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d7e7r7

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Does anyone know how to make this work? I know about Quiet mode which doesn't do much at all, just makes the noise double in my opinion. I believe there's a completely silent mode but you sacrifice some quality, which I'm okay with...
 
d7e7r7 said:
Does anyone know how to make this work? I know about Quiet mode which doesn't do much at all, just makes the noise double in my opinion. I believe there's a completely silent mode but you sacrifice some quality, which I'm okay with...
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This sounds like it'd be during live shooting, because it could only be completely silent if the mirror was locked up all the time and the sensor exposed (like on a regular compact camera).
 
Yeah I've tried taking pics when in live view but then live view stops and the shutter makes a racket...
 
d7e7r7 said:
Yeah I've tried taking pics when in live view but then live view stops and the shutter makes a racket...
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I found this online:

Silent Photography
In live view, you can take photos with the shutter open and the mirror raised, eliminating the sounds normally made when a photo is taken. To enable silent mode, press the i button in live view and select On for Silent photography (you can also enable silent mode using the Silent live view photography option in the photo shooting menu).
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Does that apply?
 
Silent live view mode is what it says on the tin – once the mirror is raised, there is no more mirror slapping or mechanical shutter sound to be heard, thus taking a picture is indeed completely silent. The downside is that in this mode, the resolution is limited to 2.5 megapixels and you can’t shoot raw. Some other restrictions also apply, e.g. you cannot use multiple exposure, HDR or Active D-lighting. Still, we’d rate this feature among the most significant novelties of the Nikon D4s as it enables photojournalists to work in places where complete discretion is required, be it a concert hall, a theatre or church during a service. Two and a half megapixels may sound ridiculously low these days but it’s usually sufficient for newspaper work – and more than enough for online publications. (Whenever you do need more resolution you should of course make sure to choose the other mode instead.)
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Are you sure you don't want Quiet mode rather?
 
bwana said:
Are you sure you don't want Quiet mode rather?
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I'm aware there will be a big cut in resolution. I just want to figure out how to use this function.

I'm photographing at the National Arts Festival and there's some shows where you don't want to shatter the silence with your noisy DSLR, so I'd rather get a nice low resolution shot than nothing at all.
 
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