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shutter-priority

[shuht-er-prahy-or-i-tee, -awr-] /ˈʃʌt ər praɪˌɒr ɪ ti, -ˌɔr-/
adjective, Photography.
1.
of or relating to a semiautomatic exposure system in which the photographer presets the shutter speed and the camera selects the aperture.
Also, shutter-preferred
[shuht-er-pri-furd] /ˈʃʌt ər prɪˌfɜrd/ (Show IPA).
Compare aperture-priority.
Origin of shutter-priority
1970-1975
1970-75
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See shutter-priority

adjective

in photography, pertaining to setting the shutter speed on an automatic or autofocus camera for which the camera sets the aperture for proper exposure; also called shutter-preferred

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