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#Actually free shutter counter how to#
#Actually free shutter counter software#

Does not give separate values for Live View count and mechanical vs electronic shutter actuations.

Shutter count readout from Canon EOS devices works only for older models with pre-DIGIC 6 processors.

Capable of reading out true shutter count actuation numbers.

Supports more than 2,500 cameras, including ones from Canon, Nikon, Sony and other vendors.

Mature project with 20 years of development history.

The 98,303 is a number of shutter actuations for my Canon. Here is how the results look like for my old & trusted Canon EOS 5D Mark II: Terminal output after querying a camera shutter counter value. The command is this: $ gphoto2 -get-config /main/status/shuttercounter Now it's time to request the actual shutter count value. If everything is ok you should see the output like this: Terminal output after running a gPhoto camera detection command. Paste the following command to see whether gPhoto has detected your device: $ gphoto2 -auto-detect

#Actually free shutter counter how to#

Open the Terminal and paste the following command in its window: $ brew install gphoto2 How To UseĬonnect your camera to your Mac via the USB cable and once again open the Terminal. The easiest way to install gPhoto2 on your Mac is to use Brew package manager. gPhoto suite has a command-line interface meaning you'll have to use something like a macOS Terminal in order to interact with it. You can use the app on many Unix-like operating systems such as Linux, FreeBSD and macOS. The project is very mature, having had its first stable release in February 2002! gPhoto supports remote control and image retrieval from more than 2,500 PTP camera models.

#Actually free shutter counter software#

GPhoto2 is a set of open source cross-platform software tools for digital photography. So please make sure you are prepared for a quite steep learning curve if you plan to go that way. It's ease of use that may be somewhat lacking in them. But there are two projects that stand out from the crowd that are worth your attention if you looking for a quality open source solution.ĭisclaimer: open source applications generally have a reputation of being good, advanced and robust, trading user experience and accessability for their $0 price. There are may be a good dozen of apps all named similarily to « ShutterCountSomething» fighting for your attention and money. There is no shortage of mediocre shutter count apps out there.