Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

Here is a good article about how of both of these types of shutters used on digital cameras work.
And the advantages and disadvantages of both.

will

https://fujifilm-x.com/en-us/stories/advanced-month-3-motion-9-electronic-shutter/?utm_medium=Weekly%20Advanced%209&utm_source=adestra&utm_campaign=weekly_educational_email_journey

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

I use both for their appropriate uses. The electronic shutter gets used in most situations where silence is golden. I would use it at a wedding ceremony, if I photographed weddings.

I have used the electronic shutter to photograph a stage play... 315 exposures that no one heard, despite the fact that the audience was a part of the cast. Some of the most intense action happened at — on — the table in front of me (scene was a Scottish pub). No one cared... They figured I was part of the scene.

When I do copy work — flat art, photos, slides, negatives — I use the electronic shutter, tripped from an app on my iPhone. This eliminates all camera shake, shutter shock, and vibration, other than the automatic diaphragm stopping down.

The mechanical shutter is used in normal situations, especially for action, to eliminate the chance of "rolling shutter" effect. That's where vertical objects in a scene appear to lean to one side, due to camera movement during the electronic scan of the scene. Some rolling shutter is inevitable when recording video, however. I have learned to plan my scenes to minimize it.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

"I have used the electronic shutter to photograph a stage play"

One of my personal favorites is of a "no photography or videotaping allowed" play staring my granddaughters in a bitter on stage argument. I sat in the front row, laid my camera in my lap and accidentally bumped the record button.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

I had a permit from the playwright. It was a school project — a senior thesis. My son was one of the leads.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

My two granddaughters were both leads, I did not have a permit and I wasn't writing a thesis. The drama coach pulled a cool stunt. One granddaughter was in the 7th grade and the other in 9th. One new and one moving on. Both were well known. By casting them in an on stage fight scene the coach got a full house! What is better than two sisters in a full on fight scene!

Delderby Loc: Derby UK

Thanks for that

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

Your very welcome mate.
I thought it would be of interest to some here.

will

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

That's hilarious! I have twins who were drama majors at an arts school. For their senior project, they presented a play with two brothers, one of whom commits suicide at the end. It was also a big draw.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

EXCELLENT article with great illustrations of the advantages and disadvantages of each type of shutter...

Wanderer2 Loc: Colorado Rocky Mountains

Very informative, thanks for posting it. I use electronic shutter with my FF DSLR when shooting landscapes on a tripod and don't see any disadvantage to that, and it eliminates the possibility of shutter shock.

Soul Dr. Loc: Beautiful Shenandoah Valley

You are right, no disadvantage using electronic shutter for static scenes or subjects.
Electronic shutter has problems with action scenes and moving subjects because of rolling shutter phenomenon.

Will