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by DonS on Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:07 pm

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How can I determine the number of shutter actuations on my Canon 50D?

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by Bruce Enns on Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:31 pm

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Hey Don, Check out the EOSInfo utility found here...assuming you are using Windows, for Mac the 40D shutter count utility mentioned on the same site will probably work:

http://astrojargon.net/EOSInfo.aspx

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by DonS on Fri Oct 23, 2009 7:28 pm

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Bruce,
It worked perfectly!
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by OntPhoto on Fri Oct 23, 2009 8:49 pm

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Not sure why Canon didn't include such a useful utility in their camera software package. The only reason I can think of is they may not want customers purchasing 'new' cameras that may show 200 shutter actuations (the shutter count limit some retail stores will allow for a return), etc. I don't know.

My 2 year old Canon 40D had a mirror failure this past summer. I downloaded the software mentioned above and saw the shutter actuation was over 125,000. Fortunately Canon replaced both the mirror box and shutter for free