You can check the bottom of the main page to see if your camera make / model is listed as a confirmed working model. You can upload an image to the site, the site will read the EXIF data and respond not only with the shutter count, but also with the camera life cycle (based on the manufacturer’s estimated shutter duration for your camera model ). The website works with many camera models. It is due to the EXIF data mentioned above that the handy Fortunately, many manufacturers incorporate the number of shutter cycles / actions into the EXIF data of images produced with that camera so that you can examine a recent photo taken with a given camera and see how many clicks there are to the shutter. There are several ways to check a camera’s shutter count and they all depend on having access to the camera, access to an image created by the camera, or both. Let’s see how you check the shutter count and what to do with the data it finds.
you’re considering buying (after a whole rock-bottom premium camera is not a good deal if 20,000 shutter cycles have passed past the average failure point). In light of how catastrophic and costly a shutter failure is, it’s worth checking the shutter count on both the cameras you own (to get a rough estimate of the life left in the camera) and the cameras used. At this point the camera is no longer operational and you will pay for an expensive repair (easily $ 400-500) or, if you are very brave do it yourself, you can usually find replacement shutters on eBay for around $ 100 (but you will be responsible for taking your fancy little camera apart and doing the repair yourself). However, the shutter is like a car engine and will eventually reach the end of its life cycle and will not function properly. Practically speaking, if your camera survives the first few months without failure, the electronics are solid and will last more or less indefinitely. Seeing the shutter open and slam shut in slow motion really emphasizes how much abuse such a small and delicate part really takes. In the video below, you can see how the mirror is raised and the shutter opens and closes to allow light to fall on the digital sensor. Between these two devices, the mechanical shutter is radically more delicate and prone to failure over the life of the camera. The two largest (and most important) moving parts are the main reflex mirror (the mirror that allows you to look through the lens from the viewfinder and that moves up and out when you take the photo) and the shutter. Visit the DIRE Studio ShutterCount website for more information.DSLR cameras, like the SLR cameras they replaced, have very few moving parts. Lauch the ShutterCount app to see the number of shutter actuations.
#HOW TO FIND SHUTTER COUNT MAC#
Plug the camera into your Mac using the USB cable that came with the camera. Make sure wi-fi is turned off if your camera is wi-fi enabled
For Canon 6d and 70d users, you’ll need to turn off wi-fi as it blocks access to the USB port. I’ve tested the app using the Canon 7d, Canon 6d, and Canon 5d Mark iii and the app was quick, reliable and easy to use. The app is available from the app store for $2.99.
ShutterCount the new Mac app from DIRE Studio is reliable, easy to use, and inexpensive. There are a number of apps out there to get the number of shutter actuations from Canon cameras that either don’t work reliably or require using the Mac terminal to key in cryptic commands. Canon does not include the number of shutter actuations in the camera’s EXIF data.
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