Download the EXIF viewer ExifTool to see all the metadata from the file. Move to the root drive and open up the command prompt of your computer (cd:c on Windows and cd/ on MacOS to locate ExifTool. Type âCanon DSLR: exiftool FileName.jpg | find âImage Numberââ using your file instead of FileName.In the popup, click on the i tab (the icon that is a small dark circle with an âiâ). From the next screen, click on the Nikon tab. This is the maker notes section. Down toward the bottom, youâll see the Shutter Count item. In this example, itâs shot #69,437, so the camera has had considerable use. Samuel95 wrote: Hey Z shooters, I just bought a used (but in great condition) Nikon Z6 with 50mm 1.8S lens. I couldnât check the shutter count since I didnât have an XQD card at the time but I bought from the same guy before and I trusted him. In English, we say "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." It is pretty easy to accumulate a high shutter count on the Z9. However, if you use the 120 fps mode, it doesn't count every image; rather, it only counts up by 1 each time you hold down the shutter release button, not by the number of actual frames captured. One way is to download and install the free software Nikon NEF Codec. Once installed, open the NEF file in Windows Explorer and check the properties. The shutter count will be listed under the Camera tab. Another way to check your shutter count is to use the free online service Nikonians. Simply upload a JPEG or NEF file from your D3400 and the
You can manually use some number as the file name, copy that file onto the CF card, and the camera will increment that number for the next image file name. That can easily be manipulated.. Nikon can certainly reset the shutter actuation count. However, it is not so easy for an individual to do that, but clearly that is possible with the
If you check the database linked to above for the D5000, there are 2 reports of cameras working after more than 1000 000 activations . If your camera is for sale it's price should reflect it's condition. If it's been heavily used then the price should reflect that, but shutter count is only one factor that reflects it's usage. .