Dire Studio Shutter Count Free Download ((BETTER))
Meridith Vicent
Hi everybody, just joined the forum. Please could anybody help me, I want to sale my Canon 5D MkII but I need to know shutter activations. I think I've tried shutter count.com but I didn't work. Thank you for reading Clemo
Canon doesn't have a method to show the shutter count but will tell you what your shutter count is if you send the camera in (normally you probably wouldn't send a camera just to get a shutter count, but if you were to send it in for cleaning or service and you request the shutter count, they'll tell you.)
Canon tries to keep the true shutter count as inaccessible as possible, and it's actually a benefit to the user that they do. If everyone knew how to find the shutter count, someone would surely figure out how to hack it, and it would no longer be believable. As it is, if you buy a used camera and the seller is able to provide a Canon-certified count, you can have at least some confidence that it's accurate.
Shooting in time lapse movie mode does NOT use the mechanical shutter so it isn't creating wear to the shutter and mirror mechanism. As to Shuttercount, the only count I would truly believe is either what Canon service retrieves or what is shown by the camera itself which it does in my EOS 1 series bodies.
You will hear it if the mechanical shutter is in use. Seems your shutter count software shows you wrong if you have used the in camera time lapse mode. Does the count increase by 3600 if you use 3600 frames in time lapse mode? If that is the case you should tell the support at Shuttercount.
If you are curious you could also ask the creator of SPT if there is a shutter count tag for in camera time lapse. SPT has shown that there are many different shutter counts and mirror counts in a camera from Canon.
I have recently got a used EOS 6D Mark II, and I would like to check the shutter actuation counter. I have tried and gphoto2 on Mac OS X Ventura. Both failed. The guy who sold it to me said he had bought it new, and only took around 3000 pictures with it since 2018, but he wasn't able to get the actual shutter count either with the apps he had.
ShutterCount displays the number of shutter actuations (the shutter count) of your Canon EOS digital camera - click "...More" for the complete list of supported cameras. The shutter count is read directly from a USB-connected camera, and thus provides accurate numbers that are not attainable with simple EXIF-based methods.
There are no online applications of which I am aware that work to give a shutter count for an EOS camera. This is mainly because the shutter count is not included in the EXIF information of images made using EOS cameras such as is the case with some cameras from some other manufacturers.
The shutter count from EOS cameras with DiG!C III and later processors up to cameras released by the end of 2014 make the shutter count available through the remote controlled interface that may be accessed on the camera via a USB connection. The Remote Control interface is part of the officially supported Canon Software Developers Kit (SDK) made available by Canon to third parties. The remote control interface may also be accessed via WiFi connection for cameras so equipped with WiFi capability. This includes all DiG!C III, DiG!C 4, and DiG!C 5/5+ cameras. 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. For more detailed information about specific models, please see this page at Dire Studio's website.
Your EOS 60D falls into the group that allows the remote control application to access the camera's shutter count for still images taken with the camera. Live View actuations are not reported via the remote control interface. Only the Canon service centers can extract that info from EOS cameras. (please see update below)
Dire Studio has released ShutterCount version 3 (currently for Mac or iOS only) that can now read the shutter counts for the cameras excluded above, as well as some other more recent models. From the updated FAQ page as of July 2, 2017:
You can also access the internal shutter count on certain EOS cameras using Magic Lantern. To use Magic Lantern to access the shutter count you must have one of the cameras listed above for which there is also a version of Magic Lantern available. The original version of magic Lantern was developed for the EOS 5D Mark II and is perhaps the most stable version of ML there is. Since ML is third party software there is some risk in using it.
For as long as I have practiced digital photography, I have had a persistent apprehension that my camera is on the brink of taking its final few frames. I think this complex came from shooting very high shot counts day in, day out in my first commercial studio job as well as owning several secondhand cameras early on in my career. This worry is justified by the fact that the shutter in a DSLR camera does not actually last forever and will eventually cease to function. For those who don't know exactly what the shutter in the camera looks like, this video is a fascinating watch and will help you to understand what we are talking about. In a nutshell, the role of the shutter is to allow light to pass for a determined period of time onto the sensor which captures the image. This shutter moves at some speed and force every single time you take a photograph and because of this the shutter will eventually wear out and kill the camera.
For those without Photoshop, there are also many handy websites like Camera Shutter Count, Nikon Shutter Count, and MyShutterCount.com which will read the Exif data on an image you upload and instantly display your shutter count.
Thankfully it's not all doom and gloom as camera shutters can usually be replaced. You still need to plan for possible downtime while a shutter is being repaired as the turnaround for such a job is usually several days. It is also worth knowing that the price to replace a shutter from a camera service center can be anywhere from $300 right up to $600. It's probably a good idea to find out how much your particular camera will cost to fix now so you can budget accordingly. In some instances, the cost to repair may not be worth it and a replacement camera will need to be bought instead. If you keep an eye on your shutter count this won't come as much of a surprise though. Lastly, for those who are both thrifty and handy with a screwdriver, you could attempt to replace the shutter yourself, but it's a task not for the faint-hearted.
Hey Metin, the 5D II is one of many full-frame Canon bodies which doesn't include the shutter count in the Exif data sadly. Magic Lantern I mention above does work on a 5D II although it does involve installing a third-party software onto your camera body via a CF card...
I just ran all of my Nikons through the database of alive/dead cameras. My shutter counts are about halfway through their expected life. Good information to know rather than get caught dead on a photo shoot. Thank you for posting this article as I shared it with my daughter who shoots professionally to check her camera's as well.
Shutter count is an incredibly crude method (in my opinion) to measure life of the camera. Its certainly an indicator, but not the entire story. The shutter assembly and mirrorbox are both presicon pieces of engineering, they dont take knocks, eg abuse. They will take the occasional time when you slam the camera into a wall. But repeatedly and things fall apart.
I have a theory that if the camera wasn't used daily the shutter is more likely to fail due to it's age, and cameras that are used often gain massive shutter counts, as their mechanics doesn't stay in one place that often.
Free Shutter count is not dependant of the numbering system of your sdcard. Free Shutter count try to reveal the real shutter actuation number stored in the firmware of your camera. If you notice that Free Shutter Count is incompatible with your camera, please contact us and help us improve compatibility.
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