Shutter speed dial

Shutter speed dial on manual focus cameras Exposure Compensation: Cameras now offer at least +/-3 stops of exposure compensation. Slide shooters only need +/-2 since this is the range slide films can handle.

The shutter speed dial of a Nikkormat EL. Slow shutter speed combined with panning the camera can achieve a motion blur for moving objects. A photo of sparks coming from coals (exposure time 15 seconds) ...

B (Bulb) - A shutter speed dial setting that indicates that the shutter will remain open as long as the release button is depressed - also known as the "B setting " or "Bulb" setting. The "B" setting is used for time exposures.

Usually, the slowest shutter speed that syncs with a flash unit is indicated in red or another off color or a lightning bolt symbol on the shutter speed dial.

ASA film speed dial, but no shutter speed dial. Two tiny lights on top of the camera. You focus the lens (both images come together in the viewfinder), and then rotate the aperture ring.

Shutter speed is displayed on the viewfinder status bar and on the top LCD, turn the shutter speed dial to select different shutter speeds in 0.3 EV steps.

The faster the speed the shorter the exposure. Shutter speed settings are given in the fraction of a second. Each setting is half the duration of the preceding one in a constant scale, marked on the shutter speed dial or ring.

If your camera is set for flash synchronization only at one shutter speed, usually 1/60 and marked with a lightning bolt on the shutter speed dial, you may not be able to use faster shutter speeds, ...

See also: Shutter, Aperture, Light, Shutter speed, Speed