Silent Mode

G button U B setup menu

Select [ON] to enable the electronic shutter, eliminating the noise and vibration caused by the motion of the mechanical shutter (“shutter shock”).

• Enabling silent mode also suppresses other camera sounds. It does not, however, completely silence the camera. Camera sounds may still be audible, for example during autofocus or aperture adjustment, in the latter case most noticeably at apertures smaller (i.e., at f-numbers higher) than f/5.6.
• The electronic shutter is used regardless of the option selected for Custom Setting d5 [Shutter type].
• The beep speaker is muted regardless of the options selected for [Camera sounds] in the setup menu.
• The frame advance rate may drop in some circumstances.
• The [Long exposure NR] and [Photo flicker reduction] options in the photo shooting menu are disabled.
• Optional flash units will not fire.

• You may notice the following in the shooting display and in photographs recorded in silent mode:

  • flicker or banding in scenes lit by such sources as fluorescent, mercury vapor, or sodium lamps,
  • distortion associated with motion (individual subjects moving through the frame may be distorted, or the entire frame may appear distorted if the camera is moved during shooting),
  • jagged edges, color fringing, moiré, or bright spots, or
  • bright regions or bands in scenes lit by flashing signs and other intermittent light sources or when the subject is briefly illuminated by a strobe or other bright, momentary light source.
• Silent mode mutes the beep speaker and dampens other camera sounds, but does not absolve photographers of the need to respect their subjects’ privacy and image rights.