To figure out the shutter life expectancy of your camera, you can begin by going to the brand website of your camera company. However, the machinery does not always follow suit with the promises laid before it.
It is a great idea to peruse photography forums and read individual reviews on your camera brand to see if the shutter life expectancy rings true for your model, or if the actual expectancy is much lower than promised. Once you know the expectancy, it is time to find out how your actual camera is doing. The best way to predict when this maintenance will be necessary is being aware of your current shutter actuations.
This is where our helpful article comes in to aid you in quenching your thirst for knowledge. Note : if you are going to purchase a used camera also check the shutter actuations before making a decision. A camera that is near its maximum might not be a good choice. What do Nikon and Pentax have in common?
Professionals, especially sports , wildlife and action shooters easily surpass Wedding photographers reach this number often, too. In these cases, you can probably tell the severe use from the outside. Cameras used in the studio can also quickly achieve six-figure counts. Manufacturers design their shutters differently for entry-level and professional cameras. Thus, their anticipated lifetime also varies.
Entry level cameras , DSLRs and mirrorless alike, are usually certified to , shots. You will get an estimated , to , actuations out of a midrange camera, such as a Canon 7D MkII. Professional cameras, especially those designed for heavy-duty use, are rated much higher, around , The 1DX series from Canon is among them.
Do not take these numbers as sacred scripture, though. In my experience, these are lower than the average. Mine is at , at the time of writing this article. A shutter replacement costs no more than a few hundred dollars. The counting then starts over. Authorised stores have software and backdoors that allow them to inspect cameras.
A great way to find out your shutter count is to upload an image taken with that camera. Head on over to camerashuttercount. There are numerous open-source resources to check all parameters of your device, including the shutter actuation.
For example, you can head over to the CameraShutterCount website and use its services free of charge. Before using a service, find out whether it is compatible with your device.
You just need to study the list available on a website. The procedure of checking metadata is straightforward. Select an image in a RAW format taken with your camera and upload it on a platform. The service will analyze the information and display it in a convenient way.
The site removes images automatically as soon as you complete the session. Sometimes the above-mentioned methods are ineffective, even if you use the best cameras.
Fortunately, you can use a rich array of dedicated programs and resources to get the needed metadata. Such services are popular among professional photographers who control the state of the mechanism and need to always be aware of their Canon camera shutter count. One of the most popular professional resources is Eosmsg. Although it is paid, it offers more features compared to free websites. Aside from determining the shutter actuation, the service displays the mirror count the number of clicks of a shutter and mirror.
Additionally, using Eosmsg, you can find out whether a device is new or was in use and how the mechanism is functioning. If the listed methods don't work for your model, you can choose one of the alternative options.
EXIF-readers can access this information please see the App below and, thus, convey how many images a camera has taken so far. For many of the cameras it has released since , Fujifilm also saves the image count as an EXIF entry, so that this information can be accessed via respective Apps, such as the one further down the page. For earlier Fujifilm models, no easy way to obtain the actuation count is available.
The exception here is the Fujifilm Xseries of cameras, which conveniently display the shutter count in the operating menu. Olympus and Panasonic store shutter count information not in EXIF data, but in hidden menus that can be accessed by pressing combinations of camera buttons. Please see the details of the model-specific procedures on separate pages on this site dedicated to retrieving the number of shutter releases for Olympus , Panasonic Micro Four-Thirds and Panasonic L-Mount cameras.
However, for more recent Canon cameras, the actuation count is stored in firmware and can only be retrieved by purchasing and installing an App and connecting the camera to it. In order to find out how many shots your Fujifilm, Nikon, Pentax, Sony or older Canon has taken, just upload a new, unedited JPG image using the dialog box below.
Smaller files will upload faster. Your image will be deleted from the server once the EXIF-information has been read. The shutter count corresponds to the number of images a camera has captured with its mechanical shutter Fujifilm also includes still pictures taken with the electronic shutter in the reported "image count". Mechanical focal-plane shutters consist of a pair of light-tight curtains that move to uncover the sensor during the exposure time. Every actuation, that is every shutter opening and closing, will cause some minimal wear and tear that will eventually result in malfunction and the need for repair or replacement.
A shutter can fail completely on one incident, but more likely it will deteriorate gradually. It becomes unreliable when shooting at high shutter speeds or the first and second curtains get out of sync, so that the shutter speed becomes inaccurate. If these warning signs appear, it is time to take action and get your camera shutter replaced.
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