After some digging it seems Canon has gone out of their way to make this difficult for the t6i, and the sorcerers at Magic Lantern don't have a build for it, either. Check shutter count, DSLR, Camera. 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.
Many people ask how many shutter counts will last their camera. Because the camera can be used in many environments, the shutter life always depends on the usage of the camera.
If you use the camera for sports photography or wild life or timelapses where you use continous burst shots or in dirty environments like on beach where small sand dust can enter your camera when you change your lens this can lower the camera shutter life.
Also for cameras with live preview it seems that the shutter actually is used just like for taking photos, so that also counts to your shutter life, but when shooting in live view it seems that the shutter shock is much lower so this actually could help.
Here is a list of Canon EOS DSLR Cameras Shutter Life Expectancies
- 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 80D – 100,000 (probably will go over 150k because of the mirror vibration compensation mechanism)
- Canon EOS 70D – 100,000
- Canon EOS 60D – 100,000
- Canon EOS 50D – 100,000
- Canon EOS 40D – 100,000
- Canon EOS 30D – 100,000
- Canon EOS 20D – 50,000
- Canon EOS 7D –150,000
- Canon EOS 6D – 100,000
- Canon EOS 5D Mark IV – 150,000 (probably will go over 200k because of the mirror vibration compensation mechanism)
- Canon EOS 5D Mark III – 150,000
- Canon EOS 5D Mark II –150,000
- Canon EOS 5D – 100,000
- Canon EOS 1D X – 400,000 (uses a carbon fiber shutter mechanism)
- Canon EOS 1D X Mark II – 500,000 (uses a carbon fiber shutter mechanism with vibration compensation mechanism)
- Canon EOS 1D Mark IV –300,000
- 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
- Canon EOS M6 Mirrorless – 100,000 (possible to get 150k+ because of the vibration compensation mechanism)
- Canon EOS M5 Mirrorless – 100,000 (possible to get 150k+ because of the vibration compensation mechanism)
- Canon EOS M3 Mirrorless – 100,000 (probably will go over 150k because of the vibration compensation mechanism)
- Canon EOS M50 Mirrorless – 100,000 (possible to get 150k+ because of the vibration compensation mechanism)
- Canon EOS M Mirrorless – 100,000
- Canon EOS RP Mirrorless Full Frame – 100,000
- Canon EOS R Mirrorless Full Frame – 200,000 (possible to get up to 500k, because of the vibration compensation mechanism and depends how much you use the silent mode which puts the camera in electronic shutter mode).
- Canon EOS R5 Mirrorless Full Frame – 500,000
- Canon EOS R6 Mirrorless Full Frame – 300,000
Please note that these numbers are informative and your camera may die any time, just shoot and don't count the numbers, otherwise you will end up conserving your camera and it will get old without taking photos 🙂
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Have you ever wondered how to find the shutter count from your Canon? 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.
Do you wonder if the software below will show you the correct shutter count? Well, I have sent my 6D and 7D to Canon and the shutter counts I got from Canon are the same as I got from Magic Lantern, But Magic Lantern also showed me the Live view count.
Anyway, here are some links to different software with the ability to show you the shutter count. If you find it hard to find your camera model, use the search tool in your browser and type your Canon model. If you own a Rebel camera, use Wikipedia to get the European/international model name.
Software
Magic Lantern (free and open source)
With Magic lantern you can find out the count, not only for the the pictures you have taken but also the Live view. Software for M, 100D, 1100D, 1200D, 500D, 550D, 600D, 650D, 700D, 50D, 60D, 70D, 7D, 6D, 5D II, 5D III.
You find the software here and down below you have a tutorial how to find the shutter count.
EOSInfo and 40D Shutter count (free)
Software like EOSInfo (mirror site) for Windows and 40D Shutter Count (mirror site) for MacOSX are able to get the shutter count for 1000D, 40D, 50D, 450D, 500D, 700D och 5D II.
400plus (free and open source)
For 400D 400plus is available and works like Magic Lantern. Tutorial here.
CHDK for 350D (free and open source)
For 350D CHDK is available and works like Magic Lantern. Tutorial here. Diffraction grating orders. Also check this tutorial.
Canon EOS DIGITAL Info (free and open source)
Canon EOS DIGITAL Info is for Windows and based on EOSInfo. Shutter count for M, M2, 100D, 1000D, 1100D, 1200D, 450D, 500D, 550D, 600D, 650D, 700D, 40D, 50D, 60D, 70D, 7D, 6D, 5D II, 5D III, 1D IV, 1D X, 1D C.
