Every photographer’s worst dread is having their Digital camera lost or stolen. Fortunately, there are many options for getting your stuff back. Here’s how to locate your camera if it was misplaced or stolen.
What would you do if your digital camera was lost? What can you do to locate it and get it back? The best you could do back then was ask your network provider to trace the IMEI number of your phone and prevent it from being used again.
Even if we never see the lost phone again, we can now take stronger preventative measures to recover the data inside.
Losing your digital camera is a totally different matter. There’s still a chance you’ll find your camera if you just lost it somewhere you frequent, but what if it was stolen from you? Is there any hope? In reality, absolutely.
You see, every digital camera-taken image has EXIF data, which functions much like the Unique Serial Number of your camera.
You can find the camera and get it back, provided the camera thief uses it in the manner in which it is typically used today, i.e. by uploading the photos made with it online. You will want the assistance of an online service called Stolen Camera Finder for this to function.
The most well-known platform for online camera registration in the entire world is called Stolen Camera Locator, and what’s even better is that it’s free. By looking through images taken with a specific camera, the website can find a stolen or lost camera.
Exchangeable Image File Format (EXIF) data, which is present in every photograph produced with a digital camera, includes details like the brand and model of the camera used as well as the time and date the photograph was shot. The serial number of your camera is typically also included in this data.
In order to connect lost or stolen cameras with their owners, Stolen Camera Finder will search their database for matches between EXIF data. You may also download a free Google Chrome extension that searches the EXIF information of photographs on websites you visit. By adding this feature, their database will grow and there would be a higher chance of reconnecting photographers with their cameras.
The Stolen Camera Finder site also has a map view where users can list cameras that have been lost, stolen, or found.
You can mention details about the camera, like its model and maker. This is also an excellent area to mention any unique features of your camera as well as the circumstances surrounding its loss, theft, or discovery.
Other Platforms available to retrieve the theft or stolen camera.
- Cameratrace
- Lenstag
- Report my Loss.
