Questions tagged [electronic-shutter]
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LED lighting problem: Bands of uneven exposure on images taken under LED lighting with silent shutter (full electronic shutter)?
My question is how to avoid banding in images made under LED lights using a full electronic shutter.
I am using a Sony AIII and Sony A9 cameras. When I photograph with the A7III using silent shutter (...
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Why does electronic first curtain shutter affect rendering of blurred backgrounds?
Many recent cameras allow using electronic first curtain shutter with mechanical second curtain, avoiding the huge rolling shutter drawbacks of fully electronic shutter and at the same time avoiding ...
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Why does the electronic shutter prone to diffraction?
According to some comparisons I've read between mechanical and electronic shutters, the latter is prone to the diffraction of light, how so?
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Electronic shutter - what controls it?
From what I've read thus far, electronic shutter is a type of device that controls whether the image sensor is turned off or on non-mechanically.
What exactly controls it and how does it turns the ...
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After the mechanical shutter of a mirrorless camera dies, can it still record videos?
A similar question has already been asked about DSLR cameras, but it may very well be different in a mirrorless camera (please refer to this page).
So here are my questions:
Will it still be able to ...
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How does electronic first curtain shutter match the second curtain?
I previously incorrectly
understood how the shutter curtains work. I thought they move at so high
speed that e.g. at 1/4000 s shutter speed, the first curtain first opens very
quickly, the shutter is ...
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What's the reason for the different P-mode shutter speeds between the electronic and the mechanical shutter on the Olympus M10 ii?
When I use the P mode on my M10 Mark ii, the shutter speed seems to default to around 1/125 when using the mechanical shutter and to a much lower 1/30 when using the electronic shutter?
Might there ...
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What is an "auto electric shutter"?
In looking at the characteristics of a TV-camera called VEC-255-IP, I came across: DIP switch modes: 1) "AES" - auto electric shutter 2) "DC IRIS".
What is an auto-electric shutter? Is it different ...
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What are the downsides of the Olympus Anti-shock Shutter Release (electronic front curtain shutter) on the M10 Mark ii?
From what I understand this uses an electronic front curtain shutter, which I do not know how does it work.
Does it present the same disadvantages as a regular electronic shutter? - which are:
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Why do mirrorless cameras have shorter battery life?
I'm thinking of trading in my Canon EOS 650D (DSLR) and buying an EOS M5 (Mirrorless). But apparently mirrorless cameras don't last very long in between recharges.
This would be a problem for me ...
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Why are long exposures limited in silent mode on the Lumix GX80/GX85?
I'm almost answering my own question here, but wondered if anyone else came across this "feature".
I often have my camera in silent mode as I take quite a few "street" shots. I am aware that this ...
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Digital camera shutters
I'm researching different cameras and I've come across a question that I can't find a straight answer to. How do shutters in digital cameras work from a photographer's perspective?
Firstly, does a ...
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Life expectancy of an electronic shutter
I just came into concerning about the shutter life of a DSLR. The two curtains gradually wear and tear along with a number of up down movements, right?
But, what about a non-mechanical shutter, ...
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Why do electronic shutters expose row by row?
This question connects with my previous question, Why do cameras use a slit between two curtains rather than exposing the entire sensor instantly? This question is about why the slit thing comes with ...
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How can an electronic shutter reduce dynamic range?
I read a recent review of a camera which can use either its mechanical shutter or an electronic shutter. The review mentions a problem they noticed with the mechanical shutter, and then notes that the ...
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What determines the fastest shutter speed for an electronic shutter?
I tried my luck over at Robotics but didn't have any luck finding somebody knowledgeable. Somebody therefore suggested to post the question here again.
I understand that there are different types of ...
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CCD sensors use a digital shutter. Why don't the more expensive CMOS sensors?
This answer mentions that CMOS sensors "cannot" use digital shutters where as CCD sensors can. Even if some models have the ability to, it is certainly typically for CMOS sensors to use mechanical ...
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Do DSLRs allow use of electronic shutter for photography for stop-motion?
I'm going to be purchasing a DSLR soon for doing frame-by-frame paper, stop-motion animation video work. I do not want to have to keep fixing a mechanical shutter for my DSLR, which I hear is a ...
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