Shutter sound?

[SEP555]

I'm curious about the volume of the shutter click when you take a picture. For those who have both cropped and FF cameras, is the click louder on cropped sensors?

[colin C]

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I wouldn't necessarily say any louder .............. just different. The 1 series are more of a mechanical click, rather than the traditional motordrive sound.

Colin

[SEP555]

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Thought it may have been the lens but it's not. Can't remember if it was that loud when I got it (500d) probably was. I heard someone getting a 1000d and that was quieter, also at a canon course all had FF and they were quieter more pleasing type of click. I know my hearing is quite particular to some sounds maybe I'm becoming over sensitive, more self conscious in quieter public areas when I click at a higher pitch.

[stalker]

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I presume the sound is more the mirror than the shutter?

anyhow, i always find nikon's to be far louder... My friend reckons his nikon makes a "proper" camera sound... i think the quieter it is, the less vibrations in the picture!

[MartinR]

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I'm no expert, but won't the differences in body construction materials have an effect?

Martin

[SEP555]

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Kind of makes sense. Vibrations make for an out of focus picture? Maybe it needs to be checked. Have always thought my pics looked washed out, need a comparison with an identical picture

[dgeezer]

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I have just upgraded from a 350D to a 60D and it is noticeable that the noise produced by the 60D when taking a picture is of a much lower tone and 'softer' than the 350D (which, to my mind, was the classic metallic click sound). I take the point about camera construction materials potentially influencing audible noises but I also wondered if the mechanism which permits Live View & HD video to be shot has an intrinsic quality that is responsible for my noticing this apparent difference ?

[Neilly]

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The 1D iv has a lovely sound - quite a few people have asked what camera I'm using, because it sounds so good.

TTFN,
Neil

[Bawbee]

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The quietest EOS body I have owned is the 40D.

[bobowen]

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The quietest EOS body I have owned is the 40D.

Would agree the 40D is a quiet camera but 2 film bodies I owned, EOS 100 & EOS 30 were whisper quiet compared with those we hear today.

Bob

[Woolley]

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I recently used a 5D II for the first time and that seemed to make a fair old 'thunk' compared with my 7D. I suspect that's just because it was different rather than louder so I was a little sensitive to it.

When I use the 400D that just seems a little... wheezier.

I do remember when I first went back to (D)SLR after a few years of compacts. I switched off all the bleeps and pings, took a photo and thought 'Oh, I've forgotten to switch off the shutter noise...'

[SamFisher]

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I think the sound of the 1 series is orgasmic. I could listen to it all day.
Something I missed when moving to the 7D.

I remember reading that the Nikon pros requested that the shutter sound on their DSLRs replicated the sound of their film cameras.
A couple of years ago I was at the Black Isle photographing Bottlenose Dolphins. There was a lull when there were no Dolphins to be seen.
A nikon tog, tongue in cheek, blamed the white Canon lenses for scaring them off.
Quick as a flash another Canon shooter shouted back "Nah, its the noise of your bl**dy Nikon"

Mike

[richysticky]

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" I do remember when I first went back to (D)SLR after a few years of compacts. I switched off all the bleeps and pings, took a photo and thought 'Oh, I've forgotten to switch off the shutter noise..."

I have been asked if I can "turn off the shutter noise" on the SLR ..... lol

[Applefan]

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There are occasions when I would love to be able to turn off the shutter sound!

[clikklik]

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I have been asked if I can "turn off the shutter noise" on the SLR ..... lol[/QUOTE]

On the 1D-3 (so perhaps on all 1 series bodies) there is a "silent" mode, but this only works on single shot shooting, and although it is significantly quieter than normal shooting, it is not "silent", a better description would be "quiet" mode.