Nikon E4600
Over the weekend I went to a summer party and decided to take along my Canon EOS 400D rather than the smaller Nikon E4600 I usually use at social gatherings. This is because I'm now used to the incredibly high quality photos that can be produced by using the Canon with its 10.1 megapixel capability - the Nikon's 4 megapixel capability just doesn't come close. I also thought it would be a good opportunity to see how the Canon performs when taking more 'candid' photographs of people instead of the posed photos I've mainly taken so far.
I've referred to shutter speed in previous articles, but for the sake of completeness I thought I'd write a quick entry on the subject.
What does 'shutter speed' mean?
The term 'shutter speed' refers to the time for which the camera shutter is held open while a photograph is being taken in order to allow light to reach the image sensor (or film in a non-digital camera). Shutter speed is measured in seconds - on the Canon EOS 400D the available shutter speeds range from a maximum duration of 30 seconds (very slow) to a minimum duration of 1/4000th of a second (very fast).
