What shutter speed on a digital camera is considered fast.?

Question

I would like a camera to take pictures fast, so you can catch a photo quick. What camera has a fast shutter speed? What is considered a fast shutter speed?

Answer 1

Well, many point and shoot cameras have slow response times, completely independent of the shutter speed. So, there's many issues to consider here. It sounds to me like you might be asking which camera has the quickest response time when you trip the shutter.

To keep this answer simple and short, the cameras with both the fastest response times and fastest shutter speeds would be digital SLRs. They can be expensive though.

For responsive point and shoots, many of the newest cameras are much better than cameras of just a few years ago. I would try them in the store to see how it feels in terms of responsiveness for each camera. If you want a brand to try out first, try the Casio Exilims.

Now, as for what's a fast shutter speed---generally anything from 1/500 and above is usually considered a "fast" shutter speed. 1/1000 will usually stop most normal action.

In dim lighting, a flash will act like a shutter because it has such a short, bright burst of of light. Those speeds can be as short as 1/10,000 of a second!

Answer 2

1 2000 Shutter Speed

Answer 3

A fast shutter speed is a product of light, aperture and ISO. All work together.

Look at this hypothetical example with an ISO of 200 on a bright, bright sunshiny day:

f1.4 @ 1/2000

f2 @ 1/1000

f2.8 @ 1/500

f4 @ 1/250

f5.6 @ 1/125

f8 @ 1/60

f11 @ 1/30

f16 @ 1/15


Double the ISO to 400 and each shutter speed will double. 1/2000 will be 1/4000; 1/1000 will be 1/2000 and so on.

As less light is admitted, it has to be allowed a longer time to affect the film or sensor. At f1.4 twice as much light is admitted as at f2; f2 admits one-half as much light as f1.4.

All 8 of these exposures are identical. All 8 will produce the correct exposure and the highlights and shadows in each will be identical. The only discernible differences will be an improved image from f5.6 thru f11 because that is where lenses perform at their best and an increase in Depth of Field from f5.6 thru f16.

Answer 4

A 1/1000 sec would be able to freeze almost anything so I would've said it's quite fast all right.

My first SLR - a Nikon F60 are capable of 1/2000 sec of shutter speed and I rarely use it.

But like the answerer above said, an advanced SLR are capable of doing 1/4000 or even 1/8000 sec of shutter speed.

Also, if I remember correctly a Canon EOS 1D (the original one) are capable of doing a whooping 1/16000 sec of shutter speed.

Answer 5

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