Counting Clicks

[Jeephoto]

I see many posts regarding "counting clicks" on digital cameras.
My question is: How do you do that and/or find that information?

I have a Nikon D40.

Thanks,
Larry

[Almond.Butterscotch]

I use EXIFViewer (for Mac): Simple EXIF Viewer for Mac OS X

Also good: Jeffrey's Exif viewer

I'm not so sure about the latter, but the first one won't work with RAW files. You're looking for a field called "actuations"

[OsmosisStudios]

Doesnt always work, though, as my D80 was giving me erroneous readings.

[Barbara V]

Check shutter count online - My Shutter Count.com

[dakwegmo]

Yeah, most dedicated EXIF programs should be able to tell you the shutter actuation value. Unfortunately, this isn't always accurate, because it can be reset (or not) during maintenance.

[Jeephoto]

Thanks for the info.

My D40, according to ShutterCount, has 12,755 actuations.

I was hoping I could find Actuations in the data in Adobe Bridge CS4, which I use.

Again, many thanks.

[dbevisjr]

For some cameras you can upload a SOOC jpeg to Flickr, then read down through the EXIF data and you will find a field that says "Shutter Count". (Must be SOOC, no processing.)