Appendix H Minimum shutter speeds to stop camera shake

Table H.1 illustrates a simple rule to help eliminate camera shake. It uses the principle of not using shutter speeds that are longer than the reciprocal of the focal length of the lens being used.

Table H.1 Eliminating camera shake
Focal length
(millimeters)
Reciprocal Slowest usable
shutter speed
without camera
support (seconds)
28 1/28 1/30
35 1/35 1/60
50 1/50 1/60
100 1/100 1/125
200 1/200 1/250
300 1/300 1/500
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