How to Check shutter count on Canon DSLRs, Tutoriel Canon eos digital info v1.4

The utility is for windows users, is free and will work on most recent Canon EOS Digital Cameras (models since 2010). Informations can be read from a USB-connected camera and it provides accurate data that cannot be attainable by for example reading the EXIF. This program can retrieve and edit if possible these infos:
• Camera Model (read) + link if available to canon web site.
• Shutter Count Available in subversion sdk 2.14 only , and limited for camera with processor Digic 4, 5 and 5+ and somme camera with Digic 3). Not available on camera with Digic 6 and above.
• Serial Number (read).
• Firmware Version (read) + link if available to canon web site.
• Battery Level (read). (Fully charged battery will show 80%).
• Owner (read & write).
• Copyright (read & write).
• Artist (read & write).
• Device date/time (read & synchro within local PC date/time).
• Generate a complete report as a small text file and Jpeg screenshot.
Canon doesn’t have shutter count included on the EXIF information of an image file, as opposed to Nikon and Pentax.
There’s no official Canon based application to find the shutter count for an EOS DSLR.
However, there are a few free tools that may help you to do this. They provide some details about the camera, including product Name, firmware version, battery level, shutter Counter, date/time, and owner/artist/copyright strings. But it does not support this features: Editing the owner/artist/copyright and synchronizing date/time within the local PC's date/time.
For that, I wrote a new utility that includes all these features by integrating those that were missing.
I uses an official Canon SDK (Canon ED-SDK) to retrieve and set all camera information (shutter count is retrieved via an undocumented function).
The Canon Digital Camera SDKs is freely available on this official link: www.didp.canon...
Important:
I released tow subversion, one use the Canon SDK 2.14 is for camera with Digic IV, and 5/5+. DIGIC II and dual DIGIC III cameras are not supported. EOS M (mirrorless) models are also not supported. Only Canon repair centres can provide accurate shutter readings for these models. This is a shame, buyers of older models in particular have a need to verify shutter count.
The second subversion, using SDK 3.5, is for camera with digic6/6+ and newer, however it doesn't support retrieving the shutter actuations. Canon has removed some functions from there recent cameras DSLR like 80D and 5D mark IV. So, the shutter actuations reading is not supported any more due to firmware limitations. If someone want to know the number of actuation on a recent camera, he must send his camera to Canon service centre. Only Canon repair centres can provide shutter count for these models actually. It’s a shame canon won’t allow its customers an accurate way to read shutter count.
In this case, like for the Canon 5D Mark IV for example, you can try to use the second subversion using sdk 3.5 instead of sdk 2.14. You can edit and read some info but you can't read the shutter counts actuations.
The latest ZIP portable package release of CanonEosDigitalInfo are available from the Sourceforge project homepage:
canon-eos-digi...

[@NHBob1959]

I just found your utility on another KZbin video where the user was talking about buying a used camera. I have a couple of Canon 5D Mark ii and have tried other utilities and they haven't worked. Yours was easy to install, and worked without a problem. I was easily able to check the shutter counts on my 5D Mark ii. Thank you very much for making this easy portable application.

[@kathleen5490]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! After watching a lot of other tutorials, thanks to your video I finally managed to see my Canon EOS 550D shutter count. Great job!

[@eddymaerten4289]

Fantastically explained. I tried it out and without any problems I saw my camera data appear. Thank you very much.

[@eduard.vlaicu]

my canon 2000d it cant be connected, camera its detected but when i try to connect it it says that is not conncted any suggestions?

[@RichieOne123]

does it work on the 200d/Kiss X9/ SL2?

[@sp6769]

This utility is awesome. I was able to get the shutter count on both my Canon EOS Rebel XS (EOS 1000D) and my EOS Rebel T1i (EOS 500D) with no issues, both are old cameras and no other utility out there worked for me. Many thanks to the developer of this software, did a great favor to the photography community (...one that Canon didn't bother with...)

[@joeltrotter1034]

is there software for the newer EOS R mirrorless camers?

