Site finds stolen cameras by tracking photos online
Posted by staff / May 4, 2011
Tracking down a stolen camera can prove more difficult snapping a clear photograph in low-light, but StolenCameraFinder.com can make the process a bit easier. The website uses serial number data embedded in digital photographs to comb through photos posted online and find who has been snapping photos with your camera.
Every photo you take with your digital camera contains hidden information about both the image and the camera such as the make, model and date. This information, called exif data, can also include a unique serial number which identifies your camera.
stolencamerafinder crawls the internet searching for photos, collecting the serial numbers of the cameras that took them.
When you use the drag & drop feature, stolencamerafinder reads the unique serial number from the exif data of your photo and uses it to match against serial numbers it has stored.
The tool has no advice on how to actually get the camera back, but a strongly-worded email probably won’t do the trick.
Find your camera at StolenCameraFinder. (H/T @LaughingSquid)
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