Mechanical vs Electronic Shutter - Which one is right for you?

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In this video we talk about the differences between a mechanical shutter and an electronic shutter, and discuss which might be best for you.
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@alexmarnoch870 Жыл бұрын

Finally! someone has answered all my questions re. electronic shutters. Thank you!

@forestchaput Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

@IvoPavlik Жыл бұрын

Thank you. You are a good teacher. PS: Electronic shutter can be pretty advantageous for time-lapse videographers because they tend to take enormous amounts of shots.

@forestchaput Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! Great point.

@fredrogers4186 Жыл бұрын

This is one of those things I never tried to learn because I didn't think I'd ever understand it. Now I do thanks to you. THANKS!

@forestchaput Жыл бұрын

Glad to help!!

@patrickmcmahon818 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! This has been the best explanation of how the electronic shutter works.

@bittertruth6175 3 ай бұрын

Excellent. A born talented teacher. Lesson us more frequently. Thanks.

@sutv6754 8 ай бұрын

EXCELLENT LESSON. THANK YOU.

@72Trainer 4 ай бұрын

All the info I needed, thank you.

@forestchaput 4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@adude394 3 ай бұрын

This was hugely helpful! Thanks for posting!

@forestchaput 3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful, thank you for watching!

@ferdierej 11 ай бұрын

Thanks bud! really appreciate all the explanation. Good job!

@forestchaput 11 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@WalkingEpi 8 ай бұрын

Gr8 video. Thank YOU 🙏 very informative 🙂

@rainerramos89 11 ай бұрын

This video is so far the best ever comparing both technologies. Very nice! Subscribed ✅

@forestchaput 11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@1stephenward 10 ай бұрын

great video, simple, clean and to the point

@forestchaput 10 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@user-jj5fq6ed9f 4 ай бұрын

asnwered all my questions. thank you bro!

@forestchaput 4 ай бұрын

Happy to help!

@Henqi 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video! The demonstration really helps! :)

@forestchaput 6 ай бұрын

Glad it helped!

@_peterduncan 9 ай бұрын

Now i know. Thank you! You helped me so much 😊

@juanlujano4895 9 ай бұрын

Great explanation

@FrancoisdeMelogue Ай бұрын

I always have appreciated the way describe things - very clear. Thanks

@forestchaput Ай бұрын

You are very welcome!

@harddriverecordingandfilmsNY 8 ай бұрын

I'm new to mirrorless, thank you for this great explanation. subbed

@forestchaput 8 ай бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@alicarubanenko5529 6 ай бұрын

Such an awesome explanation. Thank you.

@forestchaput 6 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

@1Kenpatchi1 6 ай бұрын

Thank you thank you! I am learning photography (teaching myself through reading, videos and giving it a go) and this is the ONLY video I have watched that explained this in a way I could understand. Can't wait to see your other videos! Thank you again. :)

@forestchaput 6 ай бұрын

You're very welcome! glad to hear that we can help!

@jaykrishnan8716 10 ай бұрын

Best explanation on this topic I have ever heard 👋👌Thanks boss ☺️

@forestchaput 10 ай бұрын

Thanks and welcome

@veesoho93 Жыл бұрын

Great video great precise info thank you

@forestchaput Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@thilinaalagiyawanna3680 9 ай бұрын

Thank you very much

@MrTmiket0007 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing another wonderful video like always 👍🤗

@forestchaput Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!!

@esanford 10 ай бұрын

Nice Job!

@jasoncatlyn7331 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the info.

@forestchaput Ай бұрын

You bet!

@cmalc8 8 күн бұрын

Good logical explanation and summary. Thanks !

@forestchaput 7 күн бұрын

You are welcome!

@SienbhaRymbai 8 ай бұрын

Thank You

@esther1956 6 ай бұрын

Best explanation ever, thanks. Working wih my X-pro 2 now for a while, saw the choice I had, but now the mystery is solved…

@forestchaput 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@potatosalad68 28 күн бұрын

Very useful, thank you

@forestchaput 28 күн бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@fengshuischoolindonesia6161 Жыл бұрын

wow, good explanation ............... thankyou.

@forestchaput Жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@reviewerorg8040 11 ай бұрын

youtube is a valuable place because of people like you. Very informative and exactly what I needed to know! thanks! p.s. I have one question: why doesn't mechanical shutter also have the rolling shutter effect? since as you said the curtain moves from top to bottom the sensor should read the information from top to bottom as well, the same as what electronic shutter does.

@forestchaput 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! That's a great question. You are correct! You actually can get very minor rolling shutter with very fast mechanical shutter speeds because of the two curtains moving together and exposing the different parts of the sensor at different times. The thing is, our cameras are so fast, we don't see or notice it in most use cases, where electronic rolling shutter is much more obvious. Here is a great forum post on Stack Exchange about it. The second answer addresses your question perfectly: electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/376797/why-is-there-no-rolling-shutter-when-using-a-mechanical-shutter#:~:text=Now%20when%20a%20mechanical%20shutter,appearing%20in%20the%20final%20image.

@bobr7773 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the clear explanation. I believe this will help me choose the correct setting. BTW, I’ve been using electronic shutter a lot for nature photography. Silent is often a better choice…

@forestchaput Жыл бұрын

True!

@knowwork9 4 ай бұрын

Will not count right??not like the mechanical shutter lifespan 200k or something then die

@wilvan7778 8 ай бұрын

nice and clear explanation , thank you ( sony A7 IV user )

@forestchaput 8 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@manharjethani2903 Жыл бұрын

Great Video, vvv informative

@forestchaput Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@v4l4r_m0rghul15 Ай бұрын

Thank you! Learnt a lot

@forestchaput Ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@usernamemykel 17 күн бұрын

"Learnt"? Learned.

@v4l4r_m0rghul15 17 күн бұрын

@@usernamemykel get a life sad one! Learnt and learned are two spellings of the same verb. They're both common, but “learnt” is standard in British English and “learned” in American English.

@MrDenniscrystal 10 ай бұрын

Tnq very much

@forestchaput 9 ай бұрын

You are welcome!

@DavidMarx Жыл бұрын

excellent excellent video!

@forestchaput Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave!

@planillas11 10 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks, thanks for help me.

@forestchaput 9 ай бұрын

Happy to help

@Mscookiecruz 11 ай бұрын

Great educational video :) easily explained :) didnt even know electronic shutter was a thing haha

@forestchaput 11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@1962maryse 2 ай бұрын

Thank you .

@forestchaput 2 ай бұрын

You are welcome!

@DeFineAl 9 ай бұрын

Thanks cleared that up nicely, the question is does the electronic shutter contribute to shutter count ??

@RichardRostant1 Жыл бұрын

Great explanation of shutter behavior. I wondered if you had a recommendation, mechanical or electronic, when shooting timelapse? It seems to me that electronic would be preferred to save wear and tear on the mechanical shutter mechanism. Do you know of any disadvantage? Thanks.

@forestchaput Жыл бұрын

It probably go with electronic. I think the pros would vastly outweigh the cons in that situation.

@Lautaro_Guindulain 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video. It is really a good help. Quick question: in 5:04 there is a cable coming for your camera. What is the purpose of that cable? Have you done a video on this? Thanks again !

@forestchaput 11 ай бұрын

That is a tethering cable and is used to send images from the camera to the computer when shooting in the studio. Yep, we have videos on it, just search for "tethering" on our Channel Page.

@newvillagefilms 10 ай бұрын

HEY! You touched the sensor repeatedly @1:16! 😂

@forestchaput 10 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@richardbellomy5607 Жыл бұрын

Just an FYI... you've got a typo you might want to correct at 5:36. The graphic says Slient instead of Silent. Great info BTW!!

@forestchaput Жыл бұрын

Yeah, we noticed that after upload. No way to change it now unfortunately.

@lilfourcreatives 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video , it's helpful.. however I am using a canon mirrorless R10 which is a hybrid of mechanical and electronic shutter.. not yet known how to switch between the two

@forestchaput 11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@jamescaldwell5 Ай бұрын

Re banding I set my shutter speed to 1/60 for indoor and my ISO to auto. I have yet to find an issue with banding at this shutter speed. (I think the shutter just has to be slower than the flicker rate) This is on my Electronic shutter only Sigma FPL. Great video BTW. But I am curious, the say you describe the Mechanical shutter. It too exposes a thin horizontal strip of the sensor from top to bottom. Why would this not also have the diagonal line issue with side to side motion?

@NikoRoma 14 күн бұрын

You, my friend, geta like and a comment. Thanks for the great explanation.

@forestchaput 13 күн бұрын

Much appreciated!

@marcusvaldes 8 ай бұрын

Great video and explanation. Earned a sub from me!

@fuatargun Жыл бұрын

Thanks for great video explaining many of my questions, except one; On a mirrorless camera, if I use mechanical shutter, how is it possible viewfinder (a display actually) continues to show what sensor sees.

@forestchaput Жыл бұрын

I believe that the camera is interpolating the missing frames that happen when the shutter curtains close. Honestly, I'm not 100% sure though. That's a really great question.

