The Exif data will tell you the camera’s brand and model, the settings, the author, etc. This is the information recorded by the camera when an image is taken. Fixing the shutter by that point didn't make sense so I just saved up to buy a new camera and limped along with my wife's T1i (which, in the intervening years, has packed on more actuations than the 40D had!) Finally got around to replacing the 40D with an 80D a few weeks ago. In most brands, the shutter count is saved in the Exif data of the photo. It was disappointing, but still about 50% beyond Canon's MTBF.
Obligatory anecdote: my 40D shutter died at just a hair over 150,000 actuations in 2012. For instance has the 5DmkIII at $1999 right now. We focus primarily on the shutter as that is the most likely place for failure you can't see just by holding the camera and taking some pictures.Īlso, if you want a little more assurance, go with an official refurbished camera from Canon or an authorized reseller/repair outfit. Make sure the buttons are still firm and function. This is why I'd advise buying locally rather than over ebay or similar. If you are getting a camera at a good deal, and are able to put $200 in a savings account for if/when the shutter fails, you'll be in good shape.īeyond the shutter, everything else you should be able to see with a bit of a "test drive". But it gives you an idea of what the possibilities are. Manufacturers will sometimes state their design targets for the durability of a camera that is, the number of actuations before which a camera is likely to need fairly major service. Looking at actual self-reported values at - sorry, nothing for the Mark III, but the Mark II had the same rated MTBF of 150,000 actuations - we see a 66% chance of a shutter living beyond 1 million actuations (!) Of course, this is all self-reported, and those who get up to 1M actuations are likely treating their cameras differently than those who just hit 100k actuations nine years after release. The shutter count is a record of the number of times the shutter has been actuated. So, if the shutter has outlasted the initial manufacturer's warranty, it is likely to get much more than 150,000 actuations. These numbers are generally lower than what an individual should expect, however, because there is a spike in shutter failures in the low-thousands (due to clear manufacturing defects), and then a fairly long narrow tail beyond that. The mean means that as many shutters that Canon produces will fail before 150,000 actuations as fail after 150,000. Now, this doesn't mean that a shutter will "on average" live to only 150,000 actuations. As Mike indicated, resetting the stored shutter count would essentially be fraud, unless it was done by Canon service for good reason.The Canon rating for Mean Actuations Before Failure of its 5DMkIII is 150,000 actuations. The actual shutter count is stored in memory in the camera and users cannot reset it. You can reset this on the camera for the numbering of the photos as used in their file names.
#What is a shutter count pro
In most cameras, the shutter is rated for at least 100,000 to 200,000 shots, with top-tier pro models rated even higher. It's an important number that indicates the life expectancy of your camera. There is a switch controlled by the mode dial that may be jammed or broken, if the lock button is the issue, you can replace it for $6.ĭoes shutter count really matter? Shutter count is the amount of photos that your camera has taken. In theory, if the recommended shutter count is such a big deal, then I should have had some issues with my Sony a6500’s shutter mechanism already. The big effort is tearing down the camera, once that is done to replace the shutter and mirror box, the rest is easy. That shutter count you see of 182,787 is the actual shutter count from my Sony a6500, so it’s getting very close to the official Sony shutter count lifespan of 200,000 for the a6500. If and when the shutter fails, it would probably cost about $200 to $300 to replace, but that's a large part of the value of the camera body and you may want to get a new camera at that point.Īlso question is, how much is Canon shutter replacement?
Considering your usage, the shutter should last at least two to three years.
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