Shutter Speed

What are the three pillars of photography?

• Shutter speed, ISO, and aperture

• Exposure time, ISO, and aperture

• Shutter speed, exposure time, and aperture

• Shutter speed, ISO, and exposure time

What is shutter speed defined as?

• The length of time the image sensor is exposed to incoming light

• The time it takes for the mirror to flip up in a camera

• The time it takes for the doors to move in a camera

• The time it takes for the mirror to fall back into place in a camera

What happens when the shutter button is pressed in a standard DSLR camera?

• A mirror flips up, allowing light to pass into the camera

• A small door moves from top to bottom, exposing the sensor

• Another door falls down, covering up the entire sensor

• All of the above

How does the length of the shutter speed affect the amount of light entering the camera?

• The longer the shutter is kept open, the more light enters the camera

• The shorter the shutter speed, the more light enters the camera

• The length of the shutter speed does not affect the amount of light

• The amount of light entering the camera is determined by the aperture

What is the purpose of metering the scene in auto mode?

• To determine an adequate shutter speed

• To calculate the ISO and aperture

• To prevent the picture from becoming over or underexposed

• All of the above

How can you manually change the shutter speed in a camera?

• By putting the camera in shutter priority mode

• By putting the camera in full manual mode

• By changing the ISO and aperture settings

• By activating the bulb mode

How are shutter speeds measured?

• In fractions of a second

• In milliseconds

• In seconds

• In minutes

What does a shutter speed of 1/250 mean?

• The shutter speed is 1/250th of a second

• The shutter speed is 1/4 a second

• The shutter speed is 1/100 of a second

• The shutter speed is 1/1000th of a second

What is the maximum shutter speed most cameras can handle?

• One four thousandth of a second

• One eight thousandth of a second

• One thirty second of a second

• One minute

What is bulb mode used for?

• To achieve longer shutter speeds

• To freeze the action

• To capture fast movement

• To correct for minor shanks