This is one of those things that annoys me greatly! Every time i come to sell or buy a used camera I want to know the shutter count. Its a bit like the mileage on a used car, its not a primary factor in my buying decision but it helps me understand how the camera has been used and if it matches up to the buyers description!
The digital picture did a great review of the 5D Mark III and also expected shutter usage for a number of cameras.
- The EOS 5D Mark III by Canon, launched in March 2012, is a 22.3 megapixel professional-grade digital single-lens reflex camera. Now, if you are looking to upgrade your Canon 5D Mark III to Canon 5D Mark IV and put the former on sale, the parameter of the shutter counter will be useful because buyers will want to know how much the camera has been used by the owner.
- Check Canon EOS Shutter Count and Get Live View Usage Detalization. ShutterCheck reads and decodes shutter information directly from the internal memory of your camera. For newer Canon EOS models such as the 1D X Mark II, 5D Mark IV and 5DS the app displays an extended shutter information.
The problem is that Canon never provided a way to find current shutter count natively (come on Canon!), so this opened the door to developers to use the Canon SDK to write their own way to do it. Unfortunately what we have now are a multitude of blogs, articles and online sites that offer to provide this service. Some were free and now are not, some have been taken down, some point to apps that no longer work! All things considered its a bit of a pain to perform this simple task!
Whilst the screenshots in this review show results from my Canon 5D Mark IV, I also tested a 7D Mark II which worked in exactly the same way. As soon as you switch your camera on, the app will display information about your camera and shutter count in a simple tabbed display. If you would like to find the shutter count of your EOS 5D Mark III, you will need to send your camera in to be evaluated with a request for shutter count included. Our technicians will send you an estimate to let you know the cost, if there is any, before anything is done. The shutter count will be included in the evaluation upon request.
Canon 5d Mark Iii Shutter Count Check 6d
I am currently going through this process yet again and needed to determine the shutter count on my Canon 5D Mark III. After some searching and frustation i came across an app called EOSInfo.exe that did the job perfectly, however, i couldn't find the owner and the homepage http://magic.shabgard.org no longer exists.
So, i have decided to host it here with a few basic instructions. I provide no warranty or gurantee that it will work, just that it worked for me and I quite liked it!
So, i have uploaded to my OneDrive here: EOSInfo
Instructions for use (From the Readme!)
- Turn Off Camera
- Connect Camera to USB Port
- Turn ON Camera
- Close EOS Utility if Open
- Wait for Result
- Turn Off Camera and Reading Result
How To Check Canon 5d Mark 3 Shutter Count
..and this is the screenshot from my 5D3 – dead simple!