[@PetrFink]

does not work for my Mark IV :( Bottom line says, 5d mark IV connected.. so I hit the connect button and camera is NOT connected :(

[@danielmorelos6134]

Can u?

[@chifferhuertas]

Does not work with the SL3 (250D). At the bottom of the program the message "Camera is detected: Canon EOS Rebel SL3" appears. But when I click on "Connect" the program closes and does not provide any information. I have tried on several PCs (Windows 10 and 11) and with several SL3s, but unfortunately none of them work.

[@estudianteingles2]

I just wanted to thank you so much for making such a amazing software. I own 2 Canon 6D and thanks to this software I know now the shutter count of my cameras and also I have a report to save it and keep it in my email folder. Wishing you all the very best in your career. God bless you

[@lensalucia]

Many thanks, Mourad. It works with 6D connect via Wifi.

[@taisangthin439]

It works on my Canon EOS 650D. Thanks for your support. Really appreciate that!

[@BornAdventures]

This worked for me on Windows 8. Thanks for the tutorial, it took me hours of searching the net before I found this.

[@conceptphotographie8112]

Born Adventures you're welcome.

[@abytawakal5794]

hi, can you tell me how to use with the sdk 3.5 ?

[@jimmym.1548]

Does not work for the 77D for some reason. Does work for the 550D.

[@sonypersia7141]

Jimmy M. .did you found other way?i bought to cameras and i want to sell it.both 77d.but i want to know also how many shutt those

[@jimmym.1548]

@@sonypersia7141 I haven't tried any workarounds since I just wanted to see if it worked for the 77D. Sorry, just wanted to share that it didn't work for me immediately.

[@rhus246]

Thankyou. Works a dream on my Canon 7D.

[@mimonbarakagamingvevohd1317]

my 800D is being recognised by my pc but the software wont connect to it.

[@modbull3769]

Very very useful video. Im going to buy a second hand 5d mark 3 . seller said just 5,000 shutter counted. When i check it was 20,456 something

[@ajhimage8151]

does not recognise my 5d mk3

[@Kgaurabdas]

hello sir i have 7d mark ii so i want to know about how many photos i clicked ... please help me its urgent cz i have a manual bill so that bill not mentioned right information like reg. no also can't see my warrnty ...i purchased my 7d mark ii 2017 but my canon site warnty says its already expired 2016 and i don't know is my camera 1st hand or 2nd hand according to my bill my dslr is i am the 1st owner so dt's y i want your help pls pls pls help me

[@sonypersia7141]

Hi.do you have a tutorial for 77D?thanks

[@stylexstudio8492]

excellent work for me... bought a used 5dm2 and was not sure what the SC was, seller said 78k shutter count... when I checked its showing 45625

[@BKFitness192]

is that work on 6d mark ii ?

[@danielmorelos6134]

Works ?

[@ROSENSTOEV]

Thanks a million Mourad. Great software, you are top notch!!!

[@ChristianMeierFilms]

I get "Not_Available" at Shutter Counter with my 80D

[@THOMAS1945STO]

Worked fine with CANON EOS 5D mark 3 but not with CANON EOS 5Ds ??

[@mouradmkhakh8903]

Thomas Andersson hi, There are tow subversion, the first use the Canon SDK 2.15, it was made for old cameras like 5d3. A second subversion is made specifically for recent canera like 5d4, 80d, 7d2.. it use Canon SDK 3.15, but it can't acces the actuation counter.

[@mouradmkhakh8903]

sourceforge.net/projects/canon-eos-digital-info/files/Portable/CanonEosDigitalInfo_v1.4_SDK3.5.zip/download

[@วุฒิชัยอริวรรณา]

thank you. Software? eos m5 MLR support?

[@OberNerd]

Unfortunately, the software does not work for the Canon 1300D

[@tylerpham104]

Hi I am using the version v1.2. Is it still okay to check the model 60D?

[@mouradmkhakh8903]

Tyler Pham hi, Yes v1.2 is ok, you can use the latest version v1.4 if you want a report to save or to send

[@moaadbar2878]

Hi Thanks for the software But still not available for my 7d mark 2 It says shutter count not available???

