March 2014
Beginner
128 pages
2h 1m
English
Shutter speed and ‘Shutter Priority‘
The bish, bash, bosh guide to shutter speed
When you take a photograph, your camera’s shutter opens, letting in light. It stays open for a period of time (usually only a fraction of a second) and then closes, cutting off the light. This period of time is called the ‘shutter speed’.

For reasons you’ll soon see, sometimes you’ll want to be in total control of your shutter speed. In these cases, the best mode to use is ‘Shutter Priority’, which is marked by S or Tv.
‘Shutter Priority’ allows you to change your shutter speed, while your camera kindly sorts out the correct corresponding aperture. But let’s ignore ...
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