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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / December 2005Canon 20D serial Number
I have a 20D with the serial number rubbed off the s/n plate underneath. This is a known problem & Canon state on their website that it does not effect the warrantee as the s/n is embedded in the camera... However I wish to know the s/n myself. On the box that the 20D came in there is a label with several numbers. Can anyone out there ID the correct s/n? a) 2 letters and 6 digits or b) 4 digits, a letter, 3 digits and 2 letters. > I have a 20D with the serial number rubbed off the s/n plate [...] The serial number is encoded in image files. Open one with DPP, then "File->Info..." will have it under "Camera Body No." >> I have a 20D with the serial number rubbed off the s/n plate [...] > >The serial number is encoded in image files. Open one with DPP, then >"File->Info..." will have it under "Camera Body No." Thanks - That was a quick reply! However, what is DPP? >>> I have a 20D with the serial number rubbed off the s/n plate [...] >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >However, what is DPP? Opps - I can answer that for myself! Digital Photo Professional - the s/w that comes with the camera! I had it hidden in the screen 'cos I used Photoshop CS2 & Not really played with DPP Thanks for the clue... > Opps - I can answer that for myself! > Digital Photo Professional - the s/w that comes with the camera! Ah, so the 20D does have it. You might consider updating it to the latest: http://consumer.usa.canon.com/ir/controller?act=DownloadDetailAct&fcategoryid=31 4&modelid=10464 Click on "Drivers/Software" and yank the "updater". I don't have the high-end PhotoSlop -- pricey and bloated with stuff I will never use -- it's a mainly a graphic arts program, not an image processor -- so DPP is very useful, and the latest versions are _substantially_ better than the ones that come with the cameras... >>>> I have a 20D with the serial number rubbed off the s/n plate [...] >>> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >I had it hidden in the screen 'cos I used Photoshop CS2 & Not really >played with DPP Use CS2's Bridge and look at the Metadata. ********************************************************* "I have been a witness, and these pictures are my testimony. The events I have recorded should not be forgotten and must not be repeated." -James Nachtwey- http://www.jamesnachtwey.com/ > However, what is DPP? "Digital Photo Professional" -- it's Canon's processing package, and you may have a copy with your camera (though maybe it's a "1" series thing - I goy my initial copy with my 1DMkII). If you don't have DPP then use whatever came with your camera: my 10D came with something called EOSFileViewer and it also showed body serial numbers from the images. I guesst that's for the 20D only? I tried it out with my Canon 350D, and it's blank. Marcel > I guesst that's for the 20D only? > I tried it out with my Canon 350D, and it's blank. > Marcel Irfanview and PIE both show a S/N for my 350d / RebXT >I guesst that's for the 20D only? >I tried it out with my Canon 350D, and it's blank. It should be in the EXIF data. ********************************************************* "I have been a witness, and these pictures are my testimony. The events I have recorded should not be forgotten and must not be repeated." -James Nachtwey- http://www.jamesnachtwey.com/ >I have a 20D with the serial number rubbed off the s/n plate >underneath. This is a known problem & Canon state on their website [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >or >b) 4 digits, a letter, 3 digits and 2 letters. Just connect to you computer and use the Canon View utility to get it and at the same time put you name in the IPTC field. ********************************************************* "I have been a witness, and these pictures are my testimony. The events I have recorded should not be forgotten and must not be repeated." -James Nachtwey- http://www.jamesnachtwey.com/ |
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