Choose the type of shutter used for photographs.

Option

Description

O

[Auto]

The camera chooses the shutter type automatically according to shutter speed. The electronic front-curtain shutter is used to reduce blur caused by camera shake at slow shutter speeds.

P

[Mechanical shutter]

The camera uses the mechanical shutter for all photos.

x

[Electronic front-curtain shutter]

The camera uses the electronic front-curtain shutter for all photos.

“Mechanical Shutter”

[Mechanical shutter] is not available with some lenses.

The Electronic Front-Curtain Shutter

The fastest shutter speed available when [Electronic front-curtain shutter] is selected is 1/2000 s.