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  shutter-priority

  adjective

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

  noun

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

shutter-priority

American  

[shuht-er-prahy-or-i-tee, -awr-] / ˈʃʌt ər praɪˌɒr ɪ ti, -ˌɔr- /

Also shutter-preferred

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.

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shutter priority British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of shutter-priority

First recorded in 1970–75

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• aperture-priority vs. shutter-priority