Pentax and Ricoh shutter count checker
Drop an original photo from your Pentax and Ricoh camera to see its shutter count. The file is read on your device and never uploaded.
Drop an original Pentax and Ricoh photo
JPEG or RAW (NEF, ARW, PEF, DNG, RAF) straight from the memory card. Read on this device, never uploaded.
You can also paste a copied image. Heads-up: some phone photo pickers remove location before a browser ever sees the file. If a photo you know is geotagged shows no GPS here, pick it through the Files app instead.
Use the original file
Take a fresh photo, copy it from the card to your computer or phone without opening it in an editor, and drop it here. Editors, phones’ share sheets and social networks strip the maker notes where the count lives.
Which Pentax and Ricoh cameras are supported
Pentax DSLRs (K-series and most *ist models) store an encoded shutter count in every JPEG and PEF/DNG. ExifProbe decodes it with the camera’s own date and time stamps, the method documented by ExifTool.
Other ways to find it
Pentax does not display the count in menus. Original, unedited files are the method.
Rated shutter life
Pentax published 100,000 to 300,000-cycle ratings for many K-series bodies. Check your model’s specification.
Other brands: Nikon · Sony · Canon · Fujifilm. Or see how shutter counts are stored.
Questions people ask
How do I check the shutter count on a Pentax?
Drop an original JPEG, PEF or DNG into the checker. The encoded count is decoded locally in your browser.
Does the Pentax count include Live View?
According to ExifTool’s documentation, the Pentax counter includes actuations that do not produce an image (such as manual white balance frames) but not Live View or video.