Canon 60D shutter count

[pillows520]

I just got a refurbished 60D (yeah!) and was looking for a way to check the shutter count. I haven't been able to find a straight answer online anywhere, and the popular EOSinfo doesn't work either (it shows the shutter count at 0).

Does anyone know how I can check the shutter count on a Canon 60D?

 

[mironv]

--Look for Opanda program and installe it on your HD than open up a picture from that camera in that program and look in exif info ( it is down in a list) for total shutter count.
Opanda is free.
Mironv
http://mironv.smugmug.com/

 

[tsengf]

Menu-> Battery Info

 

[Olga Johnson]

--Look for Opanda program and installe it on your HD than open up a picture from that camera in that program and look in exif info ( it is down in a list) for total shutter count.
Opanda is free.

I don't think Opanda is free any more and the last time I looked it only picks up the number from the Image name.

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Olga

 

[Olga Johnson]

Menu-> Battery Info

First, you don't know if that's the original battery. Secondly, you don't know if other batteries had been used with the camera. Not a good gauge of shutter count.

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Olga

 

[italium]

Menu-> Battery Info

First, you don't know if that's the original battery. Secondly, you don't know if other batteries had been used with the camera. Not a good gauge of shutter count.

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Olga

The more important thing is that Menu -> Battery info only shows the number of pictures taken from the time of the last charge of the particular battery. There is no way you can find out the total number of shutter count from that.

 

[Allen Chernack]

-I thought that the number of the image was the shutter count. ie. MG_5171 was taken as the 5171 shutter number.

tourretired
Travel in RV when not home.

 

[Y0GI]

If you use a memory card from another camera that has a higher shutter count, the camera will reset to the higher number and increment from there. Also, Live View opens and closes the shutter but this action is not counted.

-I thought that the number of the image was the shutter count. ie. MG_5171 was taken as the 5171 shutter number.

tourretired
Travel in RV when not home.

--
Yogi

When you get down to the nuts and bolts of photography, the results depend on the 'nut' behind the camera!

See the 'Plan' in my 'Profile' for my current equipment.

 

[adaro]

very easy: gphoto2 on linux machine

i check my 60D count with slax os with last gphoto2 mounted in Oracle VM virtualbox (windows)
google for 7D shutter count with gphoto2 (works with 60D too)

 

[Brian D. Schneider]

If you use a memory card from another camera that has a higher shutter count, the camera will reset to the higher number and increment from there. Also, Live View opens and closes the shutter but this action is not counted.
Allen Chernack wrote:

That used to be true but not anymore. I use cards interchangebly between 7d & 50d without file # being effected. Also 60D & G12. Each camera keeps it's own numbers. Just be sure to erase any images first.
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Brian Schneider

 

[MadArgy]

This is true only if the file numbering is set to continuous from new, and is slightly lower than the total actuations, as it does not count the actuations made without a card.

If the file numbering is set to auto reset, or the file numbering is manually reset at any time, the file names will have no resemblance with the actual shutter count.

If you use a memory card from another camera that has a higher shutter count, the camera will reset to the higher number and increment from there. Also, Live View opens and closes the shutter but this action is not counted.
Allen Chernack wrote:

That used to be true but not anymore. I use cards interchangebly between 7d & 50d without file # being effected. Also 60D & G12. Each camera keeps it's own numbers. Just be sure to erase any images first.
--
Brian Schneider

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MadArgy, UK

 

[MadArgy]

Live view moves the mirror out of the way but does not actuate the shutter unless you take a photo.

If you use a memory card from another camera that has a higher shutter count, the camera will reset to the higher number and increment from there. Also, Live View opens and closes the shutter but this action is not counted.

-I thought that the number of the image was the shutter count. ie. MG_5171 was taken as the 5171 shutter number.

tourretired
Travel in RV when not home.

--
Yogi

When you get down to the nuts and bolts of photography, the results depend on the 'nut' behind the camera!

See the 'Plan' in my 'Profile' for my current equipment.

--
MadArgy, UK

 

[Brian D. Schneider]

This is true only if the file numbering is set to continuous from new, and is slightly lower than the total actuations, as it does not count the actuations made without a card.

If the file numbering is set to auto reset, or the file numbering is manually reset at any time, the file names will have no resemblance with the actual shutter count.

This is true but in my case a new camera is set to contnious before I take the first exposure and set to not shoot without a card so my counts are accurate.
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Brian Schneider

 

[pixseal]

Live view moves the mirror out of the way but does not actuate the shutter unless you take a photo.

And how does the light from the lens get to the sensor?
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-Dave
http://pixseal.com

 

[Brian D. Schneider]

Live view moves the mirror out of the way but does not actuate the shutter unless you take a photo.

And how does the light from the lens get to the sensor?
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-Dave
http://pixseal.com

The shutter is open untill you actually take a picture.
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Brian Schneider

 

[Sergey Vasilevskiy]

It is compatible with the 60D as well as other recent Canon DSLRs.

 

[reflectionsphotographydesign]

If you install Magic Lantern Firmware on your 60d it will show you on your camera what the shutter count is. The 9 frame HDR bracketing is the main reason I us Magic Lantern. The shutter count is an extra bonus.

http://magiclantern.wikia.com/wiki/Unified

 

[wootang]

eoscount.com

 

[Neil Gascoyne]

Thanks for that. It works really well.

Been looking for a 60D shutter count that actually works for ages.

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Neil

 

[Dannyboy292]

wow, I really am not useing my 60D as much as I thought I would...I have had it for over a year now and according to eoscount.com i have only taken 5723 photos. I think i put more than that on my P@S in just a couple months....mabey I should have just saved the money for something I would actually use...lol