Super High Speed Footage Of A 60D Exposure Cycle

Our buddy Destin from Smarter Every Day is about to have a new baby, but seconds before rushing to the hospital, he shares a neat slo-mo (or high-speed, depending on your take) video of a Canon 60D shutter going through the a full exposure cycle.

You can see the four stages of the exposure:

• The mirror flips
• The first curtain goes down to expose the sensor
• Second curtain covers the sensor to end the exposure
• And finally the mirror jumps back up

Now, here is a question for extra credit, can you calculate the exposure time?

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Congrats Destin for your new baby!