DIRE studio (not free)
DIRE Studio has an app for iOS, software for OS X and Windows. It costs and supports M50, 100D, 200D, 250D, 1000D, 1100D, 1200D, 1300D, 2000D, 4000D, 450D, 500D, 550D, 600D, 650D, 700D, 750D, 760D, 800D 850D, 40D, 50D, 60D, 70D, 77D, 80D, 90D, 7D, 7D II, 6D, 6D II, 5D II, 5D III, 5D IV, 5Ds, 5DsR, 1D IV, 1D C, 1D X, 1D X II, 1D X III, RP, R, R5
For some newer models it reports counters in 1000 increments.
Gphoto2 (free and open source)
If you use Linux you can try out Gphoto2. Install process:
Contect camera and computer and write in Terminal:
Now you should see what kind of camera you have connected. If so, continue with:
If you get an error, try:
You will get something like:
Kill the first two process ID and try again:
Confirmed with 1000D, 450D, 550D, 600D, 50D, 60D, 70D, 7D, 6D, 5D II
Tornado EOS (free)
Tornado EOS comes in two versions. One free for reading shutter count, total shutter count, mirror count, total mirror count, language restriction, C-log and error logs. For $20/day or $65/month it is possible to upgrade and to edit for example shutter count, language restriction, GPS/WiFi or C-log. AV give false positive. Use virtual machine if you are unsure.
'Yes, for now many antiviruses have false positive detection of my program, because i use my custom protection system.
Unfortunately, it's very difficult for a single developer to influence huge corporations. So use virtual machine is not a problem'
100D, 200D, 1100D, 1200D, 1300D, 2000D, 4000D, 500D, 550D, 600D, 650D, 700D, 750D, 760D, 800D, 50D, 60D, 70D, 77D, 80D, 7D, 7D II, 6D, 6D II, 5D II, 5D III, 5Ds, 5DsR, 5D IV, 1D IV, 1D X, 1D X II, 1D C.
SPT (not free)
SPT has software that can do so much more than just to check the shutter count. For example calibration of the AF or calibration of the shutter. Therefor it also costs much much more. Between $99-275. This one can also read mirror count and even reset both the shutter count and the mirror count. Works with: 100D, 200D, 1000D, 1100D, 1200D, 1300D, 2000D, 300D, 350D, 400D, 450D, 500D, 550D, 600D, 650D, 700D, 750D, 760D, 800D, 10D, 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D, 60D, 70D, 77D, 80D, 7D, 7D II, 6D, 6D II, 5D, 5D II, 5D III, 5Ds, 5DsR, 5D IV, 1D III, 1Ds III, 1D IV, 1D X, 1D X II, 1D C.
eosmsg (not free)
Chinese software eosmsg that works with M, M2, M3, M5, M6, M6 II, M10, M50, M100, 100D, 200D, 250D, 1000D, 1100D, 1200D, 1300D, 2000D, 4000D, 450D, 500D, 550D, 600D, 650D, 700D, 750D, 760D, 800D, 40D, 50D, 60D, 70D, 77D, 80D, 90D, 7D, 7D II, 6D, 6D II, 5D II, 5D III, 5D IV, 5Ds, 5DsR, 1D IV, 1D C, 1D X, 1D X II, RP, R.
EOSCount (not free)
EosCount.com also costs money. Cameras that will work with the software are 100D, 1000D, 1100D, 1200D, 450D, 500D, 550D, 600D, 650D, 700D, 40D, 50D, 60D, 7D, 5D II, 5D III, 1D IV, 1D X, 1D C.
ASSIST (free)
For Powershot and Ixus (and Canon EOS M3). You find the tutorial here and the camera support here.
ShutterCheck (not free)
Requires macOS 10.11 El Capitan or later.
M6 II, M50, 100D, 200D, 250D, 1000D, 1100D, 1200D, 1300D, 1500D, 2000D, 3000D, 4000D, 8000D, 9000D, 450D, 500D, 550D, 600D, 650D, 700D, 750D, 760D, 800D, 40D, 50D, 60D, 70D, 77D, 80D, 90D, 7D, 7D II, 6D, 6D II, 5D II, 5D III, 5D IV, 5Ds, 5Ds R, 1D C, 1D X, 1D X II, 1D X III, RP, R, R6, R5
APT – Astro Photography Tool (free)
The democlaims to read shutter counts from cameras with Digic III and newer. The shutter count will be displayed in the Log panel.
Eos Utility Download Canon 750d
M50, 100D, 200D, 450D, 500D, 550D, 600D, 650D, 700D, 750D, 760D, 800D, 1000D, 1100D, 1200D, 1300D, 2000D, 4000D, 40D, 50D, 60D, 70D, 77D, 80D, 7D, 7D II, 6D, 6D II, 5D II, 5D III, 5D IV, 5Ds, 5Ds R, 1D III, 1Ds III, 1D IV, 1D C, 1D X, 1D X II, EOS R.