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shutter-priority

[shuht-er-prahy-or-i-tee, -awr-]
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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Also shut·ter-pre·ferred [shuht-er-pri-furd] /ˈʃʌt ər prɪˌfɜrd/.
Compare aperture-priority.

Origin of shutter-priority

First recorded in 1970–75
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British Dictionary definitions for shutter priority

shutter priority

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