Nikon D4 vs D800 vs D7100 vs F5 vs Canon 1D X vs 5DMKIII: DSLR Silent Mode Shootout

[@tkarlmann]

I cannot decide which I liked more: your talking during the shutter releases so I could not hear them at all or not having a lens on each camera tested.

[@froknowsphoto]

Or I could delete your comment instead lol. I am aware of how this mode actually works. You take a picture hold the button release it when you can muffle the sound. The points are made in this video to find out which one was quietest and that was the 5d mkiii

[@3bphotoCanada]

As numerous people pointed out the point of the Silent mode on a camera is to give you time to muffle or turn the camera away from your subject or whatever you're photographing to be the least disruptive as possible. I'm not sure what you're asking me to describe since you can barely put a sentence together but I did my best. Clearly you REALLY love Jared's work.

[@ElEstudiodeSanti]

Hey Jared, I just found a Nikon D100 with a lens Nikkor AF 24-85 mm on my dad's stuff, I only know that it's very old camera, what do you think about this camera? and the lens? Thanks

[@donnapavlik6699]

Thank you Jared Polin for all your videos! Each video has taught me so much & because of you my photography career has taken off. THX buddy!!

[@MaxXMcGill]

I must comment on the silent mode, as everyone reviewing silent mode is critical of it. It actually works Splendidly for wildlife. What reviewers don't seem to notice, at least with the Nikons that I'm familiar with, is that the mirror will remain up as long as you hold down the trigger. Now, why this is good: the rapid, single series of the mirror raising, shutter snapping, and mirror lowering gets the attention of wildlife because it's a very unnatural sound. However, the click of the mirror rising... Pause... The click of the mirror falling... Especially when you hold the trigger for a moment... This doesn't sound so unnatural to wildlife. It helped me to get 20 feet from an eagle feasting on a goose on a river bank. He wasn't particularly interested in me anyway, but when I wanted some in flight pics I switched to continuous high to drive him off.

[@PKGTI]

You're right, according to the D800 user manual: "As for single frame except that noise is reduced by disabling beeps and minimizing sound produced when mirror drops back into place. Beep does not sound when camera focuses regardless of setting selected for Custom Setting d1 (Beep; 0292) and mirror does not drop back into place until shutter-release button is returned to halfway position after shooting, allowing you to delay noise made by mirror. Mirror is quieter than in single-frame mode."

[@6foot4ride93]

Hi Jared, I believe that the idea of the quit mode is to click the shutter and keep your finger on it till you move a way from the target then release the shutter. In weddings I used to wait one or two second between holding and releasing the shutter. All of this is in my opinion. Thanks.

[@froknowsphoto]

Yea, i didn't think about that.

[@qki111]

Point is to hold down the shutter and release the mirror later.

[@DasBlows]

I shot a wedding recently and used the silent mode in the church. AFAIK the main difference is that the mirror stays up as long as you're pressing the shutter button. So I used it during the ceremony when there was not much going on and the sound of a DSLR would be quite obvious and annoying. I took a picture, held the shutter button down and turned around, to release the mirror in a direction away from everybody. In my experience it reduced the noise of my D600 a little bit.

[@kingalias3771]

The best explanation of quite mode is that you're supposed to hold the shutter, walk off to someone where it's less intrusive and release. It's not supposed to be in one fail swoop.

[@amazinggadgets6207]

Glad I have a 5D Mark III. I also agree that the silent mode is really quiet. Usually ambient noise is enough to cover over the silent mode. I have accidentally shot off several frames before because I thought it didn't take the photo.

[@syrgrad91]

I use Quiet mode on my D7000 fairly often. The key is not to try to shoot multiple shots simultaneously. Where it works well is taking the shot and then wait before releasing your finger from the shutter release. Most of the noise comes from the mirror flapping up and down quickly. Quiet mode allows you to slow the whole process down.

[@sn4rl277]

Love seeing these older video's. Even after all the major manufactures have moved on to Mirrorless from DSLR. I have the D4 and by far one of may favorite camera's to shoot with. But it's noisy and not a camera you take into a super quiet event. The output of the D4 still holds up really good compared to newer Mirrorless camera's if you don't need 40+ Megapixels.

