Shutter Speed

Canon 600D @ f/22, 1/4 sec, ISO-100 (Panorama)

What is shutter speed?

Shutter speed is the amount of time a camera shutter is open to allow light into the camera sensor. Fast shutter speed will freeze the motion, while slow shutter speed capture motion blurring. Fast shutter speed will also gives under exposed photos while slow shutter speed otherwise. The choice of selected shutter speed is really depends on what type of photograph you want to capture. The examples below show that the shutter speed will affect the exposure of your photo. 

Canon 600D @ 49mm, f/9, 1/60 sec, ISO-100

Canon 600D @ 49mm, f/9, 1/30 sec, ISO-100

DSLR Camera Shooting Modes (P, S, A and M modes)

P, S, A and M modes are shooting modes or exposure modes that give the user the freedom of controlling the aperture or shutter speed.

Canon 600D

Mode P (Program AE)

The camera automatically sets the aperture and shutter speed for the right exposure.

Mode P

Mode Tv (Shutter Priority AE)

The photographer has the freedom of controlling the shutter speed and the camera will automatically adjusts the aperture to obtain optimal exposure. The photographer may adjust shutter speed to make moving subjects look still or capture motion blurring.

Mode Tv