shutter
pronunciation
How to pronounce shutter in British English:
UK [ˈʃʌtə(r)]
How to pronounce shutter in American English:
US [ˈʃʌtər]
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- Noun:
- a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure
- a hinged blind for a window
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- Verb:
- close with shutters
Word Origin
- shutter (v.)
- 1826, from shutter (n.). Related: Shuttered; shuttering.
- shutter (n.)
- 1540s, "one who shuts" (see shut (v.)); meaning "movable wooden or iron screen for a window" is from 1680s. Photographic sense of "device for opening and closing the aperture of a lens" is from 1862.
Example
- 1. This time frame depends on the camera 's shutter speed .
- 2. High shutter speeds enable moving objects to be clearly photographed .
- 3. Now you should see the inner parts of the shutter .
- 4. Scan the frame before pressing the shutter release , looking for distractions and unnecessary elements .
- 5. You can artificially achieve this effect in a usual scene using cameras with a slow shutter speed .