Author Topic: Checking shutter count of your PEN (Read 13294 times)

gareth · « **on:** January 18, 2011, 01:29:29 PM »

I learn the following method to check the shutter count of my E-P2 from a HK forum:
http://www.omuser.com/viewthread.php?tid=145156&extra=&highlight=&page=1

It mentioned the info came from a Taiwan forum, mobile01, but I cannot find the source.
A series of button pressing brings along "engineering mode", first found in E-PL2.
Users confirmed it worked on E-P2 and E-PL1 as well.
(No report from E-P1 users so far)

Translation of the steps:

1. While holding the "Menu" button, press Power button to switch on

2. Press "Menu" and go to "Monitor brightness adjustment" screen

3. Press "Info" and "OK" button at same time, you will see the screen showing "Olympus"

4. Press the following buttons in the sequence: Up, Down, Left, Right and then press the Shutter, followed by Up (dial button in my E-P2)

5. Engineering mode page is seen. Press dial button to Page 1, 2, 3, and "D".

6. Shutter count is on "Page 2" under "R", in my case, shutter counter is 15396

Enjoy.

Screen shown after step 3:

Engineering mode page 2 after step 4:

voyager · « **Reply #1 on:** January 18, 2011, 02:41:59 PM »

How do you get out of that mode?

gareth · « **Reply #2 on:** January 18, 2011, 03:41:39 PM »

Quote from: voyager on January 18, 2011, 02:41:59 PM

How do you get out of that mode?

It returns to normal shooting mode if you do not touch the buttons for a while.
You can also just switch off the power.

Handheld · « **Reply #3 on:** January 18, 2011, 05:32:20 PM »

Works with E-P1. I am near 12000. Thanks for posting the info.

gareth · « **Reply #4 on:** January 18, 2011, 09:10:02 PM »

You're welcome.
It's fun to know this kind of Easter Egg in the camera.

gareth · « **Reply #5 on:** January 18, 2011, 09:18:49 PM »

Further information to decipher the code appeared on the page 2 of the engineering mode.
Reference from a related thread in the HK Forum
http://www.omuser.com/viewthread.php?tid=47170&extra=page%3D1

R: shutter release count
S: flash use count
C: CMOS cleaning mode (with mirror lock-up - in E-410 series)
U: number of ultrasonic dedusting, ~ number of power switch on
V: number of use of LiveView
B: number of shot using In-Body Stablization

L: no idea what it is

adash · « **Reply #6 on:** January 19, 2011, 01:21:06 AM »

Great! I am making it sticky so that it doesn't fall off from the first page.

peterb666 · « **Reply #7 on:** January 19, 2011, 02:30:37 AM »

A bit convoluted but finally got there.

My E-P1 has 16,657 shots with just 373 with flash.

Olof in Amsterdam · « **Reply #8 on:** January 22, 2011, 06:28:03 PM »

My E-P1 has got only 9,553 captures. But it's not my main camera (which is the 5DII)...

voyager · « **Reply #9 on:** January 22, 2011, 06:33:18 PM »

Hmm, when I push the two buttons while on the brightness adjustment screen, nothing happens.

popo · « **Reply #10 on:** January 27, 2011, 05:03:57 AM »

Just tried it myself, worked

R 7776 taken
S 6 - how? I don't have a flash! Unless it includes factory testing?
U 1524
B 7549

gareth · « **Reply #11 on:** January 27, 2011, 07:07:45 AM »

Quote from: popo on January 27, 2011, 05:03:57 AM

Just tried it myself, worked

R 7776 taken
S 6 - how? I don't have a flash! Unless it includes factory testing?
U 1524
B 7549

Even if you're not using flash, the data will count one when you set the flash option to forced flash.

adash · « **Reply #12 on:** February 06, 2011, 12:31:45 AM »

8536
Mine is very fresh after 12 months as my only camera.

je245 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 06, 2011, 01:27:19 AM »

8464 on my E-P1, thanks for the post!

m4bernard · « **Reply #14 on:** February 06, 2011, 05:13:12 AM »

11012 on E-P1, 1 with flash thnx

voyager · « **Reply #15 on:** February 06, 2011, 09:39:38 PM »

Looks like Handheld has the most so far.

ghosthunter · « **Reply #16 on:** February 12, 2011, 01:55:16 AM »

WOW! thanks for the info, very helpful. My E-P1 was bought used and i have just found out that it has 628 shutter actuation which is nothing! Whoop whoop!

scantron · « **Reply #17 on:** February 14, 2011, 07:38:26 AM »

Can't get it to work on my E-PL1. Holding the Menu button and turning on the camera just starts up as normal...

tadeobiologo · « **Reply #18 on:** February 17, 2011, 05:46:30 AM »

Surely works! but anyone knows wat is the number of cycles for the pen´s shutters?

Brianetta · « **Reply #19 on:** February 22, 2011, 02:33:21 AM »

Quote from: tadeobiologo on February 17, 2011, 05:46:30 AM

Surely works! but anyone knows wat is the number of cycles for the pen´s shutters?

I'm sure that nobody knows, but it's reassuring to see that there are six figures on the counter. (-:

Helgen X · « **Reply #20 on:** March 30, 2011, 12:40:15 AM »

Quote from: scantron on February 14, 2011, 07:38:26 AM

Can't get it to work on my E-PL1. Holding the Menu button and turning on the camera just starts up as normal...

It's not supposed to do anything, you have to follow each step, even if you see no difference, because it will show in the last step.

tadeobiologo · « **Reply #21 on:** March 31, 2011, 01:22:08 PM »

It surely works on E-PL1! i have tested it on many and it works every time.

just make sure you follow the steps.

and... when you enter to the bright adjustmen screen after starting up with the menu button pressed, you just have to press the OK button and the black screen appears.

also i noted is very important to follow the steps precisely specially pressing the sutter release -it is a step on whixh i often failed before-

Good luck!

ghostivv · « **Reply #22 on:** April 08, 2011, 03:42:13 AM »

1283 on E-P1 bought used. Thanks for info.

voyager · « **Reply #23 on:** April 08, 2011, 02:45:25 PM »

Not bad for a used camera.

bellyface · « **Reply #24 on:** April 11, 2011, 08:41:41 AM »

very cool! it works on my E-PL2.

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