[@peterbone5457]

please how do i check that of 6D mark II and 5D mark IV. kindly help. tnx

[@lensalucia]

My 6D didn’t work with USB, so I downloaded official Canon utility app for 6D, connect my camera via wifi and then this app worked.

[@tuquanvinh]

Super detailed and informative. Thanks a ton!

[@conceptphotographie8112]

Thank you :)

[@amitsagar6968]

I tried to check it but it says my camera doesn't add shutter count info to my images. What should i do???

[@conceptphotographie8112]

Hi, please can you tell me more info : What kind of camera do you have? and what version you had use to connect your camera?

[@amitsagar6968]

@@conceptphotographie8112 i have canon eos 700D.

[@conceptphotographie8112]

@@amitsagar6968 send please the log file and some screenshots?

[@minhajulislamnuman3899]

Very Cool ! It helped me....

[@utsavpandya6209]

this is an very good it works for my 700d and didn't show any virus alert also

[@sumo1250]

Not working on my 700d? will this work on the 7d

[@conceptphotographie8112]

SumosCamera: of course you can use it for both 700d and 7dI

[@vahantsatinyan6705]

Very useful video thanks a lot .

[@eventoscarussolima2898]

gracias me sirvio de mucho buena aportacion

[@IslamZakzouk]

Hi, Shutter count is showing not_available with EOS 80D, however all other data is reading normal... any reason?

[@conceptphotographie8112]

Hi, Canon has removed some functions from the SDK 3.5 for recent cameras DSLR like 80D and 5D mark IV. So, the shutter actuations reading is not available any more due to firmware/SDK limitations. You can edit and read some info but you can't read the shutter counts actuations. Have nice day.

[@IslamZakzouk]

Thank you for the information

[@anatoliigrynchuk3325]

I see nothing for EOS 80D :( Camera not connected (the same for 5D Mark IV)

[@jbello9398]

no wonder there's nothing on my canon 5d mark iv... there's no software out there that can read the shutter count, i've already search so many... don't know what to do

[@janklimek7666]

the same here :( stupid canon :( it looks like it is time for sony :D @@jbello9398

[@danmorosanu7090]

the is closing after i press connect, anyone had this problem? how to fix it?

[@KaranveerSingh-ci2jy]

Can’t find my canon 5d mark 4

[@ezaitulezanee8458]

Hi, where I can get SDK 3.5 ?

[@meynp4337]

The latest SDK won't show shutter count for 7D II. It is mentioned in the manual. So the program is useless for new camera since 2014.

[@conceptphotographie8112]

Me YnP : yes you are right, this app is freeware based on official SDK from canon. You can't retrieve shutter count from all recent camera with CPU digic 6 or above

[@mahavirkatake1955]

how to check 5 d mark iv shutter count

[@cliffordbishop2792]

Awesome product thank you

[@dthompson2178]

Can I download this from anywhere other than sourceforge ? The website is always down... Thanks.

[@conceptphotographie8112]

Sourceforge is under maintenance, it wil be returns to service. you can download from my Mydrive : canon eos info v1.4 - SDK3.6 drive.google.com/open?id=0B9wetBW2pjaxb2hEd0ZhZFhGR2M canon eos info v1.4 - SDK2.14 drive.google.com/open?id=0B9wetBW2pjaxeEx1VnJGanFHMEE

[@dthompson2178]

Thanks for the reply. I can get all info apart from the shutter count. It says 'not available'. Canon 750d.

[@mouradmkhakh6248]

you can use the subversion SDK3.5 instead of the 2.15 for your camera. but you canot access to actuation count for the Canon EOS Rebel 750D, because it has a digic6 processor, Canon has limited this access from there SDK's. i know that anyone used this tool is for reading shutter count! but Canon has removed some functions from this SDK 3.5 for recent cameras DSLR like 80D and 5D mark IV. So, the shutter actuations reading is not available any more due to firmware/SDK limitations. You can edit and read some info but you can't read the shutter counts actuations. Have nice day.

