ShutterCue

Digital Jackalope, LLC

About this app

Lightning-fast camera settings reference.

Modern mirrorless cameras have hundreds of menu items. ShutterCue gives you a confident starting
point instead: pick your camera and lens, choose what you're shooting and the light you're in, and
get a ready-to-dial ISO, aperture, and shutter speed — plus the exact Nikon Z menu settings for the
moment and plain-language advice on why.

No account. No internet required. Just fast, trustworthy answers in the field.

WHAT YOU GET
• A ready-to-dial exposure: ISO, aperture, and shutter, solved for your gear, scenario, and light.
• The right Nikon Z menu settings: AF-area mode, subject detection, drive/release mode, and metering — automatically reconciled to what YOUR body actually supports.
• Plain-language advice: why these settings, and what to watch for (it'll tell you when ISO is pinned or the light is fading).
• Two ways in: "Dial It In" (you pick the gear) or "Gear Me Up" (tell it the subject, it suggests the body, lens, light, and time of day from your kit).
• My Gear: add the cameras and lenses you own and everything filters to what's in your bag.
• Profiles: save your favorite setups for one-tap recall.
• Tap any value to fine-tune it, and tap "Why these settings?" to learn the reasoning.
• Share a recommendation as text — perfect for notes, a shoot plan, or helping a friend.

BUILT FOR NIKON Z
ShutterCue v1 is tuned for Nikon Z bodies and a growing catalog of Z-mount and FTZ-adapted lenses (Nikkor Z, plus Sigma, Tamron, and Viltrox). It understands variable-aperture zooms, the crop factor on DX bodies, in-body stabilization, and how AF features differ across bodies.

HOW IT WORKS
ShutterCue blends curated, photographer-authored knowledge with real exposure math (the APEX exposure triangle, the reciprocal hand-shake rule, and the 500-rule for stars). Same gear + scenario + light always gives the same answer.

These are expert starting points, not a replacement for your light meter. Check your histogram — ShutterCue gets you in the ballpark fast so you can spend your attention on the photograph.

Offline-first. Private by design — your gear and profiles stay on your device.

What’s new

Sharper recommendations, smoother feel. In tricky low light, ShutterCue now opens up the aperture before maxing out ISO, and is more honest about tripod shots that need a clamp. Also: subtle haptic feedback when picking your gear/scene/light, smoother scrolling in Ask, and bigger, easier taps throughout.