For documentary photography, the electronic shutter will allow you to be as quiet as possible. During shooting with the electronic shutter, band-like light-and-dark shading may appear when shooting under flickering light such as fluorescent light or instantaneous light (such as the flash of another camera). The electronic shutter was one of the biggest reasons I bought my Sony A7R ii. Adam, I’m pretty sure that the banding issue is pretty specific to electronic shutters, at least if DPReview’s assessment is correct (and from what I’ve read, it most likely is). Electronic shutter flash limitations Forget it – you can’t use flash with an electronic shutter, in most cameras, for now. The in-camera JPEG crushes the blacks so hard that the banding is less apparent. These are taken at 1/13 second. I’ve greatly benefited from the silent shutter on the Sony A7riii when shooting weddings. Focal-plane shutter top speed peaked at 1/16,000 s (and 1/500 s X-sync) in 1999 with the Nikon D1 digital SLR. However, if you are shooting at a wide aperture in bright conditions (perhaps a beach photoshoot) and risking overexposure, there is a case to be made for the electronic shutter – assuming your camera allows extended shutter speeds like 1/16,000 or 1/32,000 second. This is a moderate crop, roughly 1/5 the original area: So, although EFCS is not nearly as bad as the electronic shutter under artificial light, it still is not ideal. Zooming during continuous shooting may cause changes in exposure even at the same f/number. amzn_assoc_region = "US"; I think it’s important to note to your readers how this is particularly true on mirrorless cameras due to the unique nature of their full-time Live View implementation, where mechanical shutter use will wear out the shutter twice as fast as a DSLR. Would it be possible to share your views and findings n a separate article? Many cameras today, especially mirrorless cameras, let you pick between a mechanical and electronic shutter. As for EFCS, it can be useful on cameras which don’t have an electronic shutter option, especially for minimizing shutter shock around 1/10 second shutter speed. On the few cameras that do allow it (such as the Nikon 1 V3), it will max out at a slow sync speed (1/60 second in this case). Anders Madsen. This is particularly problematic when using an electronic shutter which scans the sensor (on the Z7) at about 1/15 second. Mar 31, 2019 #15 I have a Z6 and used it to shoot a gymnastics display in low light/artifical light and fast shutter speed - BANDING HUGE when using ISO as low as 6400. It is almost certainly enabled by default. However, if you are indoors or there is any significant artificial light in your photo, switch to the mechanical shutter instead. Slow flash sync speeds – while you can still sync flashes with cameras using electronic shutters the top sync speed is generally much lower. However, other cameras hide this option under a “silent shooting” mode. First, if your shutter speed is sufficiently slow, in line with the read out speed of the electronic shutter, you won’t experience any banding. T. TMSSurrey. The electronic shutter image, however, is going absolutely crazy. (The Sony A7riii + Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 is a fantastic wedding kit). But the shutter curtain can cause them as well, and things don’t look good when it does. However, based on what I see here, there are more important reasons than this to pick between the various types of shutter. In order, it goes mechanical shutter, EFCS, and electronic shutter. Click to see full size: Quite clearly, the mechanical shutter image is not as sharp. But that is not true. Spencer, Thank you for this very clear explanation. Hey, this isn't the normal kind of color banding. – user56813 Sep 19 '16 at 18:07. So, why does mechanical not have the rolling shutter as well? This article opened talking about the great value of silent shooting on mirrorless cameras. Thank you and the rest of the Photography Life staff for your insightful articles. Hopefully, this article gave you a good understanding of the pros and cons of each shutter mechanism. Banding is greatly reduced because these shutter speeds match the frequency of the light. I call this “sunstar flare” for lack of a better term: Again, it’s the biggest problem at extremely fast shutter speeds. That’s quite an accomplishment. Here you can see it creeping it at 1/25 and 1/30: Unfortunately, it’s not always practical to shoot below 1/25th of a second. There is another problem here with flash and very fast shutter speeds. I rely on the electronic shutter for events and situations where I don't want the audible distraction. Fuji X Electronic Shutter Test (banding) Thread starter Ken_R; Start date Nov 9, 2015; K. Ken_R New member. In rare cases when something in your scene is moving quickly, like a bird in the sky you want to be sharp, switch to the mechanical shutter. The first issue with fully electronic shutters is that due to the design of CMOS sensors, they are incompatible with flash sync. This way, I eliminate shutter shock while making the sun look as good as possible in every frame – plus allowing beyond 1/2000 second shutter speed in bright conditions. You mentioned how using the mechanical shutter will wear out the shutter more quickly. If I only had to pick one type of shutter to use in the widest possible range of conditions, I would pick the mechanical shutter. For now, if you want the maximum benefits of a silent shutter, buy yourself a Sony A9. I hope this video clears up all questions about silent/electronic shutter and helps you make better decisions on choosing which mode for the photography that you are doing! The way the electronic shutter works is to simply switch the sensor on and off again. I shoot on-set stills for TV and movies, and the silent shutter mode is a game changer for that type of work. On the left is a mechanical shutter, on the right an electronic shutter. The main reason is to lighten my load. I tried shooting the different shutter speeds and it always photographed the banding. For example, when shooting indoor sports or business portraits lit by office lighting. For example, on the Sony A9, you cannot use long exposure noise reduction or Bulb mode with the electronic shutter. If you own a mirrorless camera you will have probably noticed that with the lens off, you can see straight through to the sensor. I’ve been wondering this same thing. They can also suffer from severe banding when shooting under fluorescent lights. So it isn’t that ideal to force a slower shutter speed just to avoid banding when using the silent / electronic shutter. After I originally wrote this I learned from other shooters of a drawback of shooting with the fully electronic shutter. An electronic shutter mimics this movement by powering the pixels on the digital sensor for the amount of time required (shutter speed). We think it possibly has something to do high speed sync with the electronic shutter at 1/8000 shutter speed. The Downside of the Fully Electronic Shutter. I don't know what the scan time is for the Z6 . amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon"; In the US with 60hz lights, 30p and 1/60 (or multiples of 60) is the cure. If only the electronic shutter demonstrates the banding… Ouch. Lastly, if you need to use specific options that the electronic shutter prevents (like long exposure noise reduction), you obviously should use a different shutter mechanism. However, this is not a malfunction. It is definitely a PROBLEM. Banding. Most critically, I have used silent shutter of the Sony A7riii when shooting wedding ceremonies:  the capability to shoot without any risk of interrupting the service with the noise of the shutter. Modern high resolution sensors have very slow readout speeds on most current cameras. Is this correct? I'd say you're more likely to be bitten by banding in LED lighting, horizontal distortion with lateral movement, and other complications of the 1/15th second readout speed of the silent shutter feature. Maybe it has been said but in artificial light it is possible to use the electronic shutter at the speed of the flickering; 50 herz in most part of Europe and 60hz in the USA. If I used even a standard shutter with electronic first curtain (anti-shock zero) the banding would disappear! Great information, terrible user experience with the ads moving the paragraphs up and down. Joined Mar 31, 2019 Messages 2. Read out speed is actually slower than the effect of a mechanical shutter. As a landscape photographer, I previously had been shooting most of my photos with EFCS, but after doing these tests it’s clear there is a better method (given that my camera has a fully-electronic shutter option). Except for the Sony A9, you really shouldn’t be using a silent shutter for shooting fast movement. So, how can you minimize them? Each shutter mechanism has several pros and cons, more than you might have realized. That’s about 1/150 second. For details, refer to the Canon website. The article was very helpful. The mechanical shutter has two distinct “sunstar flares,” while the EFCS has one (representing the exposure’s mechanical rear curtain). 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