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CameraTrace Goes Live, Will Track Your Camera For $10

GadgetTrak's CameraTrace has left beta, and will now help you track down a stolen camera via its EXIF data
- By Tim Barribeau on December 28, 2011
Earlier this year, we reported on a stolen Nikon D3, which was recovered thanks to the website GadgetTrak and their service CameraTrace. That service has now left its beta testing phase, and for $10 a body, they'll help you track down any photos taken with stolen gear, thanks to an immense database of images and EXIF data.
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Website Helps Recover a Nikon D3 Using EXIF Data

A serial number embedded in EXIF data has lead to a photographer recovering a $9,000 Nikon D3 and lenses.
- By Tim Barribeau on August 24, 2011
Earlier this year we reported on an online service that would trawl through images posted online, looking for your camera's serial number in the EXIF data.
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Stolencamerafinder Uses the Internet to Hunt Down Camera Theives

Upload a photo to this simple website and it checks the web for other photos taken with the same camera.
- By Tim Barribeau on April 27, 2011
Stolencamerafinder is a website set up by UK photographer Matt Burns to help people track down their missing and stolen cameras. All you have to do is drag and drop a photograph taken with the camera onto the website, and it'll trawl its database for any images that have the same EXIF serial number.
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