Olympus Pen & OM-D Display True Shot Count
To
see the real shot count of any Pen or OM-D camera use the method below.
The file
numbers can be misleading and can be reset so should not be used
as a method of determining shot count. This Olympus service menu method
is the only way to get the truth. Many numbers seen are not important
to us so I only added descriptions for ones that matter and are
important and that I could find names for. Method works for all
M4/3 Pens and OM-D and 4/3 E-5 cameras. Naturally any internal
replacement
of components during repairs may see the numbers reset. Method first notified in 2011 by Hellowin here at the DPReview forum. Link to Panasonic method at bottom of this page.
A recent post at https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/59429055
tells of the E-M5 Mk2 resetting the shutter counts when doing the
firmware update from V1 to V2.3 - that sounds like a firmware error.
Many
people seem to have problems with this method, it always works for me
by using a slow and steady speed, do not be too quick with the
button presses.
► Camera OFF
► Hold down MENU button and turn ON the camera
► Release MENU button and press MENU again to get to Menus
► Go to LCD Brightness Menu, that's in Spanner/Wrench Menu.
► Press RIGHT to show screen adjusters
► Press INFO and then press OK and on my E-PL1 this shows on screen....
OLYMPUS E-PL1
04 01 01 01
► Note: At this point a full and complete factory reset can be performed...
Hold MENU and OK together for several seconds
Eventually it will
say "RESET OK" and prompt you to "PUSH OK" for the reset, and then
instruct you to switch the power off afterwards.
It will then be as you took it out of the box and will need language selected.
Ignore this red text if simply looking for shot counts.
► Press in sequence UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT/SHUTTER/UP and Page 1 info appears
► Variously then press RIGHT for Page 2, DOWN for Page 3, LEFT for Page 4 and UP again to get Page 1
What we are looking for is the information on Page 2 (press Right), on my E-PL1 it shows (in earlier days).....
R 002947 [total shot count, includes electronic shutter] - [Later bodies show MS for this item, and is mechanical shutter count only]
S 000194 [shot count with flash]
C 000000
[Not relevant in M4/3, this item was used on the later DSLRs to
indicate the use of the cleaning mode that locks up mirror and opens
the shutter]
U 001493 [ultrasonic wave cleaner count, equals turn on count plus pixel map count] -[may have changed count usage with E-M1 Mk2]
V 000000 [unknown]
B 002396 [total shot count using in-body stabilisation (IBIS)]
L 000000 [unknown]
On Page 4 is D: which is the damage code log, mine shows nothing and that is good. [E-M1 Mk2 shows a percentage, such as 90% for this item, which is the battery charge level]
Power off to reset the camera back to normal.
Added note for OM System OM-1 cameras - from a post by Michael Meissner - OM-1 - Note, it is essentially the same directions. The difference is there is a
new screen for adjusting the brightness and gamma of the screen that
brings up a square that you can navigate with the joystick or dials,
compared to the old method that that had the two selectors as separate
sliders. If you press the Info button (page 249 of the manual), it will
go back to the old two slider system.
See John Foster's page at http://www.biofos.com/cornucop/hidden.html to keep up to date with information on investigating Olympus 4/3 and M4/3 camera hidden menus.
Also to see Panasonic G series shutter count go to http://www.apotelyt.com/photo-camera/panasonic-g-shutter-count
Also Olympus count again at https://www.apotelyt.com/camera-find/olympus-mft-shutter-count
Note: with Panasonic shutter counts only the mechanical shutter is counted, the electronic shutter is not in that count.
While on the subject, my Panasonic LX3 method is here http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~parsog/panasonic/10-count.html