Shutter preference

Shutter speed is the time your lens stays open when you take a picture. So how long the light falls on your camera's sensor and how long the sensor can process 'light information'. The shutter speed is displayed in a known unit, namely in seconds. Or often in part of a second, then it is displayed as for example 1/200 (1-two-hundredths of a second) many cameras have the default setting of 1/8000 to 30" (seconds). With 1/8000 being a super short shutter speed and 30" (sec) very long.

The shutter speed you use depends on what you want to show in your photo. If you want to freeze your image, take a short shutter speed (1/100 for example). Then your subject stands still, while in reality it may be moving. (sports mode as automatic subject mode on many cameras). But maybe you want to show the movement in your photo, and then you consciously choose for a slightly longer shutter speed! It is important that your background remains sharp, so then a tripod is wise not to let your entire image be moved.

A handymnemonic to figure out the longest shutter speed that you can usecan shoot sharp without a tripod this is: 1/mm of your lens(lens) so with a 100 mm lens you can take up to 1/100 sharp photos without a tripod. With a 50 mm lens you can go up to 1/50, with a large lens of 220 mm you can go to 1/220. This is a rule of thumb.

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