Upload programs have to read the card and then write the file to disk and all seem to modify the Exif Data in order to time stamp when the file was transfered.
I am wondering if the program and/or software that is uploading is the one that is modifying and/or incorrectly reading the shutter count and thus truncating it to a 8-bit number (obviously being 1 when the rollover past 62703 happens). Just upload a jpeg straight out of your Nikon DSLR and find out your Nikon camera's shutter count, also known as total actuations.
I also see the same thing using PhotoME to check the shutter count. I downloaded the two files and used Phil Harvey's ExifTool via the ExifToolGUI interface to look at the two files and also see the shutter count going from 62703 for the first image to 1 for the second image. R reddeathdrinker Guest 3 The shutter count is just Nikons estimate of how long they reckon it will last. Shutter count is very low for a Nikon D3.
I wouldnt be too worried about it, 300,000 is a huge amount of photo's even if you are shooting often, i certainly wouldnt limit my style because of it. This camera body is in perfect working condition All of the buttons and dials feel responsive and work as they should. What software did you use to upload the original images from the camera and/or memory card to your computer? The d700 has a 150,000 shutter count, the d3 has a 300,000 shutter count. The World's First Virtual Horizon Graphics Indicator: The D3's super-density color LCD monitor, teamed with Nikon's innovative Electronic Virtual Horizon delivers instant and accurate confirmation of the D3's position relative to 'horizon level.' You can also level the D3 while looking through the viewfinder or on the top-deck LCD. The D3 and D3s were robust when they were introduced, but even though the shutter actuation count is not high, perhaps because the shutter has already been replaced, maybe more than once, a lot of components have aged such that a 12, 13 year old camera may not be reliable any more.