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I have a Kodak P880 digital camera. Nice consumer camera in its day, c. 2005.
It is OK for the $190 I paid for it.
Bought it three years ago on Ebay.
It was known to be slow, as that was one of the cons when reviewed on dpreview.com, but it seems that it writes to the card slower than it used to.
And the autofocus seems to have a harder time catching a good image.
In just over 3 years, I have taken about 9,000--10,000 shots with it.
(I see used professional cameras touting low exposures, at about that range.) Should I expect that after at least 9000 shots, that it would degrade in performance, even if it has no physical damage, been cared for, never dropped or abused, etc?
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Most of the consumer type cameras seem to hit their limits between 10K and 12K, though I have seen a few posters on dpreview.com claim upwards of 20K. As mathjak said, things fall apart after a while.
Of course, my Dad's old Browning 625 still works well from the 1940's. I just can't get film for it.
On these Digital Cameras do they have a real shutter mechanism or electronic shutter done at the processor level. I would presume the style~cost and size of camera would determine the shutter mechanism.
On these Digital Cameras do they have a real shutter mechanism or electronic shutter done at the processor level. I would presume the style~cost and size of camera would determine the shutter mechanism.
Digital SLRs have a real shutter but P&S cameras don't.
Slightly off-topic inquiry: How do you know how many exposures you've taken? Is this available in the camera somewhere?
what brand camera do you have?? you are asking about a digital camera correct?
you download a program free off the web..google "actuation count program"..specific to your camera and follow instructions...use the last photo you shot.....the EXIF will give you the number of the last picture you took and that is how many "clicks or actuation" (exposures) on the camera
feel free to DM me if you need.
As with any electronic device, typically, the more parts that are involved in it the more that can go wrong with it. A very simple point-and-shoot camera might well last longer than a DSLR, simply due to how much more complex a DSLR's inner workings are. Then you have to factor in that over the last few years, electronics manufacturers have been reducing quality control, the quality of materials being used in items, etc., in order to save money, too.
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