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shutter speed

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In a still camera, the length of time that the shutter is open, exposing the film (analog) or CCD or CMOS sensor (digital) to light for a single image. In a camcorder, the shutter speed is the frame speed; for example, 24, 30 or 60 frames per second (fps). See exposure and shutter lag.


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Your shutter speed stinks, F-stop is funky and your lens cap is on.
2 mega pixel, has a shutter speed of 1/725 second and weighs 160 grams, excluding Picture Card and battery.
They may select a fast shutter speed to stop action, or a slow one to blur it.
 
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