[@SuperFlashDriver]

XDDDD The shutter speed on the Canon 1DX with the fast shutter speed and you portraying that emotion of a gun made it really funny. XDD 4:37

[@OrbitalStereo]

The idea of Nikons Quiet mode is that it allows you to hold the mirror up following the shot and then release it again when you have either walked away from your subject or at least moved the camera away. I think you have misunderstood Nikons definition of this mode. The volume of the shutter is no different in normal or quiet mode. The sound damping of the Canon D5 does seem better in this test, however it is still not silent.

[@photofx]

That's stupid. Don't gobble up everything Nikon says. (I am an F-mount user too)

[@greghoyle7610]

Jaded--the idea behind quiet mode is to take the pic with the downward push of the shutter and take the camera to another location for the mirror return sound--useful with a sleeping baby.

[@OrbitalStereo]

@Photofx, not sure why your having a go at me. That's what the Quiet mode does on my D7000. It's pretty useful in some situations.

[@BamJham]

I love these kind of videos! Really interesting to see the results.

[@LearningFast]

The Panasonic cameras will shoot in a true silent mode with full sized RAW images and even in burst mode. You have to deal with rolling shutter artifacts though.

[@ptaylor7805]

I actually found this review useful. If you spend g's on a camera you want as few limitations as possible. I think "situational shooting" (for nature shooting, business conferences/speeches, important meetings where the press is allowed) is a limitation you don't need.

[@ValtersPelns]

With quite mode you can choose time, while holding shutter button down, when your mirror flips back.

[@BigLouEastCoastReview]

HEY Jared!! How about a video of comparison of which is a better purchase D800 for resolution or D3s for the better all around and ISO but lack of Mega Pixel. I have been tossing and turning or these 2 purchases which one should I go with... Big Lou In Queens NY

[@Mintythefoxy]

Bizarrely looking at this exact lineup now as my main shooter from the used market. Which should I go for? Current Nikon D3 shooter but I'm happy to move to Canon if the body is primo; as all my Nikon lenses unfortunately are no longer with me.

[@puupipo]

Exactly. I don't think many photographers actually realize that feature, and to be fair it's not very intuitive, but again it comes down to reading the manual and knowing your gear.

[@anthonyperez7626]

Haters won't eva be successful. Happens to be you are already there, more closer than others. Great video, keep them coming Jared!

[@BrandonKingVloggin]

agreed. I give my camera to my cousin on silent mode when I have to perform for a piano recital, and normally, i can pick noises up (because my mother always makes noise when I'm practicing), but unless i concentrate on finding that noise, it's extremely hard to detect, and she's only a few meters away from me.

[@AntonGrimpelhuber]

The video may indeed be misleading to people who don't realize that this is not an objective, well-planned test, but rather a spontaneous idea turned into a quick video, with cameras you had available at the time. Judging from the comments, there *are* a lot of those people around. If it had been a well-informed test, you would have included the Pentax K5 mentioned by someone, and certainly a Sony SLT (the 99?) with electronic first curtain turned on. The verdict at 6:20 would be different!

[@RikuLeppanen]

Hi Jared, The chair in the background is not the original Finnish ball chair by Eero Aarnio. You should definitely switch for the real one. It is just so much cooler and would make your apartment look great!

[@PromediaUkPhotography]

Good vid as usual, but might have been a bit more useful if you used a sound meter to measure Db's, most smart phones have them or free apps on iphone/ipad.

[@UrielMontenegro]

Probably very useful for nature photography, animals in their environment, so they don't get scared. I would like to see a video of that JPG completely silent mode on the D4.

[@TheGentGaming]

Who uses focus compensation? I don't understand how it's useful in deference to changing your settings accordingly...

[@edwardlangley4835]

Hehe... "orangey looking reddish baaaooox!"... Awesome word talent there Jared! =)

[@DynoPete]

would the silent mode help in getting a sharper photo cause the vibration of the mirror hitting the top of the mirror box before the shutter is activated eliminates any vibration going to the sensor?

[@wupeide]

What about the real silent mode???

[@idoscharf4485]

You're probably right. Maybe for macro photography of insects? Though I guess that they'd be afraid just from the camera and lens themselves, the sound won't be what they run away from.

[@MilanSvitek]

The 5D Mrk.3 seems to be the quietest of the ones you tested. The F5, being a film camera, sounded like a train passing by outside the room. Try a Pentax K-5 or K-3 ... Those are so damn quiet in regular mode...

[@crystalchai5388]

The Nikon F5 is built like a tank, noise will be different compared to the Canon 5DMark3, which isn't built like a tank.

