I need to know how long is a Canon (40d in my case) life, I mean how many shots can take in its life.
The camera broke down: the main circuit is totally damaged (unknown reason).
If its main circuit is repaired (very very expensive: euro 300), does
the camera's life start from zero again? It becomes "new" again?
Any technical help and advise is much appreciated.
Sorry for my non-technical language and poor English.
Thank you.
Cristina
Well, the 40d is "rated" to 100,000 shots, but it sure can take more than that in its lifetime! Repairing the main circuit wouldn't make the camera "new", to do that would require replacing the shutter unit (and also depends on what physical wear there is to the camera), which is significantly cheaper. But I suggest you do replace the circuit.
BTW, Welcome to the Forum!
brendan
Thank you, Brendan, for welcoming me and your kind and quick reply.
The body Canon 40d was already used (bought in 2007 but I don't know how many shots were taken with it) and out of warrenty when a kind guy gave me that as a Christmas gift at the end of December 2009.
Just after one month and half the camera stuck on "busy" on top display and nothing were working except the autofocus! I'm "obliged" to replace all the damaged main circuit.
I didn't know about the shutter unity. Thank you so much.
I've always had a manual Canon AE-1. Since February 2006 I've been using a Nikon coolpix S1.
This Canon 40D is a giant step for me! I'm always so excited when I can use it.
I'm an absolute beginner and everything to learn.
Many thanks,
Cristina
When you take a picture I believe it will be named IMG XXXX. That number is the shutter number, which is how many actuations (pictures) the shutter has taken. Maybe you could try that?
Hmmm... that sounds very clever if the photo counter cannot be modified ;-)
You mean that it starts from zero up to 100,000 (for example)? And when that no. is reached? It goes back to zero again?
Anyway I must wait for the camera got repaired to check it.
Thanks.
Originally Posted by Cristina CP
The 40d is "rated" to 100,000 shutters. That means that the shutter is "guaranteed" to work properly until at least 100,000 actuations. Usually, nothing happens after 100,000, it's just a rating, just as a car has a ten-year warranty. I know photographers who have 250,000 actuations on their cameras; most shutter units don't break after their rated mark, but many people replace their shutter units once they reach their rated limit. But I will say very few photographers will reach 100,000 shutters. I'm averaging about 2,000 actuations/month so I would have to use my 7D for more than five years at this rate before I would have to worry.
If you set file numbering to Auto Reset and format the memory card the image number goes back to 001. There is software you can download to see more EXIF data that will show you the shutter count.
Mark
Mark
There is no Standard life for a Digital Camera. They are very complex, and there are many mechanical and electrical things that can happen. If you buy a used one, the seller may be dumping it because it intermittently has problems, or is on the verge of a breakdown. Even if it has no problems, it might die tomorrow.
I sold a 9 month old 30D when I bought my first 40d. The 30D was still under warranty and perfect. The buyer called me a few days later, and said the camera had died. It turned out that the buyer had used the compact flash I sold with the camera for a few days, and then inserted a CF card he already owned, and it had a short and fried the camera. Canon fixed it under warranty, and hopefully the CF card went under a hammer. You can never tell what will happen.
You can purchase 3rd party insurance, at leasthere in the USA that would cover repair.
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