Shutter Speed Dial
Usually located on the right front (as you hold the camera), closer to the viewfinder.
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.
Aperture and Shutter Speed Dials
Aperture controls the amount of depth of field or how much is in focus, the smaller the f-number eg. 2.8 the item in focus will be crisp, clear and sharp but your backgrounds and foregrounds will be out of focus ...
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.
Put your camera on manual and set the shutter speed dial to Bulb (B). This allows the shutter to remain open for as long as the cable release is locked on.
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.
At the T setting, the shutter remains open until it is manually closed by rotating the shutter speed dial. Teleconverter An optical system mounted between the camera body and the lens to increase the effective focal length of the lens.
Remember that it's going to get dark during the eclipse, so you may find it helpful to have a small flashlight at the ready so you can see the settings on your shutter speed dial in the sudden darkness when your bracketing exposures.
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.
 See also: Speed, Camera, Shutter, Light, Aperture
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