are the the total times a shutter has opened and closed.
Many dSLRs have the ability to tell how many shutter actuations it has undergone. Most manufacturers rate how many their cameras can undergo.
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Does using a camera with very high shutter actuations have any side effects?
My friend has an old Canon 300D which he recently inherited. I heard him take a picture with it and I noticed how sluggish the mirror flipping sounded, even @ 1/250. Perhaps the sound is best described as using a toilet plunger:…
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Does the term 'shutter-actuations' only apply for DSLR and Mirrorless Camera only?
When a person wish to buy a second hand camera online, he/she will ask for the actuations ( or the shutter count) for the camera. Does, can I assume that point and shoot camera does not have shutter count (or 'shutter-actuations')?
Also, may I…
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