Digital Cameras: How many photographs can i take before it dies?

I think most people quote a camera life by the number of Shutter Actuations / Cycles.

Other things are wear and tear items, so it would really depends on how well you take care of your equipment.

It looks like Sony is officially quoting it at 100,000 actuations which is about Pro-level. (For comparison the Nikon D300 is rated at 150,000.)

Enjoy your camera!

The most stressed component in a camera is the battery and is usually the component that fails first, no real problem as it's easily replaced.

The only mechanical part which has a distinct 'lifetime' is the shutter mechanism. These are usually made by Seiko in all cameras, they are the specialist in timing mechanism's.

They usually have a 'lifetime' of 100,000, just to put that into perspective shooting a frame a second, 24 hours a day would take you 69.44 days to reach.

Note:- 100,000 is a minimum, the shutter doesn't die as soon as it's reached it, shutters have been known to double that and still be OK.

Chris

Not really. If the camera is well taken care of, does not suffer any abuse of any kind and is kept clean and dust free, nearly any digital camera can last for years! The technology can be way outdated before the unit actually dies. However, some of the cheaper units not so much; you get what you pay for!