Shutter Noise

[ADAVISON]

Hi,

I was hoping somebody on here could help me figure out how to reduce or turn down my shutter release noise, as I do a lot of bird watching and can sometimes feel frowned upon for making too much noise especially in a hyde. I have a Canon EOS 600D.

Thank you.

Ashton

[donoreo]

Welcome to the forums!

Not much you can do, that is the noise it makes. It is not like a compact point and shoot where all the noise is electronic and can be turned off.

You could try one of these: http://soundblimp.com/

Looking around, it appears that the shutter in the 600D is louder than a lot of other DSLRs.

[ADAVISON]

Cheers for getting back to me anyway...

[beatnik69]

I think it may actually be the mirror flipping up that you are hearing. If you have the camera on a tripod you could try locking the mirror up.

[Cathus]

He won't be able to see thru the viewfinder with the mirror locked up which would be pretty useless unless you are prefocussed on a stick you are expecting the bird to land on.

Fine for landscape photography, not so good for wildelife I'd have thought.

[OldBoy]

If he thinks that's loud he should hear the Nikon D3.

You could always try bubblewrap.

[donoreo]

In my searching today, I found that apparently the 600D is quite a bit louder than the 60D (the most common comparison I found). I also found that it seemed to be people that had moved up from a compact to their first SLR that were asking about it.

[GeoffWessex]

My Pentax K10d is pretty loud, in both focusing and firing shutter - makes it pretty well useless for bird shots. On the other hand, I was staggered at how quiet the Pentax K5 is. I'm not a regular bird 'tog but it's an extra 'tick in the box' for an upgrade!

Husband.... "So dear, I need to get a new camera"
Wife.... "Why's that, my love?"
Husband..... "I need a much quieter one"
Wife.... "Oh well, dear, you do what you think is right"
Husband (silently) "Oh ******...."

[ADAVISON]

Thank you to all for taking the time out to look into this issue, a few interesting comments....it seems bubble wrap is the most ideal though....ha ha, it is my first SLR so maybe its just come as a slight shock to me lol.....and the birds.. ha ha.:roll eyes:

Kind regards
Ashton

[OldBoy]

Originally Posted by ADAVISON

Thank you to all for taking the time out to look into this issue, a few interesting comments....it seems bubble wrap is the most ideal though....ha ha, it is my first SLR so maybe its just come as a slight shock to me lol.....and the birds.. ha ha.:roll eyes:

Kind regards
Ashton

I might add that the noise can help at times. When the bird isn't looking in your direction, take a shot and it turns to look directly at you so your second shot should be perfect.