[@dthompson2178]

OK thanks. I used your previous version on my 60d and worked fine. So thanks for the free program.

[@christophedus5050]

it doesn't work on my 80D :( shutter count "not available"

[@pipoojeda]

did u fix it? ive been trying everything i can to see mu shutter count and i cant

[@ITISolutions]

This did not work with my 5D MK IV on any of my computers :(

[@sstimson1975]

Doesn't work for Canon Eos 5D Mk2 / 3.

[@annbenoit726]

Music is annoying as he--

[@colin3647]

does not work with 5D Mark IV

[@annanguyen9006]

thank you this was very helpful!

[@jfaseff]

Why does it say the System Date/Time is: Saturday, December 30, 1899 , 12:02:42 AM

[@Mukulbala360]

canon 77d shutter count softwar ?

[@medeeapopa8749]

Hi.Why shutter count is not working for EOS 750d?

[@conceptphotographie8112]

because your camera have a Digic 6 processor, and Canon has removed some functions from there recent cameras DSLR like your EOS 750D.

[@YEIMIY28]

Entonces no podre saber cuantos disparos tiene mi 750d??

[@JOCANAWEB]

Thanks, But it doesn´t Works for My Canon 80D and 6Dmkii Canon cameras. But only Works well in the 600D(t3i) , my 3rd camera.

[@mouradmkhakh6248]

Hi, Thank you for your feedback. I’m sorry, but my application can’t read Actuation number on recent Camera like 7d2,80d or 5d4. You can use the subversion with the Canon EDSDK 3.15 pluging (DLLs) to edit some info like Copyrignt, Owner Name, Artist and syncro the date/time on your cameras 80d and 6d2. for the 600d camera, the subversion using the EDSDK version 2.14 can read the actuation counter. Have a nice day

[@mouradmkhakh8903]

sourceforge.net/projects/canon-eos-digital-info/files/Portable/CanonEosDigitalInfo_v1.4_SDK3.5.zip/download

[@anatoliigrynchuk3325]

Does not work for Canon D5 Mark IV - Camera is not connected :(

[@conceptphotographie8112]

Anatolii Grynchuk : i'm sorry, you can use the subversion with sdk3.5 but you can't read anyway the shutter count for this camera with my app.

[@doree.gonzalez8664]

Run perfect on Windows 7 for canon 50d - 60d

[@mch6897]

Trying to use this utility for Canon 70D on Win 10 (64bit)....windows see my camera...but program won't connect. Any ideas? This what I see i log file: [8:26:35 PM] Search & get first camera... [8:26:35 PM] Error #80h while searching camera - EDS_ERR_DEVICE_NOT_FOUND { Device not found }

[@conceptphotographie8112]

Hi, Try to use the subversion with SDK3.15. for more info read the description in readme.txt

[@Jerengifo]

gracias!!!

[@vlast3k]

Avast says there is a malware and deletes the executable

[@mouradmkhakh6248]

hi Vladimir Savchenko, thanks for your feedback. It is not a virus, hoax or a malicious excetubale, but rather nonsense spread by AntiVirus companies.but they 03still use this nonsense to make people buy their products even tho9b5 ugh this is complete nonsense. some antivirus have taken to (or at least considered) identifying packers that are used primarily/exclusively for obfuscating malware and alerting on any file packed by such a packer... i'm the author of this tool and i used a packer to reduce the size of the excecutable. dont worry is safe and not a malicious program.

[@vlast3k]

thanks, i will give it a try

[@mouradmkhakh6248]

you're welcome. can you please tell me what your camera's model you own?

[@adamosaurusrex66]

Doesnt recognizes my Canon 2000D

[@alialishammat143]

that does not supports my canon 700 d.!!

[@emmanuelowusu-prempeh2151]

very useful info i just checked mine and its 4125

[@jaralol]

no R support 😟😟😟

[@meshachshakes]

156470 is my 5D Mark III's shutter count :( Now what?

[@refirainterior837]

why open the pas file?

[@dindondinozaure]

connect button dosnt work....

