What Are the Different Types of Camera Shutters?

The English name of the shutter is Shutter. The shutter is a device on the camera that controls the effective exposure time of the photosensitive film.

Shutter type

The English name of the shutter is Shutter. The shutter is a device on the camera that controls the effective exposure time of the photosensitive film.
Chinese name
Shutter type
Foreign name
Shutter
Function
Accurately regulate exposure time
Species
Electronic shutter, mechanical shutter and manual shutter
Current digital camera shutters include electronic shutters, mechanical shutters and manual shutters.
The difference between electronic shutters and mechanical shutters is that they control the shutters differently. The former is easily damaged by the wind and sand, while the latter is also afraid of the erosion of the sand, but it is easy to clean.

Shutter Type Electronic Shutter

The shutter time is controlled by a circuit that controls the shutter coil magnets. Most of the gears and linkage parts are made of plastic.

Shutter type mechanical shutter

It is driven by gears to control time, and the linkage and gears are mostly made of copper and iron.

Shutter type: manual shutter

When you need more than 1 second exposure time, you need to use the manual shutter. When using the manual shutter, the shutter is opened for a long time when the shutter release button is pressed, and the shutter does not close until the release button is released. This is a shutter set specifically for long exposures.
As for the common manual shutter function of SLR cameras, although you can freely determine the length of the exposure time and higher shooting flexibility, most consumer digital cameras currently cannot support it, providing up to 2 seconds, 8 seconds, and 16 seconds. Wait for slower defaults.

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