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is there a way to determine the date of manufacture of Panasonic cameras?
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kh1234567890
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On the TZ100 etc it is :
Set dial to Program (P)
Press Right, AF/AE Lock and DISP buttons while powering camera on
Press Left, AF/AE Lock and MENU buttons simultaneously.
The error history screen should come up. Press these buttons again to display the Camera Info page and again to revert to normal display.
Error code page
Camera Info page
Set dial to Program (P)
Press Right, AF/AE Lock and DISP buttons while powering camera on
Press Left, AF/AE Lock and MENU buttons simultaneously.
The error history screen should come up. Press these buttons again to display the Camera Info page and again to revert to normal display.
Error code page
Camera Info page
Surprised that no one has yet come up with this.
I think the date is in the internal serial number - which is in the metadata of every picture taken.
Normally use the now discontinued program called PhotoMe (PhotoME Version 0.79R17)
eg: for a Panasonic ZS60 (note: I picked ZS60 because of a slight wrinkle for some Panasonics)
Use the Find for "internal"
The slight wrinkle - PhotoMe shows a friendlier version of the Internal serial number - by clicking on the blue serial # reveals what it actually is (circled in blue) -
It can also be found using other tools like Phil Harvey's excellent ExifTool (I use the more user friendly ExifTool GUI for Windows front end) - easier to export the metadata into a Text file and do a search on "serial" -
---- MakerNotes ----
Internal Serial Number : XCR1705110125,0
However other Panasonics have the date in a friendier format -
eg: Panasonic LX100
ExifTool GUI shows -
---- MakerNotes ----
Internal Serial Number : (X38) 2014:10:17 no. 0151
Hope that helps
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Yep, that's a big Duh. Can't believe I've seen it in there a bunch of times and didn't remember that.
I used PIE to read the exif and it is indeed the same serial number as what I showed earlier doing the service data thing. So forget that method and just go to EXIF metadata on one of your photos from your camera to get the internal serial #.
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I used PIE to read the exif and it is indeed the same serial number as what I showed earlier doing the service data thing. So forget that method and just go to EXIF metadata on one of your photos from your camera to get the internal serial #.
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panovision
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Great detective work!Yep, that's a big Duh. Can't believe I've seen it in there a bunch of times and didn't remember that.
I used PIE to read the exif and it is indeed the same serial number as what I showed earlier doing the service data thing. So forget that method and just go to EXIF metadata on one of your photos from your camera to get the internal serial #.
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According to PIE the Internal Serial Number on my FZ2500 is XIR1611040120.
I bought the camera online on 11/23/2016 shortly after the original announcement.
It's not actually EXIF - but in the extra Manufacturer Notes/MakerNotes.
That's why I used PhotoMe - ExifTool is a lot more cumbersome to use, even with ExifToolGUI - the best way I found is to export the metadata and use Notepad/text editor to do a search on "serial"
There is a Find function in PhotoMe - I think you may have to initiate it with Crtl-F (? can't remember, did it so long ago) once shown it's always there (bottom highlight in red)
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kkardster
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Big "duh" from me as well. I've used PhotoMe and ExitToolGui extensively, but don't use my computer much any more.
Another option which doesn't require a computer or special software is to upload an image to one of the stolen camera websites that use the serial number to see if they can find images taken with your camera. Here's what I get for my FZ200 from Stolen Camera Finder:
FZ200 image uploaded to Stopen Camer Finder
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Bruce
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Another option which doesn't require a computer or special software is to upload an image to one of the stolen camera websites that use the serial number to see if they can find images taken with your camera. Here's what I get for my FZ200 from Stolen Camera Finder:
FZ200 image uploaded to Stopen Camer Finder
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Jerry045
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Just for grins, I plugged in one of my photos from my ZS19 into PIE and got this:
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My old ZS7 is similar to yours Jerry. That must be the older method of doing it. It makes it quite apparent that it has evolved into the current alphanumeric version.
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kkardster
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I don't think that is has evolved at all, since the same information appears to have been used for many years. It could be that these programs are interpreting the XXXYYMMDD0000 value for us by putting parenthesis, colons, etc. in the displayed value or it could be the opposite where the service menu is compacting the value to fit its minimal display be removing the same. I do know that the other attributes shown above are interpreted by the viewer to show user-friendly values such as "High" or "Lowest" when the actual metadata uses integer numbers.My old ZS7 is similar to yours Jerry. That must be the older method of doing it. It makes it quite apparent that it has evolved into the current alphanumeric version.
We may never really know what the internal format is - and it doesn't really matter!
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I'm so glad that the FZ1000 that I bought last week is so fresh. (produced May 31, 2018)
It was sold and shipped directly from Amazon.com, not 3rd party seller, so anybody buying from Amazon after that will get one made after June?
kkardster
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Yes, I'd call you lucky and hope your camera is as a good as it gets! And since people keep buying them, one could rightly assume some June dates might pop up!I'm so glad that the FZ1000 that I bought last week is so fresh. (produced May 31, 2018)
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