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Canon 5D Mark IV Shutter Count
How to check it — including the free method that works on this model.
✗ No — the shutter count cannot be read on the Canon 5D Mark IV with free tools.
The 5D Mark IV uses a DIGIC 6+ processor, and Canon restricted shutter-count access on this generation. EOS Digital Info (either subversion) cannot retrieve actuations.
The 5D Mark IV uses a DIGIC 6+ processor, and Canon restricted shutter-count access on this generation. EOS Digital Info (either subversion) cannot retrieve actuations.
| Camera | Canon EOS 5D Mark IV |
| Processor | DIGIC 6+ |
| Shutter rating | 150,000 actuations |
| Released | 2016 |
| Recommended build | SDK 3.5 — metadata only (no shutter count) |
How to check the shutter count on a Canon 5D Mark IV
Honestly? Not for free, and not with this tool. Your real options:
- Canon service centre: the only party guaranteed to read it.
- Paid software (e.g. EOSMSG, ~$7 per camera) claims support for many newer bodies — verify your exact model on their list before paying. See our EOS Digital Info vs EOSMSG comparison.
- What EOS Digital Info can still do via the SDK 3.5 subversion: serial number, firmware version, owner/artist/copyright editing, clock sync.
What is a good shutter count for the Canon 5D Mark IV?
Canon rates the 5D Mark IV’s shutter for 150,000 actuations: under 75,000 is low, around the rating is normal for used, well over means budget $200–$400 for a replacement.
Buying a used 5D Mark IV?
Without a free readable count, insist the seller provides one (from Canon service or paid software), judge the body by condition, and prefer graded retailers: KEH · MPB · eBay.
Canon 5D Mark IV shutter count — FAQ
Why can’t free tools read the 5D Mark IV shutter count?
Canon locked shutter-count access on DIGIC 6+ bodies — only Canon service (and some paid tools) can retrieve it.
Canon locked shutter-count access on DIGIC 6+ bodies — only Canon service (and some paid tools) can retrieve it.
Will EOS Digital Info ever support it?
Only Canon could enable that, and they haven’t. The SDK 3.5 build at least reads metadata and syncs settings.
Only Canon could enable that, and they haven’t. The SDK 3.5 build at least reads metadata and syncs settings.
Should I pay for a reading when buying used?
If the price is significant, yes — or buy from a graded retailer (/go/keh, /go/mpb) where bodies are inspected and returnable.
If the price is significant, yes — or buy from a graded retailer (/go/keh, /go/mpb) where bodies are inspected and returnable.
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