ShutterCheck ReviewĪs you would hope, the setup and start of the app is nice and simple. Still, this is a pretty comprehensive DSLR list as far as I can tell. I have no doubt that the app will be updated as new cameras are released, but it seems unlikely that they will go back and add further older cameras at this point. Thankfully most people never get anywhere near the shutter life of their cameras unless they are professionals, but the fact is that a shutter replacement is often more expensive than the value of the camera, so a broken shutter mechanism might really be the end. You might even want to verify that a second-hand seller is being truthful about a camera you are hoping to buy, or you might want the details of your own camera so that you can start planning for a potential failure if it’s coming towards the estimated length of life. It’s easy for second-hand sellers to say “hardly used” on the sales ad, so it’s preferable to get some concrete numbers on that. Canon provides estimates of the shutter life of all their cameras, so it’s useful to know if a potential purchase is on its last legs, or has plenty of life left in it yet. If you’re going to sell a used camera, most potential buyers are going to want to know what the shutter count is on the camera they are buying. Why Might You Want to Know Your Shutter Count?
I make no affiliate commission on this app, and Sorry PC folks, this one is Mac only. When I did a quick search, I discovered that a new piece of software, ShutterCheck (previously called EOS Inspector), had just launched a couple of days earlier for the introductory price of $2.99 so I decided to purchase it and do a quick review. Off the top of my head I didn’t know a specific answer, but I was aware that Canon makes it tricky and it would most likely involve using some third-party software.
ShutterCount Mobile is available on the App Store.I had an email come in from a reader asking if I knew how to find out the shutter count for a Canon 5D Mark III. You may want to read my previous post on Canon EOS camera pairing and the ShutterCount FAQ for additional pairing tips. This automatic connection remains in effect until you either pair the camera to another app ( Kuuvik Capture for example), turn off the network connection on the camera, or quit (I mean force quit, pressing the Home button is not enough) the app on the iPhone/iPad. Note that the camera needs some time to register itself on the network, and that pairing needs to be done once – the next time the app will automatically recognize the camera. Towards the end of the video I make three test shots and power cycle the camera to show the updated shutter count. The camera is connected through a Canon WFT-E7 transmitter using an Ethernet cable to our office network, while the iPod is connected to the same network via Wi-Fi.Ĭlick here to watch the video on our YouTube channel. I’ve recorded a short video showing the entire pairing and reading procedure between an iPod touch and my EOS 7D Mark II. Mind this when establishing the connection. ShutterCount relies on the camera’s more advanced EOS Utility connection mode (and thus will not work with the simple smartphone connection mode).
Plus you can access these logs through iTunes file sharing.īecause of the network connection required to the camera, you’ll need to do an extra step before the reading – pair the app and the camera. So at the moment it will work with the following Canon EOS cameras: 6D, 70D (using built-in Wi-Fi) 5D Mark III, 7D Mark II (using WFT-E7 transmitter) 1D X, 1D C (using built-in Ethernet or WFT-E6 transmitter).įeature-wise it is equal with the Mac version – besides a simple reading it sports history logging, with the ability to copy the logs into Apple’s Numbers or Microsoft Excel. Either built-in, or utilizing an external Wireless File Transmitter. Since Apple does not provide a way to control a camera via USB from an iOS device, ShutterCount Mobile relies on Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection and thus supports cameras having one of those. It runs on 64-bit devices running iOS 9 or later (that is: iPhone 5s or later, iPod touch 6, iPad Air or later, iPad mini 2 or later, iPad Pro). My ShutterCount app is now available on iOS!