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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bob Blaylock" data-source="post: 551729" data-attributes="member: 16749">The shutter count is based on how many times the shutter opens and closes,not on the mirror going up and down.  The shutter count goes up by 2 for every shot taking in Live Mode because the shutter has to be open (and the mirror up) for the camera to even see the live view; and when the shot is taken, the shutter closes, the opens and closes to take the shot, then opens again to restore live view.  Two open/close sequences to take one picture.  On the D3200, at least, in Live Mode, autofocus is based on the main image sensor, rather than on the autofocus sensors in the viewfinder.  That's why the autofocus modes are different in Live View than in normal view.</blockquote>