Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aperture priority

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.42 in modern English

Syllables: aper-ture pri-or-i-ty
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For landscapes, still lifes, portraits and the like, you'll want an aperture-priority camera. It lets you set the lens opening, while it sets the shutter speed automatically."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

aperture-priority (alternative)

Phrases

shutter priority

Frequently Paired Words

shutter priority

Questions

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

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