Nikon D4 User Manual

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Matching Settings to Your Goal

Reducing Shutter Noise: Quiet and Silent Release
To reduce the amount of noise made by the shutter during
viewfi nder photography, rotate the release mode dial to

In live view, shutter noise can be eliminated by selecting
Silent for Live view photography in the shooting menu
(note that while FX format pictures taken when Quiet is
selected for Live view photography are the same size as
those taken during viewfi nder photography—about 16.2
megapixels—those taken when Silent is selected are only
about 2.5 megapixels in size). The eff ects of these settings
are summarized below.

Release mode

Viewfi nder

Live view

J (Quiet)

(Quiet)

Quiet

Silent

SShutter sound

hutter sound

Slight

None

Burst shooting

n/a

Up to 11 fps

Up to 24 fps

1. JPEG only.
2. Mirror slap audible at start and end of live view.
3. Bursts may be up to 5 s long.

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