shutter speed
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shutter speed
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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"I learned how to shoot at night, adjust shutter speed and aperture," said Keerthi, who lives in the Tenkasi district.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025
The shutter speed should be slow, but at most 15 seconds, to capture the trail of light moving across the sky, and you’ll need a tripod to prevent blurriness.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2024
He adopted a heavy, tripod-mounted 8x10 Deardorff camera, with a slow shutter speed and shallow depth of field, whose seeming inconveniences introduced a new rigor.
From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2023
Note the shutter speed on the easy-to-read top display.
From The Verge • Sep. 9, 2022
Peter asked the pilot to fly low circles around the pyramids while he put together the perfect match of light, lens, angle, and shutter speed.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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