Matching Settings to Your Goal

Reducing Shutter Noise: Quiet and Silent Release

To reduce the amount of noise made by the shutter during viewfinder photography, rotate the release mode dial to J. In live view, shutter noise can be eliminated by selecting Silent for Live view photography in the shooting menu (note that while FX format pictures taken when Quiet is selected for Live view photography are the same size as those taken during viewfinder photography—about 16.2 megapixels—those taken when Silent is selected are only about 2.5 megapixels in size). The effects of these settings are summarized below.

 

 

Release mode

 

 

 

 

 

Viewfinder

 

Live view

 

 

 

 

 

J(Quiet)

Quiet

Silent1

Shutter sound

Slight

Slight2

None2

Burst shooting

n/a

Up to 11 fps

Up to 24 fps3

1.JPEG only.

2.Mirror slap audible at start and end of live view.

3.Bursts may be up to 5 s long.

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Nikon Camera manual Reducing Shutter Noise Quiet and Silent Release, Release mode, Live view