How do I check my camera's shutter count?

The easiest way to check your camera's shutter count is to open a RAW photo taken with the camera in a tool like ShutterCount (shuttercount.app). The tool reads the shutter count directly from the RAW file's EXIF metadata in your browser — no upload is needed. For Nikon cameras, the count is stored in MakerNote tag 0x00A7 and is reliably readable from NEF files. For Sony cameras, it is stored in encrypted form in ARW tag 0x9050. For Canon EOS R-series bodies, it is in the CR3 CTMD metadata block.

Does the Canon EOS R5 store shutter count in the RAW file?

Yes. The Canon EOS R5 stores the shutter count in its CR3 RAW file inside the CTMD metadata block, at byte offset 0x0AF1 as a uint32 little-endian value. The same offset applies to the EOS R6 and EOS R3. The EOS R6 Mark II, R8 and R50 use offset 0x0D29 instead. Consumer CR2 bodies (5D, 7D, 80D, Rebel series) do not store shutter count in-file.

Does the Nikon Z8 or Z9 store shutter count in NEF files?

Yes. All modern Nikon cameras — including the Z8, Z9, Z6 III, Z7 II, Z50 II, D850 and D6 — store the shutter count in the NEF file's MakerNote under tag 0x00A7 (ShutterCount). This tag is present and readable across virtually all Nikon bodies from the D40 era onward. ShutterCount reads this value directly from the NEF file without uploading it.

Can I read the shutter count from a Sony A7 IV or A7 III ARW file?

Yes. Sony stores the shutter count in ARW files in an encrypted MakerNote block under tag 0x9050. After decryption using the Sony algorithm (based on cubic residues modulo 249), the count is at byte offset 0x003a for the A7 III, A7 IV, A9, A9 II, A9 III, A1, A6100, A6300, A6400, A6600 and ZV-E10. The A7V, A1 II, A6700 and A7CR use offset 0x000a. The A7, A7 II and A7S use offset 0x0032.

Does Fujifilm store shutter count in RAF files?

Yes. Modern Fujifilm cameras store the image count in RAF files as MakerNote tag 0x1438 (ImageCount). This is confirmed for the X-T3, X-T4, X-T5, X-S20, X-E4, X-H2, X-H2S, X100F, GFX50S II and GFX100 II. Note that this is an image counter that resets if the camera's memory is formatted, rather than a mechanical lifetime counter.

Do Olympus / OM System or Panasonic cameras store shutter count in RAW files?

No reliable in-file shutter count has been confirmed for Olympus ORF or Panasonic RW2 RAW files. For OM System and Olympus bodies (OM-1, OM-5, E-M1 III, E-M1X), the shutter count is best read from the camera's own menu. Panasonic explicitly does not store shutter count in RW2 files.

Is it safe to upload my RAW files to check the shutter count?

ShutterCount processes all files entirely locally in your browser using JavaScript. No RAW file data is ever uploaded to any server. The tool works offline once the page is loaded.

What is a good shutter count for a used camera?

Most consumer and prosumer mirrorless and DSLR cameras are rated for 100,000 to 300,000 actuations. Professional bodies like the Nikon D6, Canon EOS-1D X III or Sony A9 III are typically rated for 500,000 or more. A shutter count under 20% of the rated life is generally considered low. ShutterCount displays the count alongside a life-bar based on the rated lifespan for the detected camera model.

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Is your camera not listed among the supported models below? Does the value seem wrong or do multiple photos show the same number? Send us a RAW file at samples@shuttercount.app and we'll look into it.

Supported formats and data sources

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Canon CR3 (R5, R6, R7, R8, R10…) — ISOBMFF container, path: CTMD rec.8 → TIFF tag 0x000D. ✅ Confirmed: R6II/R8/R50 → 0x0D29 (uint32), R5/R6/R3 → 0x0AF1 (uint32), R5m2 → 0x069C (uint32), R6III/R50V/R1 → 0x086D (uint16, ImageCount). ⚠️ EOS RP/R/R7/R10: shutter count offset not yet known.

Canon CR2 — ShutterCount in EXIF is available only for professional 1D/1Ds series bodies. Canon does not write it for consumer bodies (5D, 7D, 60D, 70D, 80D, Rebel/xxxD…) — it is a hardware counter readable only via USB PTP from the camera. For 1D/1Ds: MakerNote tag 0x93 (FileInfo). For 1DmkIII: tag 0x0d (CameraInfo[0x176]).

