Loading pictures onto computer and shutter count

[robmarshall77]

Hi everyone

I have a Fujifilm xt20 which I'm ashamed to say I have hardly used. I don't really get on with the form factor of the camera and I find the menus a bit confusing. The images I have got on it I would not say were really sharp either, this is using the 18-55 kit lens and the pancake 27mm f2.8. In short I'm thinking of jumping to Nikon, whose Z5 I held the other day in a camera shop and felt really nice in my hands.

Anyway, before I say goodbye to the Fuji I thought I'd give it another chance and actually take it out, use it and get some pix onto my computer. I've got the Fujifilm app and can see images on my phone but I have no idea how to get them on my computer. This camera is from 2017 and I don't have the instruction manual. I imagine wifi transfer might be a bit clunky. The other thing I want to ask about is finding out the shutter count. This I'm sure is essential if I want to trade in or sell the camera. Physically it's in pretty much pristine condition and I think the count will be low. Surprisingly, just googling the resale price it seems to be worth almost as much as I paid for it five years ago (a very lightly used version). I know that to find out the shutter count I need to get the files on the computer to send to a shutter count website to extract that information. If any of you guys can help with that, I'd really appreciate it. And please nobody get offended that I'm thinking of leaving Fujifilm. I think their cameras are lovely but this one is probably not for me.

 

[Alan Sh]

Connect the camera to your computer using a USB data cable (so one that does more than just charge) and switch it on. Assuming you haven't been messing with the settings on the camera, a file explorer window should open which shows for folders on the camera. One will be called DCIM and under there, will be another folder. Inside that one will be your pictures. Just drag and drop them to a folder on your computer.

Alternatively, take the SD card out of the camera and load it into an SD reader connected to your computer.

As for shutter count, just use this web page https://www.solentsystems.com/, click on 'Single image' and follow the instructions to open a picture which you haven't edited. That should show you the shutter count.

I hope that helps a bit

Alan

 

[SteveTK]

Rob, in my attempt to be a good and helpful person, I spent ca 20 seconds finding the manual for you.

Goto this link:

FUJIFILM X-T20 Owner’s Manual

A website for FUJIFILM digital camera manuals.

fujifilm-dsc.com

 

[robmarshall77]

Thanks a lot for your very complete reply, Alan. I see from your profile you're a big Fujifilm fan. As I said in post, I'm going to give the xt20 another go and not jump ship just yet. It's so light and compact especially with the pancake lens. However, that could be a disadvantage. The Nikon Z5 felt really good in my hands but not as big as my old Olympus e510, which I really enjoyed back in the day. "Why doesn't he try an xt3?" I can almost hear you asking and it did appeal but then I read about and found the Nikon.

 

[robmarshall77]

Very kind of you Steve.

 

[Alan Sh]

Thanks a lot for your very complete reply, Alan. I see from your profile you're a big Fujifilm fan. As I said in post, I'm going to give the xt20 another go and not jump ship just yet. It's so light and compact especially with the pancake lens. However, that could be a disadvantage. The Nikon Z5 felt really good in my hands but not as big as my old Olympus e510, which I really enjoyed back in the day. "Why doesn't he try an xt3?" I can almost hear you asking and it did appeal but then I read about and found the Nikon.

I wasn't asking that. Personally, I really like the new 40mp cameras. And yes, I am a fuji fan, but I used to be a big Canon fan until they dropped the M series.

If you want Nikon, go ahead. They are also good cameras. It all comes down to what you feel most comfortable with.

Alan

 

[Morris0]

Fuji cameras have about the worst menu system in the industry. With a little use you will get used to it. As far as the sharpness issues go, that's you. Changing cameras will not fix this.

Morris

 

[g7_chord]

If your Fuji is like mine (I have 3), the so-called "shutter count" isn't a count of shutter firings. It includes that and turning on and off and even a few other things. When you go to sell, what I do is include the shutter count and then also say that what it does and doesn't represent.

 

[robmarshall77]

Really? Even with a static subject and a reasonably fast shutter speed?

 

[robmarshall77]

Sorry really don't understand what you mean by this.

 

[John Bean (UK)]

Fuji cameras have about the worst menu system in the industry.

I think many Olympus users might challenge that claim. After fighting Olympus menus for years Fuji menus seem like exemplars of good camera menu design by comparison

--
John Bean [GMT+1]

 

[jaberg]

Sorry really don't understand what you mean by this.

The “shutter count” reported is inaccurate. It accounts for more than shutter actuations.

 

[jaberg]

robmarshall77 wrote:
This camera is from 2017 and I don't have the instruction manual.

Here you go:

FUJIFILM X-T20 Owner’s Manual

A website for FUJIFILM digital camera manuals.

fujifilm-dsc.com

 

[jaberg]

Connect the camera to your computer using a USB data cable (so one that does more than just charge) and switch it on. Assuming you haven't been messing with the settings on the camera, a file explorer window should open which shows for folders on the camera.

This is true for computers running Windows. Because the Fujifilm cameras (while in USB Card Reader mode) identify themselves as USB PTP (Photo Transfer Protocol) devices, not Storage Devices (like a Card Reader), they will not appear in the Macintosh Finder. You need to use the (included) system Image Capture utility to see the files on the camera. (Or Photos, Lightroom, etc.)

A card reader is easiest.

 

[robmarshall77]

"The shutter count is inaccurate" Tell me about it! So I finally did what was recommended to me above and the shutter count came up as 16! What on earth is that about?

I definitely haven't done any reset in the menus which might cause this to happen but the camera has been lying unused for more than three years. Would that have anything to do with it?

I thought shutter count on a camera was like mileage on a car: something very difficult to tamper with.

 

[Alan Sh]

I find the shutter count as exposed by https://www.solentsystems.com/ is pretty close to what I've taken.

Alan