[@JAY133312]

I think the canon 6D might be more quiet. Idk. Just saying. I love the loud clicks!! Especially the fast ones. But I don't like how quite my 6D is. And even quieter on quite mood. Idk let me know

[@Flakey86]

Wat... the 70D is a crop sensor camera, the 5D III is full frame, they're not comparable outside of the fact that they're both Canon DSLRs.

[@geonlansis]

The silent mode is very handy indeed. But the 6D is most quietest I think.

[@photographerjonathan]

I was happy to see that my 5Dlll has the best silent mode, I use my mark lll in silent mode 99% of the time, not just because it's more quiet, but because i like the shutter sound, once I tried it the first time, I never went back, the only time I would ever shoot in regular mode would be to get 6 fps, also other than the White House, still photographers on movie sets need quiet cameras

[@Snobert]

Try versus a Sony SLT ;)

[@Rusty1995_]

good point, Im not sure tho if you're shooting wildlife I do think the subject (animal) would be frightened away if you are using a very long lens like a 400mm-500mm you know.

[@Stainless404]

I was shooting in an museum, where you were technically not allowed to shoot, because they thought that people would use a flash. And i always had to cover the sound with a coff :D

[@JosesGarage101]

funny video hehehe :) something else, what mic are you using to record you videos and do you have a tutorial how you do it?

[@Enonymouse_]

The d7000 oddly enough sounds quieter under normal operation than the D800E, which sounded like a truck door closing by comparison. I noticed that after I upgraded recently.

[@xmeda]

Pentax K5 (+K5II), K3.. both are very quiet DSLRs

[@MattisProbably]

The silent mode on my D3200 sounds just as loud as the regular mode, it just drags it out more. My camera isn't terribly loud to begin with though, it's not like you can hear it on the other side of the street when I take a shot. So I honestly don't care much about silent mode. Also, if you are in a situation in which you need a flash shooting silent is kind of pointless anyway :D

[@3bphotoCanada]

What's great about a video that completely misleads / missing the point of the "reviewed" feature? Not trying to attack you, I'm seriously wondering.

[@tooki3698]

The difference between the D600's silent mode and single frame mode is pretty noticeable in my opinion. Much more so than the D800.

[@Corgan3underscores]

What about the d7200 quiet mode? I didn't find anything

[@idoscharf4485]

I'd assume that a good silent mode is also a boon for wildlife photographers.

[@bexserver]

I bought my first DSLR about 6 weeks ago and bought your "Get out of Auto" video a few weeks after that (which has helped tremendously). This video has left me kind of puzzled though. Why would do a review on a camera function that you don't fully understand? I don't mean disrespect, your photography skills are first class, but this kind of KZbin content feels more like "noise" and less like "signal" (to loosely paraphrase Zack Arias). Sorry mate, but it's hard to stay interested.

[@Driver-Daily]

It's really not an issue for me, and I use an 85mm F/1.2L II wide open too

[@jkattz1]

YoFro, I was just thinking but do you own any Canons (do you own the Mark 3 in your video?)

[@Ofirinb]

Depends what lenses do you already own. If you own a kit zoom lens, I personally would prefer spending my money on a getting a good glass (and selling the kit lens to help funding it), like a fast prime lens or a f/2.8 zoom lens (actually, primes all the way... :) ).

[@philipzhang3719]

Obviously, Nikon's strong and crispy shutter sound sounds much better than Canon's...and that's one of the reason I dislike 5DIII, its shutter sounds sounds like it is so weak, even dying... And BTW, your T shirt looks pinkish and magenty in 5D's part, and red in D4's part, which one is more realistic?

[@andrewt248]

Are those Stephen's FRO-Vader cameras?

[@narutowa]

NBdavN is right, Jared you should totally record this video again.

[@Rusty1995_]

hows the noise on the 6D compared to the 5D mkiii? Im a nikon shooter now but im just wondering.

[@batsali99]

I for one like a dicisive shutter clunk. It's purely psychological, but to me it feels like the camera is agressively trapping light :)

[@andyvan5692]

nice comparisons, but I liked the 1dx at 14fps the best!. Quiet is nice but a big noise (like a nail gun) is best.(we'd shoot sports more than quiet) for this try the nikon f3 with motordrive, what a noise:-) (even if it's only~ 8fps!)