Nikon NEF — MakerNote tag 0x00A7 (ShutterCount). ✅ All modern bodies.

Sony ARW / DNG — ARW: tag 0x9050 encrypted with (b³ % 249). DNG: MakerNote in DNGPrivateData (Adobe MakN wrapper) with offset correction. After decryption: offset 0x003a (A7III/IV, A9, A6400…), 0x0032 (A7I/II, A1 II), 0x000a (A6700, A7CM2/CR).

Fujifilm RAF — RAF contains an embedded JPEG with full EXIF. For modern Fuji bodies the image counter is stored in the Fujifilm MakerNote: tag 0x1438 (ImageCount). ✅ Confirmed from full release samples for X-T3, X-S20 and X-E4. Older bodies may omit this tag or use a different layout.

Olympus / OM System ORF — Standard EXIF metadata is extracted. Full-release validation has not confirmed a reliable shutter-count tag in ORF files, and the previously probed Equipment tags map to serial/lens metadata rather than shutter count.

Panasonic RW2 — TIFF variant with proprietary magic 0x0055. Standard EXIF metadata is extracted. ShutterCount is not stored in Panasonic RAW files.

Everything runs offline in your browser — no files are uploaded. CSV export includes all processed files since page load.

Validation note for bundled samples — files in Raws_small_truncated/ are only 32 KB snippets. They are enough for basic EXIF and many Nikon shutter counts, but some Canon CR3, Sony ARW and newer Nikon samples are cut before the shutter-count block or MakerNote payload.

Tested cameras and results

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Full GitHub release validation on Zoner_D through Zoner_D5 confirmed Nikon shutter-count extraction across modern Z bodies and a broad legacy range from D40/D50/D70 up to D850/D6, plus Nikon 1 J1/V1. Sony ARW was also confirmed on full samples for A1, A1 II, A6100/A6300/A6400/A6600, A6700, A7/A7 II/A7 III/A7 IV/A7C/A7CR, A7R III/IV/V, A7S, A7S III, A9/A9 II/A9 III and ZV-E10. Canon CR3 validation confirms the known offsets for R5, R6, R6 Mark II, R8, R50 and R5 C, and adds EOS R5 Mark II (offset 0x069C, confirmed from Zoner_D5); the 0x086D fallback is limited to explicitly confirmed ImageCount-based bodies.

