0:03 you must have heard the shutter sound of
0:05 the camera while capturing images right
0:08 camera shutter has been one of the
0:10 oldest yet probably the most neglected
0:12 parts of the camera that haven't seen
0:15 much technological innovation
0:16 but camera shutter has a direct
0:18 influence on image quality
0:20 so every photographer needs to have
0:22 sound knowledge about the types of
0:24 shutters used in cameras
0:26 their usage and their pros and cons and
0:29 in this video
0:30 we are going to discuss everything about
0:32 camera shutters so that you can use them
0:34 more effectively so with that being said
0:37 let's start the video
0:43 there are three types of camera shutters
0:45 that are widely used in cameras today
0:47 the mechanical shutter the electronic
0:49 first curtain shutter and lastly the
0:52 electronic shutter
0:54 [Music]
1:01 now let's start with the mechanical
1:02 shutter
1:03 well it sounds exactly like what it is
1:06 in most of the cameras today you will
1:09 find two mechanical curtains in front of
1:11 the sensor
1:12 when you press the shutter button those
1:14 two curtains start to move while
1:16 maintaining a calculated distance
1:18 between them
1:19 this little opening between those two
1:21 curtains is the only way light can enter
1:23 into the sensor if you increase the
1:25 shutter speed the opening becomes
1:27 smaller allowing a lesser amount of
1:29 light to enter on the other hand if you
1:32 slow down the shutter speed the opening
1:34 widens and more light can enter which
1:37 makes your images brighter
1:39 so now that we have understood how a
1:41 mechanical shutter works let's discuss
1:43 some advantages and disadvantages of
1:46 using a mechanical shutter
1:48 the mechanical shutter is the oldest
1:50 form of a camera shutter which is
1:52 continuing its legacy even in today's
1:54 modern cameras
1:55 and as we are so used to the clicking
1:57 sound of the mechanical shutter
1:59 using a mechanical shutter gives some
2:01 people a sense of contentment when
2:03 shooting pictures
2:05 a mechanical shutter is suitable for all
2:07 types of photography they are also fast
2:09 enough though not the fastest of all
2:12 still you can achieve a shutter speed of
2:14 1 by 4 000 or even 8 000 of a second in
2:18 most cameras available today one of the
2:20 major advantages of using a mechanical
2:22 shutter is it allows you to sync a
2:24 flashlight with your camera
2:26 though a mechanical shutter is the
2:28 oldest form of shutter available today
2:30 it didn't see much innovation
2:32 so as days went by it became kind of
2:35 obsolete and there are many issues
2:37 associated with the mechanical shutter
2:39 that might make things difficult for you
2:41 for example the shutter sound though
2:44 satisfying to many photographers is not
2:46 always welcomed particularly when you
2:49 are shooting in a meeting or other
2:50 places where silence is preferred
2:53 besides the movement of the curtains in
2:55 a mechanical shutter sometimes
2:57 introduces some shake which might reduce
2:59 the sharpness of your images
3:01 now there is a way of eliminating the
3:03 shutter vibration it's called the
3:05 electronic first curtain shutter which
3:08 we're going to discuss next
3:16 in the electronic first curtain shutter
3:18 the center is exposed to light all the
3:20 time and when you click the shutter
3:22 button the sensor starts reading and
3:24 after the reading is finished the
3:26 curtains move to block live from
3:28 entering the sensor in this shutter only
3:31 one curtain moves and there is no
3:33 vibration while capturing images as the
3:36 curtain moves after the sensors finishes
3:38 its reading however there are some
3:40 downsides to using an electronic first
3:42 curtain shutter it can reduce the bokeh
3:45 from your image
3:46 moreover you can't increase the shutter
3:48 speed too much
3:50 it usually goes as high as 1 by 2000 in
3:54 most cameras so in case you need more
3:56 shutter speed you have to switch either
3:58 to mechanical shutter or to electronic
4:00 shutter which we are going to discuss
4:02 now
4:03 [Music]
4:10 in the electronic shutter there is no
4:12 actual or physical shutter like what we
4:15 have seen in the mechanical shutter it
4:17 all works electronically in this kind of
4:20 shutter the sensor remains always
4:22 exposed to the scene
4:23 and when the shutter button is clicked
4:26 the light gathered by the sensors is
4:28 read line by in electronically
4:30 now the question is why would you use an
4:33 electronic shutter while there is a
4:35 mechanical and electronic first curtain
4:37 shutter well with a mechanical shutter
4:39 you can go up to one by eight thousand a
4:42 mechanical first curtain shutter is
4:44 capable of a maximum shutter speed of
4:46 one by two thousand but what if you need
4:49 more shutter speed well in that case the
4:52 only solution is the electronic shutter
4:55 which can usually go up to one by
4:56 sixteen thousand another benefit of
4:59 using an electronic shutter is it is one
5:02 hundred percent silent
5:04 for this reason the electronic shutter
5:07 is used in meetings interviews and other
5:09 locations where unnecessary noise should
5:12 be minimized but the electric shutter is
5:14 not without its downsides one of the
5:16 most disturbing issues when using an
5:18 electronic shutter is the banding effect
5:21 besides it also causes the rolling
5:23 shutter effect created by line by line
5:25 reading method of the sensor though we
5:27 hope that the rolling shutter effect
5:29 will be gone forever when the global
5:31 shutter will be more available in
5:32 cameras another thing is you can't sync
5:35 your flash with an electronic shutter
5:37 which might be challenging when you are
5:39 shooting a moving object
5:42 so that was all about the camera shutter
5:44 types their usage and their pros and
5:47 cons
5:48 though camera shutter has significant
5:50 importance in photography manufacturers
5:52 seem to be reluctant to bring
5:53 innovations to camera shutters
5:56 but we hope that the future days would
5:57 come with more improved shutters which
5:59 will amplify our photography limits
6:02 so what are your thoughts about camera
6:03 shutters
6:04 let us know in the comments section
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