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What opens and closes the shutter of a camera?

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How aperture works?

The shutter of a camera opens and closes allowing light into the camera, the hole in the shutter is the aperture.


How does a camera look?

It has a shutter that opens and closes on film that is an image.


Which part of a camera opens and closes briefly to allow light into the camera?

The shutter.


What is the function of apertures?

there is no function of the aperture but there is a function of the shutter. the shutter opens and closes to a certain point, allowing light into the camera. The hole in the shutter is the aperture


What is shuterspeed on a camera?

the shutter speed is how fast the shutter can go eg. an dslr has a faster shutter speed than a digital camera the shutter is a part on the camera that opens and closes when it opens it draws the light from the object focused on and places it on the lcd screen of film giving you your pic


How is the shutter speed measured?

It is measured in a fraction of a second. For example 1/500th of a second


How does shutter work?

Shutter speed is how fast your shutter opens and closes to take a picture on your camera. Shutter speed also has a lot to do with exposure. The higher the shutter speed (1/2000 example) the less light.


How do you take a picture with a camera?

All cameras are equipped with a "Shutter Button", this button opens the shutter release light onto the image canvas, then automatically shuts the shutter. Then you have a picture.


Does turning your camera on and off waste the batteries?

If your lens opens and closes, yes


What happens when you press the button on the camera take a photograph?

The Camera tells the sensor to take the image while the shutter opens for as long as the image requires.


What is shutter speed in photography?

Shutter speed is how fast your shutter opens and closes to take a picture on your camera. Shutter speed also has a lot to do with exposure. The higher the shutter speed (1/2000 example) the less light.


How is the shutter speet measured?

Fractions of a second. 1/8 1/16 1/36 1/400 1/4000