing would ever happen! So relatively speaking, buying a used camera isn't that big of a risk, especially if it's eBay or Amazon, where you can easily return if there's a problem... Or if you buy from a close knit online community like Fredmiranda or web reseller like KEH. All pretty reputable folks.

Raw Jaw said:

Raw Jaw said:

I've just got a used NX200. You would never find out that it was used. It looks like new one and it is new.

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Reality check if I may:

Any camera that does not come out of a factory sealed box is Not new.

That is not saying ' not good', just ' not new'.

Cosmeticss of a ' not new' camera cannot attest to how a camera was handled before being sold.

Bottom line: Buyer Beware!

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I agree with this. Doesn't mean the camera isn't mint or that it won't have as long a life (almost) as new, but no used camera is exactly like new unless it was never opened or used.

I bought a "slightly" used nx200 from someone on Ebay and it hadn't been registered. Bought an nx20 from Amazon "warehouse" and it hadn't been registered! Lucked out on both.

That website reported "It looks like your camera doesn't supply the necessary information." so that didn't help but thanks for sharing it.

The camera arrived with the VOID showing on the tamper resistant stickers and a few fingerprints but looking basically brand new, so I'll cross my fingers

pixelpushing said:

Raw Jaw said:

targut said:

Sorry, but why do you want to know this? What for? NX300 was announced January 3, 2013. The camera in question is most probably less than a year old.

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I'd say it's a valid question.

pixelpushing said:

pixelpushing said:

There are no moving parts there, except for the shutter and buttons.

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There are also servo motors in AF lenses. Moving parts aren't the only bits susceptible to wear, though - sensors, optic glass, plastic casing and LCD screens, to name a few.

pixelpushing said:

pixelpushing said:

Nothing may happen with the shutter: even DSLRs with very complex mirror moving mechanics have guaranteed 50000 to 100000 shutter count. And you will not find a used NX300 with shutter count more than 10000.

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I wouldn't say that's a 100% given. I put 4000 shots on my A57 in a year; there's no reason someone couldn't have taken 10,000 with an NX300 by now.

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I'm definitely over 10,000 on mine.

pixelpushing said:

pixelpushing said:

pixelpushing said:

If the body looks OK, all buttons work, bayonett is clean: it is the same quality as the brand new one.

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Not necessarily. It could have been dropped, left out with condensation inside, a myriad of other possible issues. There's no absolute guarantee, even from an established reseller.

That said, there's no guarantees in life, and if we took zero chances at anything at all, nothing would ever happen! So relatively speaking, buying a used camera isn't that big of a risk, especially if it's eBay or Amazon, where you can easily return if there's a problem... Or if you buy from a close knit online community like Fredmiranda or web reseller like KEH. All pretty reputable folks.

pixelpushing said:

pixelpushing said:

I've just got a used NX200. You would never find out that it was used. It looks like new one and it is new.

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Reality check if I may:

Any camera that does not come out of a factory sealed box is Not new.

That is not saying ' not good', just ' not new'.

Cosmeticss of a ' not new' camera cannot attest to how a camera was handled before being sold.

Bottom line: Buyer Beware!

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I agree with this. Doesn't mean the camera isn't mint or that it won't have as long a life (almost) as new, but no used camera is exactly like new unless it was never opened or used.

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targut said:

There are no moving parts there, except for the shutter and buttons. Nothing may happen with the shutter: even DSLRs with very complex mirror moving mechanics have guaranteed 50000 to 100000 shutter count. And you will not find a used NX300 with shutter count more than 10000.

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Quite possible to have a shutter count over 10,000 in a year. What if the owner loved action shots and had used the camera in continuous mode? (of course, more difficult with the NX300's small buffer!). I know wildlife photographers who regularly shoot more than 1,000 shots in a single session.