eosmsg

eosmsg is a small program that collects all kinds of information about EOS DSLR cameras from Canon. In recent versions, the program has added support for monitoring some models of Sony cameras, as well as Nikon and Pentax. As a rule, the program is used to find out how many shutter releases of the camera were made, which very well shows the "wear and tear" of the device, and in the case of "DSLRs", you can check how many times the camera lens has been triggered. But the functionality of the program is wider, but about this below.

Purpose of the program and its functionality

As mentioned above, the most direct application of the program is to find out what is the real "wear and tear" of the purchased or not purchased camera, depending on the calculated "mileage" of the camera. Of course, the program is also suitable for curious users who just want to know how many shots they have already taken with their camera. And, with the help of it, to evaluate their experience as a photographer. Or to find out if any of your family or friends are using their favorite, expensive device without asking. If you think about it, it is more than strange that major camera manufacturers do not provide free access to the statistics of their cameras, and the information about the number of shutter operations is hidden "in the back of the camera firmware", because of which users have to use third-party software practically hacking the information about statistics inside the firmware. There are many analogs of this program on the free software market, so if eosmsg doesn't support your camera model, don't be upset in advance, most likely one of many other analogs will be able to "crack" the statistics of your camera.

Program features

In addition to hacking statistics and counting the number of shutter "shotcounts", the program can determine the cameras serial number, the version of installed software and, of course, the simplest thing - how charged the camera battery is. But, it should be recognized that the latter can be easily found out without using this utility, so it's probably done for convenience, or on the principle of "because I can". Well, or to make the interface not look completely empty. Speaking of the interface, as you might have guessed, it is extremely minimalistic, and, even the fact that its language can not be changed from English to Russian - it is not terrible, as they say - you can not miss, just nowhere.

Features of the application

• Checks the number of camera shutter releases;
• The program supports the largest manufacturers - Sony, Kenon, Nikon and Pentax;
• Shows other useful statistics and information about the device;
• Works with any version of OC Windwos;
• The program is non-commercial and is distributed absolutely free of charge.