[@MaddinKi]

What would we do without your videos.... we would be so bad photogs without you, sharing your huge amount of skills with us, time to leave our channel There were times, that I liked your posts, but they seem to get only commercial ads nowadays :-(

[@haylz27]

I have no idea if mine has silent mode

[@nicolaslenerand7571]

Did you really shoot raw with these cameras? :)

[@AlmightyUniden]

Either way, the equivalent to the 5D mark 3 is the D800 so it's fine.

[@MatSjo]

For real silent mode you need to check out some rangefinders, they are amazing for being more incognito.

[@lindebr]

Only the D4 & 1Dx have an noticeable difference between the two modes.

[@MalcolmPowder]

Although I agree 100% with this, it doesn't explain why the Canon has a Quiet-Continuous mode...

[@froknowsphoto]

not at all.

[@JerryPena]

MY D600 is useless in Q mode as well. Great to know that the 5DIII is quiet.

[@3bphotoCanada]

I feel like you're being defensive because you want to justify your mistake. What's the point? Why not just admit the video is misleading and doesn't properly explain / demonstrate the purpose of this camera feature.

[@y35n00b5]

Why didn't you get a 70D so it's comparable to the 5D mkiii

[@3bphotoCanada]

Isn't your response to my comment kind of childish? You're saying you know how the mode works yet you didn't establish that in your video at all? Like many have said, this video misleads people at the actual purpose of these modes. The actual loudness of the cameras is somewhat irrelevant considering that when used properly the mode executes exactly what it's suppose to do. I would love to be a guest on your show and chat about these things with you but you need to be more open to criticism.

[@reu1989]

I miss the Q mode on my old Nikon D5000... it was probably the quietest Nikon on Q mode ever. Ken Rockwell even compared its quietness to a leica or something...

[@RoJackFilms]

whoa 55 seconds before it uploaded :O

[@Driver-Daily]

-3EV definitely yes. Focus and recompose ;)

[@01Gens]

Jared I'm sorry but you are using the mode wrong.

[@Rusty1995_]

Jared why do you dislike the d800 so much :p

[@amentet]

SLT rules in that regard...not to mention, the optical viewfinder

[@btdarmstad5815]

Yeah, but this is a comparison between DSLRs. Sony makes SLTs. I really hope they go totally mirrorless soon though. The mirror has to go.

[@Fun4n01]

"sounds silent" haha. the fro makes a sound amplification vortex that allows him to hear silence!

[@eddyleonelalbino]

the Canon 6d sounds less than the 5dmkIII, i have both of then...

[@niwrem1]

my canon 5d mark2 shutter sound sounds like it's about to break lol! it has over 200,000 clicks and still working great!

[@Buraken]

This is ridiculous. So if you are a photographer who is in a courtroom or maybe in someones house doing a reportage work. You take one picture, excuse yourself, get up, leave, go out for a walk, buy some coffee, let go of the shutter, come back 30 minutes later and take one more picture and do that all over again? Common sense isn't very common. 5DIII easily wins here for being the most usable camera in silent situations.

[@JordanJ159]

I've got a 6D and it's very similar to the 5DIII.

[@SoniaUrquiza]

Question I want to upgrade my cam from nikon3200 any suggestions

[@gilbertodeje1970]

1DX

[@df446]

My Sony a55 and a77 are very quite all the time. No special modes needed. You should shoot another video and include some Sonys.

[@AliGravi89]

I think if you go with D800 cuz the D800 36.2 MP & D3s 12.1MP you can see other different here snapsort.com or maybe you already got one

[@novamova5050]

hello plies I wanna know avrye thing abut Sony camera next-5n plies

[@MisterTwister55]

Double H or Ariats?

[@robrichjr2]

This video was extra crisp!!!

[@dmm737]

The only way to make your camera truly silent is to place it in a "Sound Blimp" which you would use on a movie set.

[@Pwwasserman]

youtube does that when a video is just uploaded its HD now

[@HsinHungTseng]

love the sound of F5!!

[@BoostedInline6]

Hsin Hung Tseng I love my F5.

[@HsinHungTseng]

BoostedInline6 I also love my F5. ^^

[@ndnbutler503]

Gave this a thumbs up for the laugh he gave after hearing the f5 haha

[@Kipedias]

hmm how about the canon 6D?

[@SoniaUrquiza]

THANKS so much I was thinking that but was not sure n for answering my ???

[@BryonLape]

Even at 360p it looks good.