Shutter count: I've been into photography many years and this may seem like a silly question but I just have to ask. I have a Canon t3i and how do you know what the shutter count is...

Ted Liette Loc: Greenville, Ohio

I've been into photography many years and this may seem like a silly question but I just have to ask. I have a Canon t3i and how do you know what the shutter count is and where is it? Excuse me for the dumb question but I've seen where people talk about this subject but there's got to be a simple answer.

Thanks

Fran Loc: Northeast, United States

Ted Liette wrote:

I've been into photography many years and this may seem like a silly question but I just have to ask. I have a Canon t3i and how do you know what the shutter count is and where is it? Excuse me for the dumb question but I've seen where people talk about this subject but there's got to be a simple answer.

Thanks

I just obtained the shutter count on one of my Canon cameras through eoscount.com. It was $2.99. There are several sites that offer the service for free/donation. I wasn't having any luck with them though.

From what I read you can't access the count for Canon in the camera.

Erik_H Loc: Denham Springs, Louisiana

Ted Liette wrote:

I've been into photography many years and this may seem like a silly question but I just have to ask. I have a Canon t3i and how do you know what the shutter count is and where is it? Excuse me for the dumb question but I've seen where people talk about this subject but there's got to be a simple answer.

Thanks

Not a dumb question at all. Go here: http://www.camerashuttercount.com/
Upload a jpeg file and is should be able to tell you what your current shutter count is.
Not sure if it will work with the T3i but there is a long list of cameras that it does work with.

dooragdragon Loc: Alma , Arkansas

Using Picasa when you open properties n scroll down it shows my shutter count there for my D3100 nikon n its free to download

Ted Liette Loc: Greenville, Ohio

Well that didn't work it seems the t3i doesn't include shutter count in its photos like the larger cameras do but thanks for your effort and don't worry I'll still sleep ok tonight not knowing but we'll figure it out.

I'll pull my usb cord out for my t3i and I'll try Fran's web site. If I find out that's ok, if not that's ok too. I'll have this camera for awhile. It was a gift from my children last Christmas, and it's really special to me.

Thanks to the both of you!

dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma

go to search an type in sutter count. there alot of hash on this subject,,

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

Ted Liette wrote:

I've been into photography many years and this may seem like a silly question but I just have to ask. I have a Canon t3i and how do you know what the shutter count is and where is it? Excuse me for the dumb question but I've seen where people talk about this subject but there's got to be a simple answer.

Thanks

Canon does their damndest to keep their owners from knowing the shutter count on their cameras, I have no idea why. Its almost impossible to get it for free, and some bodies don't give the shutter count even on the paid sites.
With Nikon and Pentax its included in the EXIF data with each and every shot you take and any free site will give you that info, as well as almost every free EXIF data reader on the market. As for your Rebel all I can say is good luck, I hope you find someplace to get it from.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

Ted Liette wrote:

I've been into photography many years and this may seem like a silly question but I just have to ask. I have a Canon t3i and how do you know what the shutter count is and where is it? Excuse me for the dumb question but I've seen where people talk about this subject but there's got to be a simple answer.

Thanks

If you have a windows machine try http://www.eoscount.com/. It currently doesn't work on 64 bit machines.

Fran Loc: Northeast, United States

mwsilvers wrote:

If you have a windows machine try http://www.eoscount.com/. It currently doesn't work on 64 bit machines.

This site works for Mac as well. I used it earlier today to get the shutter count for my t2i.

DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia

dooragdragon wrote:

Using Picasa when you open properties n scroll down it shows my shutter count there for my D3100 nikon n its free to download

Just out of interest, Picasa gives the shutter count for my three Nikon DSLRs, but it doesn't give it for my SX50.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

Fran wrote:

This site works for Mac as well. I used it earlier today to get the shutter count for my t2i.

Really? Great. That must be a fairly recent innovation.

Capn_Dave

mwsilvers wrote:

If you have a windows machine try http://www.eoscount.com/. It currently doesn't work on 64 bit machines.

And you think Windows machines are not 64 bit? Why

marvin Klein Loc: upstate NY

Another question. Why do u need to know the shutter count?

ole sarg Loc: south florida

Why does it make a difference how many shutter clicks you have? When the thing stops working be it at 5 or 20,000 it has to be repaired or a new camera bought.

mwsilvers Loc: Central New Jersey

ole sarg wrote:

Why does it make a difference how many shutter clicks you have? When the thing stops working be it at 5 or 20,000 it has to be repaired or a new camera bought.

It primarily makes a difference when you are buying a used camera or perhaps selling one.