[@conceptphotographie8112]

hi, What kind of camera do you have? and what version you had use to connect your camera?

[@mahavirkatake1955]

@@conceptphotographie8112 how to check 5 d mark iv shutter count

[@jedi1967]

I’ll finish Ann’s statement music is annoying as HELLO

[@amatirtv2221]

1300d what program sc

[@mouradmkhakh8903]

Amatir Tv hi, use this subversion: sourceforge.net/projects/canon-eos-digital-info/files/Portable/CanonEosDigitalInfo_v1.4_SDK3.5.zip/download But you can't see the actuation counter because your canon 1300d has a recent processor

[@BK15672]

thank you

[@conceptphotographie8112]

for how search a tool to read Shutter actuation on other camera makers like Nikon, Sony and Pentax, use my tools available on this page: sourceforge.net/projects/camera-digital-exif-info/ it's available as a stand-alone Windows win32 executable and a Macintosh OS X package.

[@SanjayDas-oy2cy]

Thax you

[@nadiiabevziuk1821]

it doesnt work with canon 80D

[@conceptphotographie8112]

HI, In your case, you have a recent camera with the with digic6/6+ processor you have to use the second subversion using sdk 3.5 instead of sdk 2.14. You can edit and read some info but you can't read the shutter counts actuations. Canon has restricted some functions from there recent cameras DSLR like 80D and 5D mark IV. So, the shutter actuations reading is not supported any more due to firmware and Canon SDK limitations. I'm So Sorry

[@beeernardo]

Same case. I was able to retrieve some info with the sdk 3.5 but the Shutter Count field reads as "Not_Available"

[@med4u1]

Doesn't work for rebel t6i

[@conceptphotographie8112]

you can use the subversion SDK3.5 instead of the 2.15. but you canot access to actuation count for the Canon EOS Rebel T6i/750D, because it has a digic6 processor.

[@med4u1]

That is what I used and shutter count is what I need because I am trying to sell my camera.

[@lorinczagnes6675]

ShutterCount support all new Canons as well (5Ds, 80D, 750D). www.direstudio.com/shuttercount/

[@conceptphotographie8112]

Lőrincz Ágnes : you are right for how has iMac or iPhone.

[@mosharofhossain3345]

doesn't work 1300D(T6)

[@conceptphotographie8112]

Mosharof Hossain Hi, Please use the subversion using SDK 3.5 instead of SDK 2.14 for your camera. You haven't in your case access to actuation counter, but you can edit the Artist, Name of Owner, Copyright, synchronization of date and time.. because you have a recent camera.

[@Anl-dl9he]

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[@audiobanker1771]

not working waste of time

[@conceptphotographie8112]

Hi Luo Jhin. please send me the log file, a txt file located in the same directory​ of the executable. which Canon camera did you have?

[@modbull3769]

Luo Jhin Stupid it is working. If you have old digic then you can click on first sdk 1 file. Read in detail there is full information about which link download for which dslr camera or digic processor

[@godwinaugustino4133]

i could not connect my camera 750d to the EOS info, when i click the connect button no info is displayed the camera display the laptop connection and not the menu display, what should i do

[@conceptphotographie8112]

godwin augustino Hi, You have a recent camera, you should use the subversion SDK 3.5, but you can't have the actuation counter.

[@jnplnrvl9581]

doesn't work on 80D

[@conceptphotographie8112]

Hi, I released tow subversion, one use the Canon SDK 2.14 is for camera with Digic IV, and 5/5+. The second subversion, using SDK 3.5, is for camera with digic6/6+ and newer like your Canon eos 80D, however it doesn't support retrieving the shutter actuations. Canon has removed some functions from the SDK for recent cameras DSLR like 80D and 5D mark IV. So, the shutter actuations reading is not supported any more due to firmware/SDK limitations. In your case, like for the Canon 80D for example, you can try to use the second subversion using sdk 3.5 instead of sdk 2.14. You can edit and read some info but you can't read the shutter counts actuations. Have nice day.

[@tuistossparks]

doesnt work with an 80D and 6D mrk2