shutter-priority
[ shuht-er-prahy-or-i-tee, -awr- ]
/ ˈʃʌt ər praɪˌɒr ɪ ti, -ˌɔr- /
adjective Photography.
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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Nearby words
shutter, shutter priority, shutter release, shutter speed, shutter-bug, shutter-priority, shutterbug, shuttered, shuttering, shutting stile, shuttle
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
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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