Why is Shutter Speed Important?
As we said at the beginning of the article, the videographer’s medium is light itself. Anything that allows you to take control of light is useful in helping you to obtain the look that you’re after in your video productions. Two important things happen when you increase shutter speed: the amount of light you gather decreases and moving images become sharper and less blurred. There are other effects to be aware of, but for now it’s enough to know that these effects are useful by themselves. If you’re going to be shooting in bright conditions, simply increasing the shutter speed is one way to compensate for the overabundance of light. Similarly, if you want each frame of a fast-paced bicycle race or similar high-speed event to be sharp and crisp, go for the highest shutter-speed setting you can. How do I Control the Shutter Speed? Unfortunately, most consumer-grade camcorders do not have a direct shutter speed control. Those that do will often have the control selectable via a simple bu
