nx 300 checking shutter count

Sorry, I can't help you here, but this is an interesting question, so here's a push back up the page.

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

the hidden developer menu for the nx system has been discussed many times here, just do a forum search and you will get many results for the button combination to access. But all for naught cos since a couple of firmware versions ago, Samsung have decided to lock us out and that combination has changed.

In that hidden developer menu one was able to access the shutter count or something like that, even to reset it too.

I asked a similar question a couple of months ago, so I too am curious.

As far as the age of the camera, one could possibly call Samsung corp and give the serial number of the camera to learn when the 1 year warranty expired then go back 1 year from there as to its sale date.

nx200USER1 wrote:

the hidden developer menu for the nx system has been discussed many times here, just do a forum search and you will get many results for the button combination to access. But all for naught cos since a couple of firmware versions ago, Samsung have decided to lock us out and that combination has changed.

In that hidden developer menu one was able to access the shutter count or something like that, even to reset it too.

I asked a similar question a couple of months ago, so I too am curious.

I'm familiar with the button combination(s), or at least I was when I tried it with the NX100. From what I recall the menu also allowed the video segment time limit to be disabled, but that never worked for me. I usually save the first few test photos shot on the day that I buy any cameras, so that and the invoice tell me how old the camera is when I inevitably forget. Here's test photo #5 that shows that my NX100 is a little over two years old :

As far as the age of the camera, one could possibly call Samsung corp and give the serial number of the camera to learn when the 1 year warranty expired then go back 1 year from there as to its sale date.

I rarely register my cameras. It hasn't prevented me from getting warranty repair on several occasions, since I can always get copies of the invoice from dealers if for some reason I can't find my own copy. On a couple of occasions tech. support asked for serial numbers during calls, so those cameras had registration dates long after the purchase date. I guess that your suggestion could be useful, but only for those photographers that are more fastidious about registering cameras and lenses than I am.

Getting invoice copies is very easy with B&H and you don't need to have anyone do it for you. You just search your account for it online and then download a high quality PDF copy of it. The one time I needed an invoice from Adorama it was slightly more difficult. I had to describe the product and give a reasonably close purchase date, and then customer support found it and emailed me a low quality text copy of the invoice. J&R was a pain to deal with. I needed a copy of the invoice to re-register some software that failed an upgrade, and it took a lot of effort to convince a store manager that I had a valid reason to request the invoice copy, but he eventually did (after a lot of searching, which may explain his reluctance to provide the copy), and he eventually gave me an invoice copy that looked pretty raggedy compared to the original store invoice.

photoreddi wrote:

I think this guy breached the pizza making policy, hes having way too much fun making that pizza.

Pizza or lasagne?

Even though this thread is almost two years old and much has been written about NX hacks elsewhere, Google still puts this thread on top of the answers for "nx300 shutter count". So here is the detailed answer on how to activate the DEV menu which reports such information, to help others access this information more easily. The steps are (mostly) copied from this forum (see "Disabling video time limit"). Feel free to verify the steps from other web pages about "nx300 hack". Of course, do not play around with the many options of the DEV menu if you don't know what you are doing.

1) Create a text file as follows:
  file name: nx_dev.adj
  file content: "smart_camera" - NB no carriage return, no nothing except the string (NB excluding quotes). File length should be exactly 12 bytes.
2) Place this file on the root of an SD card and put the card in your camera.
3) Power on the camera. Make sure camera is on Auto.
4) Press, in succession: down, OK, up, OK, right, press and keep pressed the exposure compensation button, press and release OK, and finally release the exposure compensation button.
Now you should see the new menu on the screen. Go to "3. Adjustment Control" (press OK) and from there, to "(6) Adjust Results" (Press OK). There you should see "Shutter Release Count:" with the number of actuations.
To close the DEV menu, just press the MENU button a few times.

I've just tested those steps both on my NX300 and NX500 and read the actual number of actuations.

Best,
Emanuele

jimrpdx wrote:

Resurrecting this again to thank you for the setup - worked great on both my NX300 bodies!

Unfortunately it is not working for NX3000, and as I see in ebay transactions is a very popular used(and new) NX camera right now. If anyone knows about it..also I have issues with legacy lenses on the NX3000 that I didn't with NX300/NX500

Kisaha wrote:

jimrpdx wrote:

Resurrecting this again to thank you for the setup - worked great on both my NX300 bodies!

Unfortunately it is not working for NX3000, and as I see in ebay transactions is a very popular used(and new) NX camera right now. If anyone knows about it..also I have issues with legacy lenses on the NX3000 that I didn't with NX300/NX500

Has anybody an idea how to access the developer menu on a Samsung NX3000? It does not have an EV button.