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• aperture-priority
  aperture-priority

  adjective

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

aperture-priority

American  

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

Also aperture-preferred

adjective

Photography.

1. 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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aperture priority British  

noun

1. photog an automatic exposure system in which the photographer selects the aperture and the camera then automatically sets the correct shutter speed Compare shutter priority

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