The Emergence Machine

Shutter Speed

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Emergence definition

The duration a camera's shutter remains open to expose film or sensor, affecting motion blur and exposure, because it builds upon the change in position or state of an object over time, the parts of something that are left after it has undergone a transformation, and the device that captures light.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “shutter speed” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
shutter speed
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL13L12L11L10L7L5L2L1L0Shutter SpeedCinemaFilmImageCameraLearningVisualPerceptionRemains… intermediate l…FormInformationLifePastMotionActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesExposureL14Shutter SpeedL13MotionL1RemainsL5CameraL7CinemaL12E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Motion L1 (requires)
    Understanding motion is essential for grasping shutter speed
  • Remains L5 (requires)
    The duration a camera's shutter remains open to expose film or sensor, affecting motion blur and exposure.
  • Camera L7 (requires)
    The duration a camera's shutter remains open to expose film or sensor, affecting motion blur and exposure.
  • Cinema L12 (requires)
    This is a cinema-related concept; understanding cinema comes first

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