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aperture-priority

[ ap-er-cher-prahy-or-i-tee, -awr- ]
/ ˈæp ər tʃər praɪˌɒr ɪ ti, -ˌɔr- /

adjective Photography.

of or relating to a semiautomatic exposure system in which the photographer presets the aperture and the camera selects the shutter speed.

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Nearby words

aperture, aperture card, aperture priority, aperture ratio, aperture synthesis, aperture-priority, apery, aperçu, apeshit, apetalous, apex
Also ap·er·ture-pre·ferred [ap-er-cher-pri-furd] /ˈæp ər tʃər prɪˌfɜrd/.
Compare shutter-priority.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for aperture priority

aperture priority

noun

photog an automatic exposure system in which the photographer selects the aperture and the camera then automatically sets the correct shutter speedCompare shutter priority
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