Learn aboutFast shutter speeds

Fastest Shutter Speed

The Fujifilm Finepix X10 has one of the fastest shutter times available of any point and shoot: 1/4000 of a second.

Having a faster max shutter speed means you'll be able to take pictures of fast moving subjects without any risk of blur. Sports, car racing, fast moving people any kind of action where you want a super crisp photo. Fast shutters are also important for very bright days when you want to use a low f-stop.

Example Photos using Fast Shutters

The following photos demonstrate the usefulness of a fast shutter time - in some cases its used to ensure regardless of how sunny it is you can still utilize a wide open lens and in other circumstances its to capture your subject in high speed motion

Soccer Silhouette

This photo by vramak via flickr shows an incredible action shot taken at 1/4000 with a Sony DSC-H7 digital camera of a soccer player kicking against a sunset.

Hot Rod Sunlight

This photo by bulliver via flickr shows how a fast shutter time can be useful when you're not capturing fast motion. Perhaps shooting in aperture priority mode at a set ISO. Shot with a Nikon D90 at 32mm.

Great Egret

Mike Baird's great wildlife photo demonstrates how a fast shutter is important to capturing birds and other fast moving animal. In this case a photo taken at 1/4000 via a Canon EOS 20d with the lens wide open.

Highspeed Portrait

This photo by Paul - Somers via flickr shows a great portrait taken at high speed to deal with the massive amount of light pouring in at f1.8. Shot with a D90 dSLR at 200 ISO.

Great Digicams with Fast Shutters

These are some of the best digital cameras that can shoot at 1/2000 or faster.

	Canon Powershot S100 from $414	Wide aperture f/2.0 High true resolution 12 MP Large sensor 1/1.8" 7.5x5.5mm Learn more about the Canon Powershot S100
	Fujifilm Finepix X10 from $583	Wide aperture f/2.0 Large sensor 1/1.7" 8.8x6.6mm Great image quality 50.0 Learn more about the Fujifilm Finepix X10
	Canon PowerShot G12 from $389	Flip-out screen Great for movies 24p movies For that film look Large sensor 1/1.7" 7.6x5.7mm Learn more about the Canon PowerShot G12
	Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5 from $320	Wide aperture f/2.0 Large sensor 1/1.7" 8.3x6.2mm Wide angle lens 24 mm Learn more about the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

See more of the top Digicams that can shoot at 1/2000s or faster

Entry Level SLRs with Fast Shutters

The following SLRs have at least 1/4000 shutter speeds

	Pentax K-5 from $1,030	Low noise at high ISO 1,162 ISO Great image quality 82.0 Wide dynamic range 14.1 EV Learn more about the Pentax K-5
	Nikon D7000 from $1,097	Low noise at high ISO 1,167 ISO Great image quality 80.0 Many focus points 39 Learn more about the Nikon D7000
	Olympus E-5 from $1,699	Weather sealed Shoot in extreme weather Many cross-type focus points 11 High resolution screen 920k dots Learn more about the Olympus E-5
	Sigma SD1 from $8,837	Weather sealed Shoot in extreme weather Large viewfinder 0.62x Large screen 3.0" Learn more about the Sigma SD1

See more of the top entry level DSLRs that can shoot at 1/4000s or faster

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