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How to check a Canon shutter count on a Mac (free, no install)
Read your Canon EOS shutter count on macOS for free, either in Chrome with a USB cable or with the open-source gPhoto2 command-line tool. Step by step, with fixes for common connection problems.
Why didn’t my shutter count change?
You took a few photos but the shutter count reads the same. Here is why some cameras report a stale counter over USB, how to refresh it, and what else can make the number look wrong.
What a shutter count does and doesn’t tell you about a used camera
A shutter count is useful when buying or selling a used camera, but it isn’t a health check. Here is how to read the number, why rated shutter life is not a countdown, and what else to inspect.