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The mechanism (usually a button) that causes the shutter to open and close.
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The control on a camera (usually a button, or protruding lever) that causes the [[shutter]] to open and close. A shutter release may be entirely mechanical, but in recent years they are more typically electronic switches.
  
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|image_text= Silver shutter-release lever (top left) on<br/>[[Gitzo]] shutter; a [[cable release]] is also fitted
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|image_text= Shutter release (front) of a [[Pentax K1000]]
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|image_text= Electronic release button (red)<br/>on [[Agfa]] Optima Sensor
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[[Category: Camera parts]]

Latest revision as of 05:32, 8 March 2015

Glossary Terms


The control on a camera (usually a button, or protruding lever) that causes the shutter to open and close. A shutter release may be entirely mechanical, but in recent years they are more typically electronic switches.