What is shutter speed ? (Newbie Alert)!

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

03/13/2006 12:48:04 AM · #1

What is shutter speed and how to change it?

Tej

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

03/13/2006 12:51:59 AM · #2

Its simply the time for which the shutter is open to let the light get through the lens. 2 seconds is a long time for shutter to be open in normal light conditions.

In most of point-and-shoot cameras it might not be possible to change the shutter speed as it is decided by camera based on available light and aperture. But all the "like-SLR" and SLRs have option of choosing shutter speed.

Since its long time for shutter to be open, Tripod will be needed for this one...unless we are looking at abstracts :)

Hope this helps.

308

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III

03/13/2006 12:53:22 AM · #3

Shutter speed is the time that the shutter remains open, you need atleast a good point and shoot camera to set the shutter speeds.

GIS_boy

Canon EOS-7D

Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon

03/13/2006 12:53:35 AM · #4

Shutter speed � The camera's shutter speed is a measurement of how long its shutter remains open as the picture is taken. The slower the shutter speed, the longer the exposure time. When the shutter speed is set to 1/125 or simply 125, this means that the shutter will be open for exactly 1/125th of one second. The shutter speed and aperture together control the total amount of light reaching the sensor. Some digital cameras have a shutter priority mode that allows you to set the shutter speed to your liking.

ShorterThanJesus

Nikon D300

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

03/13/2006 12:54:36 AM · #5

I'll make the assumption that the Nokia 6680 camera phone will not have a manual mode to alter these functions. Unfortunately, like many of the Point & Shoot users on the site, this challenge is probably not accessible for you.

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra

03/13/2006 01:09:14 AM · #6

Originally posted by ShorterThanJesus:

Unfortunately, like many of the Point & Shoot users on the site, this challenge is probably not accessible for you.

I don't believe that this is a valid statement and will discourage many people with actual camera's from attemting this challenge. Why bring people down?

Bear_Music

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

03/13/2006 01:19:55 AM · #7

It's a member challenge anyway, not an open one, and OP is a registered member, so... But for sure, many P&S cameras allow setting shutter speed up to a few seconds.

R.

Message edited by author 2006-03-13 01:29:46.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

03/13/2006 01:21:59 AM · #8

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

It's a member challenge anyway, not an open one, and OP is a registered member, so... But for sure, may P&S cameras allow setting shutter speed up to a few seconds.

R.

My longest exposure is 1/2 second.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

03/13/2006 01:28:01 AM · #9

Originally posted by GeneralE:

My longest exposure is 1/2 second.

Which is plenty long enough with some creativity to make the viewers believe!

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

03/13/2006 01:30:04 AM · #10

Originally posted by TooCool:

Originally posted by GeneralE:
My longest exposure is 1/2 second.

Which is plenty long enough with some creativity to make the viewers believe!

But not to actually meet the challenge critera. How would I live with myself?

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

03/13/2006 01:32:12 AM · #11

Like this?

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

03/13/2006 01:34:38 AM · #12

I need to borrow that to do my "spring cleaning" this year!

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

03/13/2006 01:36:02 AM · #13

Originally posted by GeneralE:

I need to borrow that to do my "spring cleaning" this year!

Just don't look for it to be there between 4-5:00am... ;-)

ShorterThanJesus

Nikon D300

03/13/2006 01:50:31 AM · #14

Originally posted by TooCool:

I don't believe that this is a valid statement and will discourage many people with actual camera's from attemting this challenge. Why bring people down?

I want to apologize, I didn't mean it to be discouraging. I must have simply not understood the operation of the point and shoot digital cameras which I've used. [removed nonsense]

Edit: I was obviously very wrong about there being a cap on the shutter speed... I'm having to look hard and quite far back to find a camera without suitable manual controls, everything out there which I've used apparently did have the abilities and my memory was simply wrong. Sorry.

Message edited by author 2006-03-13 02:13:41.

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra

03/14/2006 01:53:14 AM · #15

Thanks for all the replies guys. I just wanted to know what is shutter speed. I dont have any plans to enter the Two sec challenge (I wouldnt be able to as i am not a member). I have already submitted a photo for Footwear. I wonder why the votimg has not yet started as today is 14th the last day of submission.

Bear_Music

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

03/14/2006 02:13:29 AM · #16

We can still submit until midnight today server time, which is at the bottom right of every page. Server time is USA EST zone.

Robt.

crayon

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1

03/14/2006 02:18:28 AM · #17

Originally posted by Vishal:

Your phone captures photos with EXIF data?

eschelar

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

03/14/2006 02:20:51 AM · #18

It will be fun to see what you can do with a phone cam.

I've seen a couple websites out there that have photo stuff just for phone cams. I think there's one that sony sponsored.

There are actually some pretty decent pics.

I saw a 6mp phone camera the other day and the 3mp cams are already coming out. Give them enough light and you can actually take something that looks somewhat half decent in 640x480

03/14/2006 02:25:52 AM · #19

Originally posted by crayon:

Originally posted by Vishal:
Thanks for all the replies guys. I just wanted to know what is shutter speed. I dont have any plans to enter the Two sec challenge (I wouldnt be able to as i am not a member). I have already submitted a photo for Footwear. I wonder why the votimg has not yet started as today is 14th the last day of submission.

Your phone captures photos with EXIF data?

Yes.

crayon

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FH1

03/14/2006 02:29:59 AM · #20

Originally posted by eschelar:

I saw a 6mp phone camera the other day and the 3mp cams are already coming out. Give them enough light and you can actually take something that looks somewhat half decent in 640x480

But any of them attach EXIF data onto the files to-date?
I know Sony is pushing out very decent camera-phones lately.