Actuation's count

[Blade Canyon]

Or do you use multi-shot HDR? That might produce only one image, but count as multiple activations.

 

[Jonas Grumby]

Thanks Charlie. I was playing around with Live View. I'll test that theory as well.

 

[canuck257]

It's arrived Yipeeeee! I'm really happy except for one thing----------- The darn battery is taking tooooo long to charge and the light is fading. Ah well, there's always tomorrow.

 

[Roy1961]

just did a test with Dons link and i am at 34,250, 23% of my guestimated shutter life.

 

[canuck257]

Take the first photo and upload it to this site. Camera Shutter Count

It will tell you the shutter count.

Tried it today with my first picture and the count----------1 I guess it's a new camera.

 

[vindex1963]

Tried it today with my first picture and the count----------1 I guess it's a new camera.

Now you know the dealer is honest.....who is the dealer?

 

[aroy]

Even my D3300 had 1 as shutter count
Please note that it is the shutter activation count which is stored, not the number of images taken.
. Each image shot is one count.
. Each HDR image is 3 counts.
. Each video segment is one count.
. Every time you enter Live View, it is one count - no extra count if taking a video, but two counts for each image (one for taking the image and one for entering the Live View after the image).
. Every time you raise the shutter for sensor cleaning, it is one count.

I just checked my shutter count and it is 263 more than the image sequence number (which is 26,806)

 

[Jonas Grumby]

Thanks @aroy. As an experiment this weekend I made a point of not using HDR or Live View and I did get one actuation per image. It made me wonder if looking through the lens with the phone app is also an actuation (or three if you take a photo). Do you know?

 

[aroy]

Viewing through an external link should not matter, as long as the shutter is not actuated each time the link is established. I tested it by connecting my D3300 to the computer via a USB cable and using DigiCam Pro to shoot. The external application takes the camera controls and the shutter is fired only when a shot is taken.

 

[Jonas Grumby]

Thanks. I'll try it today. I have to shoot some product shots and the camera will be on a tripod.

 

[Jonas Grumby]

I also find that if I take a picture and delete it immediately, the camera reassigns that file number.