Camera	Format	Shutter Count	Notes
Canon
EOS R8	CR3	✓ Yes	Offset 0x0D29 (uint32), confirmed
EOS R6 Mark II	CR3	✓ Yes	Offset 0x0D29 (uint32), confirmed
EOS R50	CR3	✓ Yes	Offset 0x0D29 (uint32), confirmed
EOS R5 Mark II	CR3	✓ Yes	Offset 0x069C (uint32), confirmed from Zoner_D5
EOS R5	CR3	✓ Yes	Offset 0x0AF1 (uint32), confirmed
EOS R6	CR3	✓ Yes	Offset 0x0AF1 (uint32), confirmed
EOS R3	CR3	✓ Yes	Offset 0x0AF1 (uint32), confirmed
EOS R6 Mark III	CR3	✓ Yes	Offset 0x086D (uint16, ImageCount — resets on format)
EOS R50 V	CR3	✓ Yes	Offset 0x086D (uint16, ImageCount)
EOS R1	CR3	✓ Yes	Offset 0x086D (uint16, ImageCount) — probe mode
EOS RP	CR3	✗ No	Offset not known, probe dump available
EOS R, R7, R10, R100	CR3	✗ No	Offset not known, probe dump available
EOS 850D, 250D, M50 Mark II, M50, M200	CR3	✗ No	Samples validated, but no confirmed shutter-count offset for these CR3 bodies yet
EOS 1000D, 1100D, 350D, 400D, 450D, 500D, 550D, 600D, 650D	CR2	✗ No	Samples validated; Canon consumer CR2 files do not store shutter count in-file
EOS 20D, 30D, 40D, 50D, 60D, 70D, 77D, 80D	CR2	✗ No	Samples validated; shutter count for these bodies is typically only readable over USB PTP
EOS 5D, 5D Mark II, 5D Mark III, 5D Mark IV, 6D Mark II, 7D, 7D Mark II, EOS M, EOS M5	CR2	✗ No	Samples validated; Canon does not store shutter count in consumer / prosumer CR2 files
EOS-1D Mark II / IIN / III / IV, EOS-1Ds Mark II / III	CR2	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub releases, MakerNote FileInfo / CameraInfo path
Nikon
Z5 II	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
D5	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
D500	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
D5100	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
D750	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
D7500	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
D780	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
D850	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
Z8	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
Z f	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
Z50	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
Z6	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
Z7	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
D7000	NEF	✓ Yes	MakerNote 0x00A7
D40, D40X, D50, D60, D70, D70s, D80	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
D200, D2H, D2X, D2Xs, D3, D3S, D3X, D4	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
D300, D3000, D300S, D3200, D5000, D5300, D600, D700, D800, D800E	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
Nikon 1 J1 / V1	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
D6	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
Z5	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
Z6 II	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
Z6 III	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
Z7 II	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
Z9	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
Z30	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
Z fc	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
Z50 II	NEF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x00A7
All modern Nikon bodies	NEF	✓ Yes	Universal tag 0x00A7
Sony
A7 IV (ILCE-7M4)	ARW	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, tag 0x9050 encrypted, offset 0x003a
A7III, A7RV, A9, A9 II, A9 III, A1, A6100, A6300, A6400, A6600, ZV-E10	ARW	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, tag 0x9050, offset 0x003a
A7, A7 II, A7S	ARW	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, tag 0x9050, offset 0x0032
A7V, A1 II, A6700, A7CR	ARW	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, tag 0x9050, offset 0x000a
A7C, A7R III, A7R IV, A7S III	ARW	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, tag 0x9050 with model-specific offset
DSC-RX100M5A	ARW	✗ No	Compact DSC — offset not known
Fujifilm
X-T1, X-T2, X-T3, X-T4, X-T5, X-T30	RAF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x1438 (ImageCount)
X100F, X-H2, X-H2S, X-S20, X-E4	RAF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x1438 (ImageCount)
GFX50S II, GFX100 II	RAF	✓ Yes	Validated from full GitHub release, MakerNote 0x1438 (ImageCount)
Older bridge / compact Fuji RAF bodies	RAF	✗ Not confirmed	Many legacy RAF samples were available, but full-release validation did not confirm a stable image-count tag there
Olympus / OM System
OM-1, OM-1 II, OM-5, E-M1 III, E-M1X	ORF	✗ Not confirmed	Full-release validation did not confirm a reliable shutter-count tag in ORF files
OM-3	ORF	✗ No	Full-release validation also found no in-file shutter count; camera menu remains the known source
Panasonic
S1M2, S1RM2, S5D, S9	RW2	✗ No	Panasonic does not store SC in RAW files

Camera shutter count lookup — model-by-model reference

ShutterCount reads the shutter count (also called actuation count or image count) directly from a RAW photo file in your browser. No file is uploaded to any server. Supported formats include Canon CR3 and CR2, Nikon NEF, Sony ARW, Fujifilm RAF, Olympus ORF, Panasonic RW2 and DNG.

How to check your camera's shutter count

Take a RAW photo with your camera, then drag and drop the file onto this page. ShutterCount parses the EXIF and MakerNote metadata and displays the shutter count in under a second. The whole process is offline — the file never leaves your device.

Nikon shutter count

Nikon stores the shutter count in MakerNote tag 0x00A7 (ShutterCount) in every NEF file. This is confirmed across all modern Nikon bodies: Nikon Z9 shutter count, Nikon Z8 shutter count, Nikon Z6 III shutter count, Nikon Z7 II shutter count, Nikon Z50 II shutter count, Nikon D850 shutter count, Nikon D6 shutter count, Nikon D5 shutter count and all Nikon bodies back to the D40. Nikon shutter count from NEF is the most reliable extraction available across any camera brand.

Canon shutter count

Canon EOS R5 shutter count and Canon EOS R6 shutter count are stored in the CR3 CTMD metadata block at byte offset 0x0AF1. Canon EOS R5 Mark II shutter count uses offset 0x069C (confirmed from Zoner_D5). Canon EOS R6 Mark II shutter count, Canon EOS R8 shutter count and Canon EOS R50 shutter count use offset 0x0D29. Canon EOS R1 shutter count and Canon EOS R6 Mark III shutter count use offset 0x086D (uint16 ImageCount). Consumer Canon CR2 bodies — including the Canon 5D Mark IV, Canon 80D, Canon 7D Mark II and all Rebel/xxxD models — do not store shutter count in-file; Canon only exposes it over USB PTP.

