Live view and shutter actuations

[Drake]

I was thinking what was the influence of using live view on the camera shutter count. It seems the camera uses the shutter a lot in LV, just to take one photo:

• shutter opens when turning the LV mode on
• shutter closes to enable focusing (only when using phase detection), although this could be just the mirror flipping, but I think it still uses the shutter
• shutter opens again
• shutter closes when you press the shutter release
• shutter opens to start the exposure
• shutter closes to end the exposure
• shutter opens again to return to LV mode
• shutter closes when you leave the LV mode

That's 4 full shutter cycles just to take one shot, 3 cycles if you use contrast detection AF or manual focusing for shooting one photo, and a minumum of two if you use contrast detection AF/MF and take more than just one shot.

I am curious if this is reflected in the shutter actuations counter. Most of the actuations are not used to take the actual exposure, but the shutter curtains are moving anyway. I know most of us don't use the LV mode all the time. I don't use it at all. But when you buy a used body, you don't really know how it was used. I am not saying the shutter counter could state 3 times the number of photos taken, but if it really doesn't take it into account, it's not accurate enough anymore. Something to think about.

 

[Dao]

I thought that was just the mirror flip up and down.

 

[Jarrod268]

I thought that was just the mirror flip up and down.

Same here

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[tyler_h]

I was under the impression entering and exiting live view were not counted towards actuation and it would only be if you took a photo in live view that it would increment the shutter count

 

[KmH]

Often people mistake the noise the camera makes as the shutter when it is actually mirror slap noise.

 

[Drake]

Often people mistake the noise the camera makes as the shutter when it is actually mirror slap noise.

I know the noise when you press the shutter button is not the mirror slapping, it's much different. I have just decided to take a closer look, only to find out... it's not the shutter either. When I press the shutter release in LV mode nothing seems to happen inside, despite the silent noise very similar to the shutter curtains. Weird.

 

[Josh66]

Take the lens off and see what's happening in there. It should be fairly obvious if it's the mirror, or mirror and shutter with no lens...