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Camera Basics - Shutter Speed — Transcript

by Apalapse · 595 words · 90 segments · language en · Watch on YouTube

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  1. 0:00what is shutter speed well it may seem
  2. 0:03like the answer is obvious there's more
  3. 0:05to shutter speed than meets the eye
  4. 0:06let's take a closer look shutter speed
  5. 0:09is one of the three pillars of
  6. 0:10Photography the other two being ISO and
  7. 0:13aperture also known as exposure time
  8. 0:16shutter speed is defined as the length
  9. 0:18of time the image sensor in a camera is
  10. 0:20exposed to incoming light before we go
  11. 0:23more in depth however let's take a look
  12. 0:25at the different parts of the camera
  13. 0:27that contribute to taking a photo in a
  14. 0:30standard DSLR when you press the shutter
  15. 0:32button a mirror flips up allowing light
  16. 0:34to pass into the camera instead of the
  17. 0:36viewfinder once the mirror is flipped
  18. 0:38upwards a small door will move from top
  19. 0:41to bottom exposing the sensor beneath
  20. 0:43after that another door will fall down
  21. 0:46covering up the entire sensor after the
  22. 0:48second door closes your mirror will fall
  23. 0:50back into place the doors will then
  24. 0:52reset to their original positions
  25. 0:54underneath the longer the shutter is
  26. 0:56kept open the more light will enter the
  27. 0:58camera in auto mode cameras will meter
  28. 1:01the scene and determine an adequate
  29. 1:03shutter speed to keep the picture from
  30. 1:04becoming either over or underexposed you
  31. 1:07can manually change the shutter speed by
  32. 1:10either putting the camera in shutter
  33. 1:12priority mode which will let you change
  34. 1:14shutter speed letting the camera
  35. 1:16calculate ISO and aperture or full
  36. 1:18manual mode which gives you full control
  37. 1:21over all your camera settings shutter
  38. 1:23speeds are measured in fractions of a
  39. 1:25second when under 1 second for example 1
  40. 1:28over4 displayed on the camera means the
  41. 1:30shutter speed is 1/4 a second whereas 1
  42. 1:33over 250 means the shutter speed is 1
  43. 1:36250th of a second most cameras can
  44. 1:39handle shutter speeds as fast as 1/
  45. 1:4114,000 of a second or sometimes even as
  46. 1:44high as 1 18,000 of a second and shutter
  47. 1:47speeds as long as 30 seconds longer
  48. 1:50shutter speeds can be achieved using a
  49. 1:51function known as bulb mode where the
  50. 1:54shutter speed is determined by the
  51. 1:55length of time the shutter button is
  52. 1:57activated either manually or through a
  53. 1:59remote trigger it's good to know what
  54. 2:01effects different shutter speeds have as
  55. 2:03it can affect the type of picture
  56. 2:05produced short shutter speeds often
  57. 2:08quicker than 1 1,000th of a second are
  58. 2:10fast enough to capture the fast movement
  59. 2:12of Wildlife and sports and freeze water
  60. 2:15droplets and small particles for
  61. 2:18everyday photography shutter speeds
  62. 2:20around 1/1 100th of a second are fast
  63. 2:23enough to keep subjects from blurring if
  64. 2:25you're shooting handheld longer shutter
  65. 2:27speeds may also cause your shaky hand to
  66. 2:30blur the photo newer lenses from most
  67. 2:32manufacturers have attempted to solve
  68. 2:34this problem by introducing vibration
  69. 2:37reduction technology and the lenses to
  70. 2:39correct for minor shakes night
  71. 2:41photography will often utilize longer
  72. 2:43shutter speeds to capture as much light
  73. 2:46as possible shutter speeds as long as 20
  74. 2:48or 30 seconds may even be used to take
  75. 2:51pictures of the Milky Way knowing the
  76. 2:53principles of shutter speed will allow
  77. 2:54you to make better decisions about how
  78. 2:56you want your picture to look whether
  79. 2:58you're freezing the action creating a
  80. 3:00Time Warp effect letting in little light
  81. 3:03or as much as you can though it's a very
  82. 3:05basic concept of Photography it is no
  83. 3:08less important than making a fantastic
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