Sony shutter count

Sony ARW files store the shutter count encrypted in MakerNote tag 0x9050. After decryption (cubic residue algorithm, modulo 249), the count is at offset 0x003a for the Sony A7 IV shutter count, Sony A7 III shutter count, Sony A9 III shutter count, Sony A1 shutter count and others. The Sony A7V shutter count, Sony A1 II shutter count, Sony A6700 shutter count and Sony A7CR shutter count use offset 0x000a. The Sony A7 II shutter count and Sony A7 shutter count use offset 0x0032.

Fujifilm shutter count

Fujifilm stores the image counter in RAF files as MakerNote tag 0x1438. Confirmed bodies include Fujifilm X-T5 shutter count, Fujifilm X-T3 shutter count, Fujifilm X-H2 shutter count, Fujifilm X-H2S shutter count, Fujifilm X-S20 shutter count, Fujifilm X100F shutter count, Fujifilm GFX100 II shutter count and Fujifilm GFX50S II shutter count. This counter resets if the camera storage is formatted.

Olympus / OM System and Panasonic shutter count

OM System shutter count and Olympus shutter count are not stored reliably in ORF files — for bodies like the OM-1, OM-5 and E-M1 III, the shutter count is only accessible from the camera menu. Panasonic shutter count is not stored in RW2 files either; Panasonic Lumix cameras (S1M2, S5D, S9) do not write this counter to RAW metadata.

Camera-specific guides

Detailed shutter count guides for individual camera models, with rated lifespans, typical actuation ranges and step-by-step instructions:

Canon EOS R1 · Canon EOS R3 · Canon EOS R5 · Canon EOS R6 · Canon EOS R6 Mark II · Canon EOS R7 · Canon EOS R8 · Canon EOS R10 · Canon EOS R50 · Canon EOS R · Nikon D850 · Nikon Z5 II · Nikon Z6 II · Nikon Z6 III · Nikon Z7 II · Nikon Z8 · Nikon Z9 · Nikon Z30 · Nikon Z50 II · Nikon Zf · Nikon Z fc · Sony A1 · Sony A6700 · Sony A7 III · Sony A7 IV · Sony A7C · Sony A7C II · Sony A7CR · Sony A7R IV · Sony A7R V · Sony A7S III · Sony A9 · Sony A9 II · Sony A9 III · Sony ZV-E1 · Fujifilm X-H2 · Fujifilm X-H2S · Fujifilm X-T4 · Fujifilm X-T5 · Fujifilm X-S20 · Fujifilm X100VI · Fujifilm GFX 100S II · Canon EOS RP · Nikon Z7 · Sony A7R III · Fujifilm X-T3 · Nikon D750 · Sony A6600 · Sony A7V · Sony A7S · Nikon D800 · Fujifilm X-T30 · Fujifilm GFX100 II · Fujifilm X-T2 · Fujifilm X-T1 · Fujifilm GFX 50S II · Nikon D7000 · Nikon D5100 · Nikon D3 · Nikon D4 · Nikon D600 · Nikon D700 · Sony A7 · Sony A7R II · Sony A6500 · Sony FX3 · Nikon D810 · Fujifilm X-H1 · Nikon D3200 · Nikon D3500 · Nikon D5600 · Nikon D7200 · Nikon D300 · Nikon D5300 · Nikon D200 · Nikon D80 · Nikon D5000 · Nikon D800E · Nikon D610 · Nikon D7100 · Fujifilm X100V · Sony FX30 · Fujifilm X-Pro3 · Nikon D90 · Sony A7R · Nikon D5500 · Fujifilm X-T20 · Nikon D3300 · Nikon D70 · Nikon D40 · Nikon D50 · Nikon D60 · Nikon D2X · Canon EOS R50 V · Nikon D300S · Nikon D3S · Nikon D3000 · Nikon D40X · Canon EOS-1D Mark IV · Canon EOS-1D Mark III · Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III · Canon EOS-1D Mark II · Nikon 1 V1

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Guides, explainers and reference

Deeper reading on camera shutter count, actuation limits, sensor wear and buying used gear:

What is shutter count? · How to check shutter count · Free shutter count tool · Shutter count by brand · Shutter count limits by model · Used camera buying guide · Shutter replacement cost · Electronic vs mechanical shutter · Mirrorless vs DSLR shutter count · Supported cameras

Common questions about used cameras

How many shutter actuations is too many? · What shutter count is good for a used camera? · Does shutter count affect camera value?