Questions tagged [shutter-speed]
The shutter speed is a measure of how long how film or sensor is exposed to light, due to the shutter being opened and closed. This is usually measured in seconds, or fractions of a second. Longer shutter speeds allow more light to onto the film or sensor and allow more subject movement.
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High shutter speed VS ND filter
I wonder, when you have too much light for example in snowy conditions, you can reduce the amount of light by using ND filter or High shutter speed.
For videos it's obvious that shutter speed should ...
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Does a DSLR lens have a shutter speed?
I was analysing the combination of a Nikon D5600 and AF-P DX NIKKOR 10-20MM F/4.5-5.6G VR, mainly for Northern lights photo purpose.
The Nikkor lens which I am analysing is not a fast lens so I will ...
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What configuration would limit my DSLR's shutter speed to 1/200?
I'm using a T4i with a 100mm f/2.8L (with macro twin flash). In manual mode, I could select any shutter speed down to 1/4000. However, when shooting the DSLR would set it back to 1/200. Does it depend ...
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Recommended shutter speed for action sports?
What shutter speed do professional sports photographers typically use for action sports like football and basketball?
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Would there be a noticeable difference between long exposure and brighter light?
If I take one photo with long exposure and dimmer lights (e.g. constant lighting) and then another photo with short exposure but lights brighter to the level enough to compensate for the shorter ...
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Can´t control shutter speed/aperture values in P mode, half clicking the shutter
When I half click the shutter on a Canon XSi/450D in program mode to setup shutter speed and aperture, theese values will show up in the topmost two boxes in the interface (starting from yesterday):
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How to coax 8-sec shutter on aperture prio film cam?
Camera: Yashica Electro 35 cc
Hi guys!
Multiple records about my camera model indicate that it has a shutter speed range of 1/250 to 8sec.
However, I recently tried to photograph an orange streelit ...
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Why are my photo's not so sharp even when using a tripod?
I took the following photos yesterday to capture the shades of sunset skies. However, I am utterly disappointed with the sharpness of the overall pictures (areas in shadows particularly very soft) and ...
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How can I take photos during a school dance?
I am a beginner photographer, and I am on our school's yearbook committee. We have school dances. There are lots of strobe lights, lasers, and UV lights. So basically, the worst conditions for photo ...
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How can I get a fixed short exposure ( < 2s) with a GoPro Hero 4 Black?
Does anybody knows about way to fix or manually set the exposure of a GoPro Hero 4 Black (FW HD4.02.02.00.00). I want to set short exposure (< 2 sec), so that each shot has the same parameter.
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Underexposure problem
I have a low level consumer dslr (Nikon D3400) and recently was trying to capture a bird flying in my backyard. It was around noon, bright sunny day. I was using a telephoto lens at 200mm to try to ...
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Why did early photographs need such long exposure times?
I recently read on Wikipedia (can also be found on other sources) that the first photographs/cameras needed exposure times of several images, sometimes up to hours.
e.g. The caption for this image:
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Shutter sync issue with Godox X2T-N and Nikon D5100
I just purchased a Godox X2T-N transmitter for my Nikon D5100, along with a Godox TT600 speedlite.
Playing with it I noticed pictures were cut in half horizontally, the upper part being more ...
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Time difference between Auto Mode and Other modes
I'm a super newbie to photography. I would like some clarification on the following:
I am shooting an image in Auto mode. There is no shutter lag at all and the picture looks good. The settings are: ...
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Why is my Nikon camera limited to ¹⁄₂₀₀th shutter speed even though I'm not using a flash?
The maximum shutter speed I'm able to set my D600 to is 200. Can someone help me figure out why? I am NOT using a flash attachment so I'm not sure what the probem is.
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