Camera shutter count checker
Free · nothing is uploaded · numbers only for verified models
Reading…
What else is in this file
Pick one photo from the camera. The reader finds the shutter count the camera stored in the file, using ExifTool 13.59, and shows it only for models we have verified.
Which cameras work
| Brand | What the number is | Verified models | Verified formats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikon | Shutter count (includes electronic-shutter frames); mechanical count too on bodies that record it | 75 | JPEG, NEF, NRW |
| Sony | Shutter count; mechanical frames only on the newest bodies | 66 | JPEG, ARW |
| Pentax / Ricoh | Shutter count without live view or video; may be reset by servicing | 44 | JPEG, PEF |
| Fujifilm | Image counter; may reset to 0 after a firmware update | 30 | JPEG, RAF |
| Canon | Shutter count on a few bodies only; JPEG only | 10 | JPEG |
| Olympus / OM System, Panasonic, Leica | Not stored in photos (service menu only) | 0 | none |
Counts come from the verified list used by the reader. A model is on it when at least one sample file from it gave the expected count tag and the reader’s value matched desktop ExifTool 13.59.
How we check the numbers
We ran the reader in this page and desktop ExifTool 13.59 over 4,062 sample files: RAW files from raw.pixls.us and JPEGs from the ExifTool sample image collection. They agreed on 4,062 of 4,062 files. Matching ExifTool does not prove the camera’s own number is right; it means the reader decodes the file exactly as ExifTool does.
Some models are left off on purpose:
- Canon EOS-1D Mark III and 1Ds Mark III: ExifTool says the value “may be valid only for some” copies.
- Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II: ExifTool notes reports that the count changed when a settings file was loaded.
- Canon EOS R6 Mark III: the file has an image count that resets when the card is formatted, not a shutter count.
- Sony A-mount DSLR-A bodies: ExifTool documents these tags as valid for only some models.
- Canon CR3 files: no same-shot JPEG and CR3 pair has confirmed the CR3 value yet, so Canon is JPEG only.
Why no count was found
- The file was edited or exported. Lightroom exports, phone edits, screenshots and photos sent through messaging apps usually drop the maker notes.
- The brand keeps the count in the camera. Most Canon bodies, Olympus and OM System, Panasonic and Leica do not write it into photos.
- The body has no mechanical shutter. Our Sony A9 III sample, for example, has no count at all.
- The file is not a camera original, for example a video, a PDF or an image made by an app.
What to do with the number
Compare it with the shutter durability figure the manufacturer publishes for that model, if it publishes one, and with the seller’s description. Check two or three recent photos: the count should rise from one to the next. A count read from a file can be wrong if the camera was serviced (Pentax) or updated (Fujifilm), so treat it as one piece of evidence.
Shutter count by brand
- Nikon shutter count checker
- Sony shutter count checker
- Fujifilm shutter count (image counter)
- Pentax and Ricoh shutter count checker
- Canon shutter count: which models show it in a photo
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The reader runs ExifTool 13.59 by Phil Harvey (same terms as Perl: Artistic License or GPL) on zeroperl 1.0.10 (Apache-2.0), a WebAssembly build of Perl. Notices.
Shutter count questions
Is my photo uploaded?
No. The reader runs in your browser inside a Web Worker. It reads the file from your device in pieces and sends nothing back. The first check downloads the reader itself (ExifTool and a WebAssembly build of Perl) from this site, and your browser caches it.
Which file should I use?
An original JPEG or RAW file copied straight from the memory card, taken recently. Edited, exported, resized or messaged copies usually lose the maker data that holds the count.
Why does it say “not verified yet” instead of showing a number?
A number is shown only for camera models and file formats we have checked against desktop ExifTool. For anything else we found camera data but do not show a number, because an unchecked number can be wrong. ExifTool versions before 13.44 decoded the Sony a7 V count wrongly, for example.
Why was no count found?
Either the camera does not write a count into its photos (most Canon bodies, Olympus and OM System, Panasonic, Leica, phones), or this copy lost its maker data when it was edited or exported. Try another original file from the same camera.
Is the number the same as the camera’s service menu?
It is the value the camera wrote into this photo, decoded the way ExifTool decodes it. What it counts differs by brand: Nikon includes electronic-shutter frames, newer Sony bodies count only mechanical frames, Pentax skips live view and video, and Fujifilm stores an image counter that can reset.
Does it work in Safari?
We tested the reader in Chrome and Firefox. Safari on Mac, iPhone and iPad has not been tested yet. If it cannot start, the page says so and shows no number.
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