focal-plane shutter

[ foh-kuhl pleyn ]

noun

, Photography.

1. a camera shutter situated directly in front of the film.

Word History and Origins

Origin of focal-plane shutter¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

The photographer must change the plate, set the focal plane shutter, and press the release.

From Project Gutenberg

He must have heard me in some way, and surely must have heard the purr of the focal plane shutter as I took his picture.

From Project Gutenberg