Professional 16 mm equipment
Technical Information

Exposure Time = (f.p.s. x 360)/(Shutter Opening)

Example: Exposure time at 24 fps with a 130° shutter.
ET= 24 x 360 / 130 = 66, or 1/66 second

Shutter Opening = (f.p.s. x 360) / (Exposure Time)


variable shutter openvariable shutter at 1/2variable shutter at 1
130°65°32-35°
film speedrealadaptedrealadaptedrealadapted
12 fps1/331/401/451/551/751/94
16 fps1/451/551/601/751/1001/125
18 fps1/501/601/701/871/1101/137
24 fps1/651/801/901/1121/1501/163
32 fps1/901/1101/1201/1501/2001/225
48 fps1/1301/1601/1801/2251/3001/375
64 fps1/1801/2201/2401/3001/4001/500
single frame1/301/40    

film speedrealadaptedfilming speedexposure timefilming speedexposure time
10 fps1/211/2812 fps1/308 fps1/18
12 fps *1/251/3316 fps1/4012 fps1/30
18 fps1/371/5018 fps1/4516 fps1/35
20 fps *1/421/5624 fps1/6024 fps1/50
24 fps1/501/6732 fps1/8032 fps1/70
25 fps1/531/7048 fps1/12048 fps1/100
32 fps *1/671/9364 fps1/16064 fps1/140
40 fps *1/831/110single frame1/30single frame1/25
50 fps1/1061/140 
single frame *1/371/40 * not available on h-16 ebm

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