Nikon · Anonymous sample snapshot: September 7, 2026
Nikon D90 shutter count
See whether Nikon D90 can expose a shutter count in an original photo, supported formats, field confidence, troubleshooting and used-camera checks.
Reading notes for this model
- Camera family
- Nikon F · DX · DSLR · D90
- Model names inside files
- An original from Nikon D90 may identify the camera as NIKON D90. Use these internal names to check the model in your file; this name reference does not imply a separate parser for every model.
- Preferred verification file
- Prefer a fresh NEF copied directly from the same body. A JPEG is useful only when editing or messaging software has not removed its MakerNotes.
- Count-field rule
- This profile treats only ShutterCount as a candidate count source; filenames, folder numbers and ordinary image sequence numbers are not substitutes.
- Current conclusion
- Readable for some files; model, firmware and file origin matter · Anonymous sample snapshot: September 7, 2026
Observed sample readings
These format and field combinations returned a positive count in the sampled records. This is not a compatibility guarantee for every body, firmware or file.
- Parser-reported format
NEF - Observed field:
MakerNotes:ShutterCount
Service count classification: Total count
Field-reading confidence: High
Recommended RAW/JPEG formats are not all necessarily sample-verified. Confidence comes from the service’s field-interpretation rules, not a statistical success rate or an assessment of photo authenticity or camera condition. A total count is not a separate mechanical or electronic reading when those fields have not been observed.
Original-file settings and targeted checks
Multiple exposure combines two or three exposures into one photograph. Nikon settings guide (English) · PDF
Our checking advice
If a seller provides a composite, ask whether multiple exposure was used rather than estimating usage from file quantity. For a check, request a fresh camera original without multiple exposure and retain the earlier file and settings for comparison. Do not rescale the returned count by two or three, or assume composite metadata describes every component exposure. This page’s limited samples do not separately validate that mode.
Support boundary
Mechanical shutter count, total shutter count and ImageCount are not interchangeable. Pocket Shutter shows the source field and confidence; ImageCount is a usage clue, not automatic proof of mechanical actuations. Anonymous sample snapshot: September 7, 2026
Shutter guideIf no count appears
- Confirm that the target camera created the file.
- Try the RAW original and check that EXIF and MakerNotes remain intact.
- Check the applicable camera limitations; a missing count does not mean the camera is unused.
Used-camera checklist
- Match the model and body serial number to the camera being sold.
- Treat the count as one clue alongside sensor, shutter curtain, ports, repair history and a real shooting test.
Related pages
Evidence
Readable for some files; model, firmware and file origin matter. ExifTool maker-note tag documentation.
ExifTool maker-note tag documentation