shutter speed

noun

, Photography.

1. speed ( def 5b ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of shutter speed¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Jiří Hřebíček created an artistic image of a carrion crow by using a long shutter speed while moving his camera on purpose.

From BBC

The shutter speed should be slow, but at most 15 seconds, to capture the trail of light moving across the sky, and you’ll need a tripod to prevent blurriness.

From Los Angeles Times

On Reddit, one user who described taking a photo of last year’s annular solar eclipse put solar filters over the lens and used the “pro mode, with ISO set to 50 and reduced the exposure and shutter speed till the exposure looked about right.”

From Los Angeles Times

“You’re going to want to keep your shutter speed pretty low and focus mainly on ISO,” the user said.

From Los Angeles Times

I asked the diver in charge to move the underwater camera to another lane in advance, and I took this photo during the men’s 200-meter breaststroke using the appropriate shutter speed and my custom white balance settings, one of the three presets I made on the camera.

From Seattle Times