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Mechanical shutter

The traditional form of camera shutter, a physical device which blocks light from the sensor until the moment you press the shutter release, then opens to expose the sensor for the required amount of time before it closes again. Mechanical shutters are either focal plane types, just in front of the sensor, or in-lens ‘leaf’ types.

Electronic shutters offer shorter shutter speeds on paper, but with current technology they’re less effective at capturing fast-moving objects.

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