Equipment Depreciation Calculator
Calculate annual depreciation, per-shoot equipment cost, and replacement timeline for your photography gear.
Inputs
Results
Annual Depreciation
$800.00
≈ 9 nice dinners out
Cost per Shoot
$8.00
≈ 2 cups of coffee
How to Use This Calculator
- Enter Equipment Purchase Price, Useful Life, and Salvage/Resale Value.
- Set Shoots per Year.
- Review Annual Depreciation ($) and Cost per Shoot ($).
- Use Monthly Depreciation ($) and Book Value (at midlife) ($) to inform your decision.
- Use the chart to visualize the results and explore different scenarios by adjusting inputs.
How the result changes with Equipment Purchase Price
| Equipment Purchase Price | Annual Depreciation | Cost per Shoot |
|---|---|---|
| $10,000.00 | $1,800.00 | $18.00 |
| $35,000.00 | $6,800.00 | $68.00 |
| $65,000.00 | $12,800.00 | $128.00 |
| $90,000.00 | $17,800.00 | $178.00 |
What each input means
- Equipment Purchase Price
- Original purchase price of the equipment.
- Useful Life
- Expected years of professional use before replacement.
- Salvage/Resale Value
- Expected resale value at end of useful life.
- Shoots per Year
- Number of shoots this equipment is used for annually.
What each result means
- Annual Depreciation
- Yearly depreciation expense.
- Monthly Depreciation
- Monthly depreciation for budgeting.
- Cost per Shoot
- Equipment cost allocated per shoot.
- Book Value (at midlife)
- Estimated current value at halfway point.
- Replace in Year
- Year when equipment should be replaced.
How this is calculated
Worked example, using the default values
- Identify Input Parameters4 parametersEquipment Purchase Price = 5000, Useful Life = 5, Salvage/Resale Value = 1000, Shoots per Year = 100 = 4 input(s) provided
- Calculate Annual DepreciationAnnual Depreciation800 = $800
- Calculate Cost per ShootCost per Shoot8 = $8
- Calculate Monthly DepreciationMonthly Depreciation66.67 = $66.67
- Calculate Book ValueBook Value = Math3000 = $3,000
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