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D4: shutter type, D5: extended shutter speeds (m) – Nikon Zfc Mirrorless Camera with 28mm Lens User Manual

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Custom Settings: Fine-tuning camera settings

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d4: Shutter type

G

button

U

A

Custom Settings menu

Choose the type of shutter used for photographs.

Option

Description

O

[A

uto]

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.

D

“Mechanical shutter”

[Mechanical shutter] is not available with some lenses.

D

The electronic front-curtain shutter

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

d5: Extended shutter speeds (M)

G

button

U

A

Custom Settings menu

If you select [O

n], you can extend the shutter speed when shooting in

mode M up to 900 seconds (15 minutes). This is useful when you want to
shoot with the shutter open for extended periods, such as for
astronomical photography.

To use extended shutter speeds, choose [On] and select a shutter
speed of 60 s or slower. When shooting starts, the control panel
switches to indicate that the shutter is open.