shutter-priority

A form of shutter priority — A setting in many professional-grade and advanced-amateur-grade cameras which allows a photographer to manually set the shutter speed of an exposure while the camera then automatically selects the correct aperture setting for that exposure.

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Meanings

nounshutter-priority (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of shutter priority.
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shutter-priority. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shutter-priority

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“shutter-priority.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shutter-priority. Accessed November 2, 2026.

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