Owner's Manual

65Basic Settings
To enable the electronic shutter and
eliminate the noise and vibration caused
by operation of the mechanical shutter,
select On for Silent photography in the
photo shooting menu.
An icon is displayed while silent
photography is in effect. When the
shutter is released, the display will
briefly go dark to signal that a photo has
be taken.
Enabling silent photography changes the frame advance rates
for continuous release modes (0 82) and disables some
features, including the flash, beep speaker, long exposure noise
reduction, and the electronic front-curtain shutter.
Silent Photography
D Silent Photography
Although the noise of the mechanical shutter is muted, other sounds
may still be audible, for example during autofocus or if the G or K
button is pressed when an option other than Off is selected for
Vibration reduction. During silent photography, flicker, banding, or
distortion may be visible in the display and in the final picture under
fluorescent, mercury vapor, or sodium lamps or with subjects that are
in motion, particularly if the camera is panned horizontally or an object
moves horizontally at high speed through the frame. Jagged edges,
color fringing, moiré, and bright spots may also appear. Bright regions
or bands may appear in some areas of the frame with flashing signs
and other intermittent light sources or if the subject is briefly
illuminated by a strobe or other bright, momentary light source.