Quiet Please

Morph · #1 (**permalink**) 13-05-2009, 05:52 PM

Can people with digital cameras please swtich off the shutter noise wherever possible, I was recently in a hide when 3 peolple came in with what seem the shutter noise volume turn up full, it was deafening and scarred off most of the wildlife

. There really is no need for it we all know your taking pictures we don,t need the constant clatter for no reason at all. I also take photos but have turned the shutter noise off, it can be done just take a look in the menu. It is something that has annoyed me for years but this incident has pushed me over the edge.

cherrywaff · #2 (**permalink**) 13-05-2009, 06:01 PM

i always feel embarrassed by the noise of my shutter button, i have turned off the one on my lumix fz18 but cant seem to find anyway to do it on my canaon 350d eos..sorry

NickCantle · #3 (**permalink**) 13-05-2009, 06:03 PM

I think it depends on which camera you use Morph. I think it's the bridge cameras that have the fake shutter noise, when in fact the shutters are virtually noiseless.

On the other hand, DSLR cameras are performing a physical action to create that noise and therefore the noise cannot be negated.

ChrisJB · #4 (**permalink**) 13-05-2009, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by NickCantle

On the other hand, DSLR cameras are performing a physical action to create that noise and therefore the noise cannot be negated.

Thanks for clearing that up Nick. Was just about to root out my instructions booklet.

Regards, Chris

cherrywaff · #5 (**permalink**) 13-05-2009, 06:08 PM

i already did, altho i was sure you couldnt do it with digital slr,s

jaykay · #6 (**permalink**) 14-05-2009, 07:18 AM

I would love to turn off the shutter noise on my Canon 40D but can't find a way to do it!!! It's also very, very annoying for me, any idea's welcome

NickCantle · #7 (**permalink**) 14-05-2009, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by jaykay

I would love to turn off the shutter noise on my Canon 40D but can't find a way to do it!!! It's also very, very annoying for me, any idea's welcome

There is a way but it's not practical at all. Go into live shooting mode! There's a shutter silencing feature, but you have to use live view!

The other thing I've seen is to buy 'silencers' for your DSLRs, in which you buy a camera shaped sock that you wrap around the body and most importantly the joint between lens and camera- it just muffles the sound.

Ruth Daniel · #8 (**permalink**) 14-05-2009, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Morph

Can people with digital cameras please swtich off the shutter noise wherever possible, I was recently in a hide when 3 peolple came in with what seem the shutter noise volume turn up full, it was deafening and scarred off most of the wildlife

. There really is no need for it we all know your taking pictures we don,t need the constant clatter for no reason at all. I also take photos but have turned the shutter noise off, it can be done just take a look in the menu. It is something that has annoyed me for years but this incident has pushed me over the edge.

I agree completely Morph....it is very irritating indeed!!!!

....almost as bad as mobile phones or pagers!!!!!!!!

Dae · #9 (**permalink**) 14-05-2009, 09:15 AM

With bridge cameras, the option certainly is there to "turn off" the shutter noise. But as others have said, that option is not on dslr's, the noise totally dependent on the camera itself.

I find that if people and their habits/tech irritate me, which is quite often, I go to places they aren't. It's the only thing I can control, as I've no control over other people. I may not see as much as they may, but it's quieter.

eeyore · #10 (**permalink**) 14-05-2009, 09:59 AM

As others have noted there is no practical way to "turn off" the noise of a DSLR or film SLR shutter as it is a real shutter opening and closing - that said it is extremly unlikely that shutter noise is going to scare off wildlife from a public bird hide - as if the wildlife tolerate the sound of feet shuffling, doors open and closing, hide flaps being opened or closed, tripods being set up, pagers going off , and birders talking each other on to the target (left from the tree 20 metres, down a bit , up a bit ...) then they are not going to be disturbed by the clicking of a shutter.

however if photographing shyer or less habituated species alone from a purpose positioned hide shutter noise can be a problem , and though you cantturn it off you can minimise it by choosing a quiet model ( they vary considerably - which is why i still have an eos 5 film camera as its shutter is extremly quiet), using a blimp or a sock, and by using the mirror lock up feature as much of the noise is caused by the mirror flapping up and down not by the shutter itself. Other considerations are to turn off all the bleeps that modern cameras make, and to consider the noise of your lenses autofocus (again chose a quiet one , or focus manually)