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Subject: [OM] Re: E-xxx shutter release count etc...
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 12:49:06 -0500
So, who's putting this into an E-1 FAQ?

Chuck Norcutt

Scott Gomez wrote:
> I've been experimenting based on two earlier posts (the one Iwert made
> that I am replying to here, and another earlier one about firmware
> display by Richard Lovison). Here's my results, for the E-1. I've
> included both original posts (edited a bit) for reference. I've tried
> both, see my notes after the procedures (I've obscured what may be
> serial number or other identifying data). Hopefully I've made the text
> lines narrow enough to not get too much weird line breakage in
> transmission to the list.
> 
> A. Firmware readout on E-1 [may be the same on all
>    E Series bodies]:
> 
>    1. Turn the E-1 on
>    2. Open the storage media door
>    3. Press down the Playback Mode button and OK
>       button at the same time
> 
>       You will then get the firmware info displayed
>       on the LCD monitor.
> 
> B. More "internal info" [ALL E series bodies?]:
> 
>    There's a neat little trick to know some statistics
>    about your E-body:
> 
>    1: open the CF card door
>    2: press "play" and "ok" at the same time
>    3: press the arrows in this order: up; down; left; right
>    4: fully depress shutter once
>    5: press up arrow, and now there is magic on the screen
> 
>       pressing the arrows, you can go through some pages
> 
>       a: firmware details of attached goodies
>       b: R= shutter release count (with my camera it was
>          obviously reset during service), S= flashes
>          fired, M= pixel mapping (mapped pixels?), U= SSWF ?
> 
>    At your own risk of course...
> 
> My notes:
> 
> A. Works exactly as stated. Good quick way to check
>    firmware updates.
> B. Mostly works as stated, some details are left out.
>    1. The camera has to be on first (duh).
>    2. Steps 2 and 3 need to be accomplished in fairly
>       quick succession or you never get off the
>       firmware display by subsequent arrow button presses.
>    3. Each arrow direction displays a different "page"
>       a. Pressing UP yields "PAGE 1" which displays
>          (on my camera):
>          MU 1403
>          MB 1005
>          M3 1403
>          SL 2101
>          L  1100
>          F  ----
> 
>       Notes:
>       Assuming this is firmware versions, as noted in
>       the original message above, I'm guessing that the
>       first three have something to do with the body,
>       as 1.4 is my firmware version. No idea on "SL".
>       "L" appears to be Lens firmware version. I'm
>       betting "F" would show the Flash firmware version
>       were one to be mounted and powered up.
>       
>       b. Pressing RIGHT displays "PAGE 2" which displays:
>          R 00000589
>          S 00000000
>          M 00000000
>          U 00000359
>         
>          Notes:
>          I've nothing to add to the info originally
>          presented.
>       
>       c. Pressing DOWN displays "PAGE 3":
>          CS
>          XXXXXXXXX [9 digit number, see below]
>          MCS
>          XXXXXXXXXX [10 digit number, see below]
>          805102
>          CAMID
>          XXXXXXXXXX [10 digit number, see below]
>          805102
> 
>          Notes:
>          CS is definitely the Camera Serial as it
>          matches my body's serial number tag (and
>          that's why I haven't listed the output).
>          MCS and CAMID are ? As you can see above,
>          the second line of numbers matches in each
>          entry. Additionally, the first line (again,
>          not shown as I'm not sure of their meaning)
>          of each entry is *almost* identical, with
>          only the first number of each being different.
>          I'm not sure if they're to be read as one
>          continuous number or two, but they're listed
>          here as displayed.
> 
>       d. Pressing LEFT displays:
>          D:
> 
>          Notes:
>          And that's it. No page label, no further data.
> 
> ---
> Scott Gomez
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