Hi, I brought a new a new 7D at Cathay photo on sat. Then when i go home and take some photos, i realise that the photo count starts from 9k plus. When i buy it the person use a new memory card to test it therefore can strike out the chance the cam is using the other card's number. So can i go back to Cathay Photo to ask for a change or isit suppose to starts with 9 plus?
7D shutter count
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maybe you can try to check the actual shutter count using the software below
http://astrojargon.net/EOSInfo.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
but if i bring to CP will they change for me? As they say they offer me 3 days, if anything wrong can bring back and i got sch so dun think got time to bring to CSC le... btw if i bring there to check hw much will it cost?
hmmm...then i am not sure what is the problem because i dont have a 7D but a search on the internet shows that that software is able to detect 7D.
hmm ok can thx alot!
hmm... i noe 9k is a long way to 150k. But i kinda feel like kana "scam" like that le...
hmm... i noe 9k is a long way to 150k. But i kinda feel like kana "scam" like that le...
maybe like what Octarine told you it could be the CF card that CP used.
try to reload the EOS CD again and try that software, try to install all the softwares from to EOS disc.
I don't think the software mentioned above will work with 7D. If you are really concerned about the shutter count, the only way to ease your doubt is to send the camera to CSC. I think they charge around $20+ for checking shutter count.
If you ask me, the most likely scenario will be what Octarine has mentioned - someone put in an old memory card with 9K count in it. I really doubt Cathay will try to sell a 9k shutter count camera as new to their customer. If the shutter counter is due to customer testing, it should be in the hundreds not thousands. And Cathay move stock so fast that it is unthinkable the same camera can be tested by so many customers to get to the 9k count.
If you ask me, the most likely scenario will be what Octarine has mentioned - someone put in an old memory card with 9K count in it. I really doubt Cathay will try to sell a 9k shutter count camera as new to their customer. If the shutter counter is due to customer testing, it should be in the hundreds not thousands. And Cathay move stock so fast that it is unthinkable the same camera can be tested by so many customers to get to the 9k count.
though the 7d is rated to have 150K avg lifespan, having bought a new unit(not resale I assume) with a 9K shutter counts feel like you have gotten a display set without being informed. TS shd go back and have it replaced if he can indeed verify that the shutter count is 9K...if its around tens to hundreds range, it's still reasonable, not thousands....
i think if one thinks rationally, cathay doesn't really let people test the cameras at the shop so the possibility of a 9k shutter count is almost impossible.
i think in cs, everyone gets too caught up with owning the latest and newest and forgot what they bought the camera for. lol.
Agreed. I don't know 9k shutter count is possible.
To check shutter count, I take a photo, then I open the photo using free Opanda IEXIF Viewer (http://www.opanda.com/en/download/index.html) to check shutter count. Not sure if this will work with Canon, but I remember it works.
Btw, TS, inserting a new memory card doesn't restart the file number sequencing in the camera.
There is a function to reset the sequence counter to '0000' when inserting a new / blank memory card. TS could do this and have the counter set to 0 again - and be happy :bsmilie:
But of course, this will not affect the real shutter count, similar to the fact that a high sequence number doesn't say anything about the real shutter count.
Btw: after 10k shots the sequence will restart again anyway... cause there are only 4 digits.
I see. So the main thing is TS must check his actual shutter count and not jump to conclusion too early. Any possibility for his 7D to start count at 9k?
And flipfreak will make our TS freak out :bsmilie:
