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Couldn't the camera sensor be turned on and off at will?

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[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Shutter speed is one of the important choices in taking a photograph for artistic reasons.

It exists in digital cameras because photographers want to be able to make those choices.