Reference Manual

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72 Basic Settings
D Silent Photography
Selecting On for Silent photography mutes the shutter, but this does
not absolve photographers of the need to respect their subjects’
privacy and image rights. Although the noise of the mechanical
shutter is muted, other sounds may still be audible, for example during
autofocus or aperture adjustment. 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 if the
camera or subject moves during shooting. 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.