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shutter priority

Noun

Meaning

shutter priority (uncountable)

(photography, often used attributively) A setting in many professional-grade and advanced-amateur-grade cameras which allows a photographer to manually set the shutter speed of an exposure while the camera then automatically selects the correct aperture setting for that exposure.

shutter-priority (uncountable)

Alternative form of shutter priority

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Alternative names

shutter-priority

Examples

Nikon at first produced an aperture-priority camera, but later made subtle changes on the inside of their bayonet mount, which allowed for shutter-priority automation without obsoleting the photographers lenses. Source: Internet

This camera was of the 'shutter-priority' type automation, which meant that the camera selected the correct aperture automatically. Source: Internet

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