@sherbaju 10 ай бұрын

Because the shutter remains open if I'm not mistaken

@TMG363 Жыл бұрын

Nice video. I think at 6.25 you mentioned to electronic shutter?

@forestchaput Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I did. My mistake.

@dps6198 4 ай бұрын

Whichever one won't cost me a fortune to repair when one or the other breaks

@rephaelreyes8552 3 ай бұрын

Electronic has no mechanical point of failure. But then again (because these camera companies are greedy), there will be a 2-30 cent electronic piece that could easily break after 5-7 years. It's unbelievable how a premium product just breaks like that. I've replaced a clicker on a mouse- the superior, gold plated clicker costs me roughly $1. The inferior clicker soldered by the manufacturer? That one costs 67 cents. These companies- I'm looking at you Sony, they think we're clowns and ignorant enough to buy $1-3 replacement parts for $40. Absolutely unbelievable.

@Elisha_the_bald_headed_prophet 5 күн бұрын

Even if your camera has both and you're only using the electronic one, the curtain might break in the shut position.

@RobertDaria1 4 ай бұрын

Thanks. I

@forestchaput 4 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@responsibleliving6071 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, sir, for this video. Does electronic shutter affect the blur effect in portraits?

@forestchaput 2 ай бұрын

Not at all!

@responsibleliving6071 2 ай бұрын

@@forestchaput thank you sir

@robbeythecarpenter8493 8 ай бұрын

Can you please check that at mechanical shutter in Astro-photography gives much less camera shake ^6.22 onward. I beg to differ ... surely you meant electronic shutterZ?? Thanks

@HoAnhTuan-hn2hg 9 ай бұрын

*Can you help me, my current need is to buy a microless that supports electronic shutter to silent, but I need fast shutter speed with HSS Flash, I don't know if electronic shutter with HSS Flash has a "banding" error with speed. around 1/2000 to 1/1800? have a good day bro*

@user-id2bm9hw3i Ай бұрын

And to avoid dust sticking to the sensor, what is best?

@forestchaput Ай бұрын

There really isn't a way to avoid dust getting on your sensor, but here's a sensor cleaning kit that we recommend!:bhpho.to/4523Wqd

@zachryall2527 4 ай бұрын

With the solar eclipse coming, I'm wondering if using my XT-3's electronic shutter might allow me to reduce the tiny bit of vibration the mechanical (curtains) shutter might create at longer exposures. With an effective 1200mm lens on the camera, some of the exposures (on a good tripod with a star tracker employed) might be in the 1/30th to even longer range. Does the ES giver you a little more stability in terms of just the vibration once the wired release is depressed? Thanks much

@ACitizenOfOurWorld 3 ай бұрын

Yes

@jimmylovesbikes 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the explanations! But I'm so confused about "rolling shutter". Would you not have this same issue with a mechanical shutter? As the curtains move and let light in, the subject can move as well. This should cause light poles to bend, bird wingtips to look weird, etc.. ??

@forestchaput 5 ай бұрын

That's a great question! Very observant. You actually do get a bit of rolling shutter with mechanical, it's far less than electronic though. Here's a good article explaining it: www.canon-europe.com/pro/infobank/electronic-vs-mechanical-shutter/

@salkinettid2270 Жыл бұрын

Hey cool video, I have a question does one of shutter methods drain more battery life?

@forestchaput Жыл бұрын

That's a great question. I'm not sure off the top of my head. Hopefully another commenter will have some insight.

@salkinettid2270 Жыл бұрын

@@forestchaput okay thanks anyway

@thaibinh1909 9 ай бұрын

It’s not that big difference but mechanical shutter needs more energy to run the curtains. On a mirrorless, the sensor is always on to record and send the image signal to the display/viewfinder. Taking picture means the sensor also sends the image signal to the camera memory. The camera has to do it in both shutter modes anyway but mechanical shutter needs energy to “run”. But again, it’s not that much affects to battery life. Usually reading the sensor and sending it to the viewfinder is the most power consumption thing. Depending on the settings, taking photos using viewfinder drains more battery than using display.

@salkinettid2270 9 ай бұрын

@@thaibinh1909 thank you for the answer :)

@NARRASSAFilmes 8 ай бұрын

The banding at indoors killing me

@MizanurRahman-pw5ne Жыл бұрын

I am a beginner in the phase of moving from a mobile camera to a beginner mirrorless camera. I am confused between EOS R50 and R10. The second one has an electronic shutter. Which one would you suggest someone like me who is completely new? Thanks.

@forestchaput Жыл бұрын

I would get the R10.

