In photography, a shutter is a device that allows light to pass for a determined period, exposing photographic film or a photosensitive digital sensor to light in order to capture a permanent image of
An early (1875) rapid acting shutter by A. A. Pearson of Leeds
A focal-plane shutter. The plastic curtains travel vertically.
One diaphragm shutter opening over another in an Akarex camera
Dial-set three-leaf Compur shutter, partially open.
A rotary disc shutter is a type of shutter. It is notably used in motion picture cameras. Rotary shutters are semicircular discs that spin in front of the film gate, alternately allowing light from th
Rotary shutter in an Agfa Caja 44