Camera Shutter Speed

Camera Shutter Speed2017-05-29T18:19:59+01:00

Shutter Speeds

Shutter speed is ‘the amount of time that the shutter is open’. In digital photography shutter speed is the length of time that your image sensor ‘sees’ the scene you’re attempting to capture
  • Shutters open and close just like window shutters
  • Shutter speed controls the duration of light entering the camera.
  • Shutter speeds are set in fractions of a second
  • Each major shutter speed is known as a 'stop'
  • Aperture or Shutter Speed priority - which one should you use?
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