@manikarnika7750 10 ай бұрын

Are there any limits on how SLOW you can use an electronic shutter? (I like using silent shutter in the dark spaces)

@forestchaput 10 ай бұрын

Nope!

@Zhurii 3 ай бұрын

I'm a Sony SALESMAN Thank YOU FOR THE I FORMATION

@forestchaput 3 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@rickfuzzy Ай бұрын

So the wear and tear gets mentioned a lot but surely the mechanical shutter should outlive the camera? I’d hate to think they are designed to fail under normal use.

@forestchaput Ай бұрын

Shutters are one of the first things to wear out on most cameras - BUT - most people want a new camera well before they are at the point of the shutter wearing out.

@user-lo9hj4tu1f 5 күн бұрын

Mechanical shutter vs electronic shutter which one is suitable for video shooting thank you

@forestchaput 6 сағат бұрын

Video will always be an electronic shutter. Great question!

@spomiomi007 8 ай бұрын

Hi...I am using Nikon z6ii and shoot in aperture mode...i m receiving more light while shooting with electronic shutter in aperture mode...why it's so?

@forestchaput 8 ай бұрын

Hmmm. That’s strange. Are you sure your exposure compensation is zeroed out in both scenarios?

@spomiomi007 8 ай бұрын

@@forestchaput ya...my exposure is zero...

@user-dm2ko9mm5u 5 ай бұрын

i have sony a7cr what i should choose?

@forestchaput 5 ай бұрын

Depends on the situation.

@user-dm2ko9mm5u 5 ай бұрын

@@forestchaput I like landscape, macro

@tractorsmachinesro1405 4 ай бұрын

💖💖💪💪🔝🔝

@forestchaput 4 ай бұрын

💪💪💪

@akshatgopalsoni5487 5 ай бұрын

What is the lifespan of an electronic shutter

@forestchaput 5 ай бұрын

Usually longer than anyone would want to own a single camera.

@AQHackAQ 8 ай бұрын

I don't understand the comparison... Even with mechanical shutter, sensor readout is still using rolling shutter mechanism, that is reading line by line.

@forestchaput 8 ай бұрын

Yes, the readout is still line by line, but the entire sensor is exposed to light at one time (when the shutter is open), then the data is read out line by line. With electronic, the shutter is exposed and read out line by line causing the rolling shutter issues.

@newvillagefilms 10 ай бұрын

I guess you're screwed with rolling shutters if you purchased a Canon R8.

@forestchaput 10 ай бұрын

Yep! But they are getting a lot better and my hunch is that electronic shutters are the future!

@henryhodgson7798 11 ай бұрын

Why doesn’t a mechanical shutter get rolling shutter when it is practically doing the same thing as the electronic one

@forestchaput 11 ай бұрын

Because a mechanical shutter captures every pixel simultaneously instead of row by row.

@HerreDePerre 6 ай бұрын

@@forestchaputhow’s that possible. I don’t get it

@TeddyCavachon 24 күн бұрын

It does and is seen when fast moving rotating objects are captured. The moving slit of the shutter will make the blades appear curved and blurred not straight and frozen. The oldest pro SLR cameras like the Nikon F I used for PJ work back in the early 70s had shutter curtains which moved horizontally across the long dimension of the frame. The effect of that can be seen in Vietnam era photos of helicopters and why many PJs in that era stayed with the Leica rangefinder instead of SLR. The horizontal moving shutter worked to an advantage when panning to follow a moving subject and blurring the background if you could pan => in the same direction the shutter moved.

@rednassie1101 9 ай бұрын

If Electronic shutters are so fast, why do they still have the rolling shutter effect?

@fettfri 13 күн бұрын

Reading one line can be very fast but the whole sensor takes more time than when using mechanical.

@VladOnEarth 9 ай бұрын

6:22 electronic, not mechanical. Rolling shutter: there is basically no difference as mechanical also will read out the same way just slower, just like you demonstrated int he beginning, shutters also move line by line, hence there should not be a difference.

@ACitizenOfOurWorld 3 ай бұрын

Look at it again. At slow shutter speeds, the first curtain drops way ahead of the second, exposing the entire sensor at once. It's only a super fast shutter speeds that the two curtains form a slit and basically read line by line like the electronic does all the time. However, you'd have to really pan fast to get a bent shape with mechanical.

@VladOnEarth 3 ай бұрын

@ACitizenOfOurWorld you are right, but at slow shutter speed, readout speed becomes nearly irrelevant due to the physics of the process. Any speed there will return same quality image, because both ways it will be milliseconds.