Why does shutter count go up by 3–4 per photo on a Nikon D5100 in Live View?
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On my Nikon D5100, the shutter count recorded in EXIF sometimes increases by 3 or 4 for each photo instead of by 1. Example counts: 19205, 19209, 19212, 19215, 19219. I’m usually using Live View and autofocus. Why does this happen?
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Briefly, when using Live View mode, shutter opens up several time per photo taken:
- Open shutter to start Live view
- Close shutter to reset sensor to "zero" state, open shutter to expose frame
- Close shutter after appropriate exposure time, re-open shutter to get back to Live view
If you don't take a picture, but switch camera off, then next frame will have following sequence:
- Open shutter to start Live view; close shutter because you decided not to take picture (switched camera off or switched live view off)
- Open shutter when you changed your mind (switched back to live view)
- close shutter, open shutter for exposure, closed shutter after exposure
- open shutter to get back to the live view
As you can see, you can have 3 or 4 shutter "clicks" per frame taken.
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This is normal when shooting in Live View.
In Live View, the camera has to move the shutter multiple times around a single photo:
- open the shutter to provide the live sensor feed
- close it to reset/prep for the actual exposure
- open for the exposure
- close after the exposure
- often reopen to return to Live View
Because shutter count tracks shutter actuations, not just finished photos, one captured image can add 3–4 counts.
If you enter or leave Live View without taking a shot, that can add extra shutter movements too, so the next photo’s EXIF count may look like it jumped by even more.
So on a D5100, seeing the count rise by several steps per photo while using Live View autofocus is expected behavior, not usually a fault.
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