AShutter Speed and Aperture

The same exposure can be achieved with different combinations of shutter speed and aperture. Fast shutter speeds and larger apertures freeze moving objects and soften background details, while slow shutter speeds and small apertures blur moving objects and bring out background details.

Shutter speed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aperture

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control panel

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Fast shutter speed (1/1,600 s)

Slow shutter speed (1 s)

Small aperture (f/36)

Large aperture (f/3)

(Remember, the larger the f-number, the smaller the aperture.)

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