atro_city to AskPhysics • 22 hours ago[Answered] Why do digital cameras have shutter speeds?message-square7fedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up16arrow-down1message-square[Answered] Why do digital cameras have shutter speeds?atro_city to AskPhysics • 22 hours agomessage-square7fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaresnooggumslinkEnglish4•21 hours agoThe same reason we hang up cell phone calls. The term means something that people are familiar with and the end result is the same, so we keep using the same terminology even if it isn’t literally accurate due to changing technology.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•20 hours agoThere is still physical shutter to protect the sensor from dust when changing lenses.
The same reason we hang up cell phone calls. The term means something that people are familiar with and the end result is the same, so we keep using the same terminology even if it isn’t literally accurate due to changing technology.
There is still physical shutter to protect the sensor from dust when changing lenses.