The shutter speed of a camera is how long the lens is open to let light in. Slow shutter speeds make it possible to take pictures when it's darker out.
Faster shutter speeds mean you have to be in a brighter place, but the advantage is you get to freeze motion and have less blur.
Here is water pouring into my can at a series of different shutter speeds that illustrates the differences at different settings.
You can find larger versions here.
1/60 of a second
1/125 of a second
1/1000 of a second
1/1500 of a second
1/2000 of a second
1/3000 of a second
1/4000 of a second
3 comments:
Interesting shots - Thanks for sharing, I have a digital camera, but it is a cross between a point and shoot and SLR. It does have features for adjusting shutter speed, although I have stayed mostly on the automatic modes. I guess I need to try out some of the manual methods.
great examples. I'm hoping some day I'll have more than a point and shoot
I have always wanted a DSLR and now I want it even more!!!!
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