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If you’re looking to verify the use of a camera you can quickly see how many shots (or shutter actuations) it has taken using these handy apps.

Cameras, like any piece of mechanical equipment, will break down over time. After enough use the moving parts will simply wear out.

There are instances then, when it is important to know just how many times a camera has been used. Perhaps you’re looking to buy a used camera body or are simply curious about how much life you may have left in yours (you don’t want to be stuck out on a shoot with an old, faulty camera). You can measure how used a camera is by looking at the shutter actuations.

Every time a picture is taken on a DSLR camera the shutter opens and closes – one actuation. Visual studio code c++ cmake.

There are two ways you can check the total number of shutter actuations/counts of your camera, 1. You can check the number of shutter actuations in your camera itself by using a firmware hack called Magic Lantern.
The Canon EOS 50D is a 15.1-megapixel digital single-lens reflex camera. It is part of the Canon EOS line of cameras, succeeding the EOS 40D and preceding the EOS 60D. Canon announced the camera on 26 August 2008. The camera was released on 6 October 2008.
The EOS 7D Mark II is the only DiG!C 6/6+ camera that allows shutter count access via the remote controlled interface. None of the models released since early 2015 with DiG!C 6/6+ or later processors allow the shutter count to be accessed without the proprietary tools used by Canon service centers.
MyShutterCount.com provides a tool for you to check your digital camera (most of the DSLR) shutter count and basic EXIF information. Just simply upload a photo which is taken by your digital camera. We will show you the shutter count of your camera instantly. At this moment, MyShutterCount.com supports Nikon's NEF, Pentax's DNG and PEF format.

Since the days of Canon EOS 1Dn II and 1Ds II Canon hides the shutter count inside the camera. That means you either need to send the camera to Canon or use a 3rd part software. Uploading an image to a webpage to get the shutter count doesn’t work with Canon cameras post EOS 1Dn II/EOS 1Ds II.

In this post we’ll share a few FREE shutter actuation apps that will tell you your cameras shutter count, as well as info on the average life of popular DSLRs based on shutter actuations.

Canon Shutter Actuations

Here are two free Canon shutter actuation apps that make it quick and easy to determine previous shot counts.

Shutter Count Tools is a FREE PC based app that’s LearningDSLRVideo.com recommended. You can download it here. Check out the following quick tutorial on how to use it:

Mac users will want to check out ShutterCount, a simple app that will display shutter actuation and serial number for Canon DSLRs. At $1.99 it’s nearly free. ShutterCount can be downloaded from the app store here.

Maximum Shutter Actuations Life Prediction for Canon Cameras (taken from this forum):

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS / 1000D – 100,000
Canon EOS Digital Rebel T1i / 500D – 100,000
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi / 450D – 100,000
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / 400D – 50,000
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT / 350D – 50,000
Canon EOS 50D – 100,000
Canon EOS 40D – 100,000
Canon EOS 30D – 100,000
Canon EOS 20D – 50,000
Canon EOS 10D – 25,000
Canon EOS 5D Mark II – 150,000
Canon EOS 5D – 100,000
Canon EOS 1D Mark III – 300,000
Canon EOS 1D Mark II N – 200,000
Canon EOS 1DS Mark III – 300,000
Canon EOS 1DS Mark II – 200,000

Nikon Shutter Actuations

Nikon (and Pentax) shooters can determine shutter actuations by uploading a still photo from the camera to MyShutterCount.com. Image file types supported include: “Nikon’s NEF, Pentax’s DNG and PEF format, and of course JPG.”

Maximum Shutter Actuations Life Prediction for Nikon Cameras (taken from ShutterActuations.com):

Nikon D4 – 400,000
Nikon D3, D3x, D3s – 300,000
Nikon D800/D800E – 200,000
Nikon D700, Nikon D600 – 150,000
Nikon D7000, D300s, D300 – 150,000
Nikon D5100, D5000, D3100, D3000, D90 – 100,000

Canon 6d Shutter Count

Table list of all known Canon camera shutter lifetime expectancy till to date. Including the CPU type and the release year.

It is important to know your shutter count, So you can expect when your camera will began to fail you.

Please note that this shutter lifetime value is tested and expected from the Canon. How ever it is not known when your shutter will fail you. For example EOS 300D is expected to fail at 40.000 counts, but there will be some surpass the lifetime expectancy like, my friend has goes beyond 43.000 counts and the camera still works. But it is not recommended especially for the Pro, you better get a backup camera :).

Canon EOS Shutter Life
EOS Model	CPU	Shutter Life	Released
D30	DIGIC II	40.000	2000 Q2
1D	DIGIC	150.000	2001 Q4
D60	Unknown	40.000	2002 Q1
1Ds	DIGIC	150.000	2002 Q4
10D	DIGIC	40.000	2003 Q1
300D	DIGIC	40.000	2003 Q3
1Ds Mk II	DIGIC II	200.000	2004 Q4
20D	DIGIC II	50.000	2004 Q3
1D Mk II	DIGIC II	200.000	2004 Q2
1D Mk II N	DIGIC II	200.000	2005 Q3
5D	DIGIC II	100.000	2005 Q3
350D / XT	DIGIC II	50.000	2005 Q1
20Da	DIGIC II	50.000	2005 Q1
30D	DIGIC II	100.000	2006 Q1
40D	DIGIC III	100.000	2007 Q3
1Ds Mk III	DIGIC III	300.000	2007 Q4
1D Mk III	DIGIC III*	300.000	2007 Q1
400D / XTi	DIGIC II	50.000	2007 Q1
450D / XSi	DIGIC III	100.000	2008 Q2
1000D / XS	DIGIC III	100.000	2008 Q3
5D Mk II	DIGIC IV	150.000	2008 Q4
50D	DIGIC IV	100.000	2008 Q4
500D / T1i	DIGIC IV	100.000	2009 Q1
1D Mk IV	DIGIC IV*	300.000	2009 Q4
7D	DIGIC IV*	150.000	2009 Q4
550D / T2i	DIGIC IV	100.000	2010 Q2
60D	DIGIC IV	100.000	2010 Q3
1100D / T3	DIGIC IV	100.000	2011 Q1
600D / T3i	DIGIC IV	100.000	2011 Q1
1D C	DIGIC V+*	400.000	2012 Q4
6D	DIGIC V+	150.000	2012 Q4
5D Mk III	DIGIC V+	150.000	2012 Q1
650D / T4i	DIGIC V	100.000	2012 Q2
60Da	DIGIC IV	100.000	2012 Q2
1D X	DIGIC V+*	400.000	2012 Q2
100D / SL1	DIGIC V	100.000	2013 Q2
700D / T5i	DIGIC V	100.000	2013 Q2
70D	DIGIC V+	150.000	2013 Q3
1200D / T5	DIGIC V	100.000	2014 Q2
7D Mk II	DIGIC VI*	200.000	2014 Q4

Check Shutter Count Canon 60d

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