If your equipment is stolen, after calling the police, you can use websites like Lenstag and Stolen Camera Finder to help recover your missing kit. Keep them all safe, and backed up online because if the computer containing them all gets stolen, you’re screwed. Not just cameras but any high value item. My advice is to grab a quick snap of a new item’s serial number with your phone as soon as you receive it. For cameras, the serial number is often stored within the image files it creates, too.
Police can track it to Pawn shops.Įditor’s Note: Some equipment manufacturers, such as Nikon, will allow you to enter the details of your equipment, including serial numbers, into their website. Protect against unforeseen accidents, excessive downtime, and enjoy peace of mind for years to come knowing your new equipment is covered. 'O' will mean Canons new (production starting May 2007) Oita lens plant with 600 people and. The first letter, 'U,' means Canons 3,000 employee, 750,000 sf (75,000 m2) lens plant in Utsunomiya, Japan, founded in 1977. A service plan can provide additional years of service and support from the date you purchased your Canon product. Canon has been stamping date codes on cameras and lenses since about 1960. TL DR-Remember or write down your camera’s serial number in case it gets stolen. Canon CarePAK service plans are cost-effective and easy-to-use additional coverage plans. What youll see is a date code, possibly something like 'U1140F. You may have to hold the camera under a strong light to see it.
#CANON BODY SERIAL NUMBER LOOKUP CODE#
For cameras, look inside the bodys film chamber for an alphanumeric code printed in black ink on the black surface of the film chamber. I think that this is a wonderful idea as every little bit of information helps the police in their search. However, the is another way to get the information about a camera body or lens. Since this happened, a lot of people are saying to start some sort of spreadsheet with all of the information of your high dollar items. I was really relieved that I called my camera store for that serial number. They said they found it via serial number.
That warranty card is the only way I know of for a consumer to know if they own a US & Canada version importanted and backed by Canon USA, rather than an international version imported by someone else as a gray-market camera and not backed by the Canon USA warranty & service. The campus police apparently called me and left a voicemail earlier that day and said that they found my camera in a nearby pawnshop. The model & body number will be pre-printed on the card, but everything else is blank. A few weeks pass to last night when I check my voicemail.
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