Your dSLR's (or ILC's or enthusiast compact's) Shutter-priority mode is perfect when you care about shutter speed beyond all else. Here's what you need to know to use it.

Your DSLR has at least a couple of different shutter delay options, ranging from no delay to 10 seconds or so which allows you time to get into position or for your camera to stop shaking.

Modern cameras can be covered in buttons and dials, ... If you're looking at a DSLR without a lens ... Some cameras also include scene modes and video recording on the mode dial. 7. Shutter ...

Mode dial — This sets the camera to your desired shooting mode. The standard modes are Program, Shutter Priority, Aperture Priority, and Manual (denoted by the P, S, A, and M positions on the dial).

With a slow shutter speed it's more likely that you or your subject is going to move while the shutter is open, causing motion blur in your photo. In auto mode and program mode, the camera decides ...

Most cameras have a dial right next to the shutter button that switches between a handful of shooting modes. While the symbols and letters may seem overwhelming at first, all they do is ...

With popular EOS models you press the Av+/- button then rotate the Main Dial behind the shutter. A negative setting makes the picture darker, a positive one makes it lighter. 24.