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Panasonic first pic number
nospam wrote in
: In article , Peter Burke wrote: For info, exif info on this model is a little light and does not contain the shutter count. what did you use to check the exif? not all exif readers show all tags. the best is phil harvey's exif tool, which will show everything that's there. I used the info and Exif display within Irfanfiew. I have now downloaded Phil's Exifview but it is showing the same info and no shutter count. however, it appears that panasonic might not write the shutter count tag, and going into service mode is required. you didn't say which panasonic camera, but if the following doesn't work with yours then you can probably find the correct buttons with a search: http://pindelski.org/Photography/201...onic-g1-shutte r- count/ It's a TZ25. The G1 procedure didn't work but I found a copy of the service manual and thought I was onto winner but believe it or not there are no advanced display modes in the manual. There is a Service Mode but it only allows me access to the Error Code history display. I did try following the entry procedure to access that display but without success. It is a bit of a finger feat on that camera but I am pretty sure I did it right, sadly without success. Thanks for the tips and I will see what the seller says tomorrow. -- Peter |
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Panasonic first pic number
"Peter Burke" wrote in message
... David Taylor wrote in news:lv0pfb : On 12/09/2014 22:45, ray carter wrote: The first photo out of my G3 was P1000001. First from my GX7 was: P1000001.JPG, and the same for my wife's. Thanks to all who replied. It seems clear that Panasonics are shipped with a zero pic count so I will be taking it up with the online supplier as a misdescribed item. For information, the box was a little tatty and not factory sealed. Certain accessories, the CD and instructions remained in sealed packaging so it suggests to me that it was a shop demo model rather than a customer return although the pic count seems high even for that. I don't recall any camera I've purchased coming in a "sealed" box, including a Panasonic. I will probably end up keeping the item as it is now a discontinued model and hard to get hold of but reviews place it as significantly better than its relpacement so it is worth keeping. It was also sold at a healthy discount to the price at launch. The seller will not be getting off lightly however for the misdescription. For info, exif info on this model is a little light and does not contain the shutter count. Thanks again. -- Peter |
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Panasonic first pic number
On 13/09/2014 01:54, Mort wrote:
Peter Burke wrote: I've just bought a 'new' Panasonic Lumix compact and the index of the first pic I took was 236 (P1000236). While I am sure some test shots will be taken at the factory I'd expect that last thing done would be to reset the camera to defaults and the pic count to zero. Have I been sold an ex demo shop model as new or am I being too suspicious? If you have a any Panasonic or other compact I'd be interested in your memories of the first picture number. Thanks, Hi, The first jpeg # on my new Canon S-120 is: 105-0754. I have no idea what the numbers mean, other than the prefix is apparently a folder,and the suffix is a picture in that folder. The folders change every month, automatically. It might be new to you but they start at 100-0001 when factory fresh. I have wrapped the suffix counter on more than one camera. It gets confusing when they name files with just one 4 digit numeric tag. I am boggled by the number of people here who say they have accepted a "new" camera from a vendor that has had the box factory seals broken and doesn't start counting images up from 0001. -- Regards, Martin Brown |
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Panasonic first pic number
In article , Martin Brown
wrote: I've just bought a 'new' Panasonic Lumix compact and the index of the first pic I took was 236 (P1000236). .... The first jpeg # on my new Canon S-120 is: 105-0754. I have no idea what the numbers mean, other than the prefix is apparently a folder,and the suffix is a picture in that folder. The folders change every month, automatically. It might be new to you but they start at 100-0001 when factory fresh. I have wrapped the suffix counter on more than one camera. It gets confusing when they name files with just one 4 digit numeric tag. I am boggled by the number of people here who say they have accepted a "new" camera from a vendor that has had the box factory seals broken and doesn't start counting images up from 0001. the last camera i got started at 3, i think, which is consistent with a test done at the factory. it's not 1 but close enough that it doesn't matter. however, 236, as in the original example, and certainly 105-0754 is a sign of use. that's not a new camera. |
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Panasonic first pic number
Peter Burke wrote in
: I've just bought a 'new' Panasonic Lumix compact and the index of the first pic I took was 236 (P1000236). While I am sure some test shots will be taken at the factory I'd expect that last thing done would be to reset the camera to defaults and the pic count to zero. Have I been sold an ex demo shop model as new or am I being too suspicious? If you have a any Panasonic or other compact I'd be interested in your memories of the first picture number. Thanks, Follow-up: I contacted the seller and they acknowledged the problem without argument. They offered a goodwill payment equivalent to 15% of the purchase price should I decide to keep the camera which I viewed as a fair deal and so accepted their offer. Payment arrived today and I am happy to treat the matter as closed. Thanks to all who replied. -- Peter |
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