Sony NEX-6 Shutter Count?

butangmucat · 12-05-2016, 08:15 PM

So I bought a Sony NEX-6 from KEH in bargain condition (but still cosmetically very good, I would say excellent), and am about to sell my Sony a5000.

I did a shutter count test from my test shot using http://tools.science.si , and comes out this:

Code:

Detected Model: NEX-6
Shutter actuations made up to file _DSC0001[1].ARW: 17777
| | | | Sony_Tag9050_0x0032 = 113
| | | | Sony_Tag9050_0x0033 = 69
| | | | Sony_Tag9050_0x0034 = 0
(65536 * 0) + (256 * 69) + 113 = 17777

Is this camera heavily used?

Adam · 12-05-2016, 08:17 PM - **1 Like**

Sounds like it's taken 17k shots. Shouldn't matter as much as on a DSLR, though, since there's no mirror.

butangmucat · 12-05-2016, 08:21 PM

Originally posted by Adam

Sounds like it's taken 17k shots. Shouldn't matter as much as on a DSLR, though, since there's no mirror.

I guess I'll just turn on electronic first curtain to make more use out of this body. It handles very well.

rawr · 12-05-2016, 11:36 PM

17k is a lot, but not enough to be a problem.

I think the NEX6 shutter is probably rated for about 100k actuations. NEX 7 was reportedly 150k, and the new A6500 is specified as 200k.

Btw EXIFTOOL also has no problem reading image count in Sony - eg a random image from my old NEX-F3:

Quote:

[...]
Flash Status : Built-in Flash present
Image Count : 7317
Sony F Number : 4.6
Release Mode 2 : Continuous Low
[...]

butangmucat · 12-05-2016, 11:56 PM

Originally posted by rawr

17k is a lot, but not enough to be a problem.

I think the NEX6 shutter is probably rated for about 100k actuations. NEX 7 was reportedly 150k, and the new A6500 is specified as 200k.

Btw EXIFTOOL also has no problem reading image count in Sony - eg a random image from my old NEX-F3:

I was just too lazy to reboot into Linux or install ExifTool again on Windows...

12-05-2016, 08:15 PM	#1
butangmucat Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 709	Sony NEX-6 Shutter Count? So I bought a Sony NEX-6 from KEH in bargain condition (but still cosmetically very good, I would say excellent), and am about to sell my Sony a5000. I did a shutter count test from my test shot using http://tools.science.si , and comes out this: *Code:* Detected Model: NEX-6 Shutter actuations made up to file _DSC0001[1].ARW: 17777 \| \| \| \| Sony_Tag9050_0x0032 = 113 \| \| \| \| Sony_Tag9050_0x0033 = 69 \| \| \| \| Sony_Tag9050_0x0034 = 0 (65536 * 0) + (256 * 69) + 113 = 17777 Is this camera heavily used?

12-05-2016, 08:17 PM - 1 Like	#2
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12-05-2016, 08:21 PM	#3
butangmucat Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 709 Original Poster	Originally posted by Adam Sounds like it's taken 17k shots. Shouldn't matter as much as on a DSLR, though, since there's no mirror. I guess I'll just turn on electronic first curtain to make more use out of this body. It handles very well.

12-05-2016, 11:36 PM	#4
rawr Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 11,913	17k is a lot, but not enough to be a problem. I think the NEX6 shutter is probably rated for about 100k actuations. NEX 7 was reportedly 150k, and the new A6500 is specified as 200k. Btw EXIFTOOL also has no problem reading image count in Sony - eg a random image from my old NEX-F3: Quote: [...] Flash Status : Built-in Flash present Image Count : 7317 Sony F Number : 4.6 Release Mode 2 : Continuous Low [...]

12-05-2016, 11:56 PM	#5
butangmucat Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 709 Original Poster	Originally posted by rawr 17k is a lot, but not enough to be a problem. I think the NEX6 shutter is probably rated for about 100k actuations. NEX 7 was reportedly 150k, and the new A6500 is specified as 200k. Btw EXIFTOOL also has no problem reading image count in Sony - eg a random image from my old NEX-F3: I was just too lazy to reboot into Linux or install ExifTool again on Windows...