shutter-priority

[ shuht-er-prahy-or-i-tee, -awr- ]

adjective

, Photography.

1. of or relating to a semiautomatic exposure system in which the photographer presets the shutter speed and the camera selects the aperture.

shutter priority

noun

1. photog an automatic exposure system in which the photographer selects the shutter speed and the camera then automatically sets the correct aperture Compare aperture priority

Word History and Origins

Origin of shutter-priority¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

“I think there should be an shutter-priority or aperture-priority option for the more savvy camera users,” he adds.

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