Originally posted by nickthetasmaniac Fyi while the shutter speed dial only goes to 1/500”, it actually has a 1/1000” speed hidden away.
When they made the SV more budget, it was cheaper to leave the shutter mechanism the same and just remove the 1/1000 writing from the dial
It is all in the marketing, isn't it? I used to sell industrial grade AV gear and while typically there were some slight differences between those and the consumer models, often it was just an extra switch or mechanism piece, that, added to the consumer model, would give it the same functions. Functions were built into both and the rest was just addressing user needs or desires.