Can the shutter sound on my camera be turned off?

You can turn off the shutter sound on cameras equipped with the Silent Shooting function, Audio Signal Volume function, or Shutter Type switching function by simply adjusting the settings.

There are two types of shutter sounds: mechanical and electronic.
The Silent Shooting function allows you to turn off both the mechanical and Electronic Shutter sounds at once. The Audio Signal Volume function allows you to turn off the Electronic Shutter sound. When using the Shutter Type switching function, you can select Electronic Shutter to turn off the mechanical shutter sound.

The procedure to turn off the shutter sound varies by camera model.
Please check the Functions available on each model for turning off the shutter sound section below.

Примечание. For models not listed above, such as those that do not have an Electronic Shutter, it's not possible to turn off the shutter sound.

Functions available on each model for turning off the shutter sound

Please check the table below to see what features each model has.
Click ✓ to see how to turn off the shutter sound for each feature.

✓ : Equipped
- : Not equipped

For models with the Silent Shooting function

You can turn off both the mechanical and Electronic Shutter sounds at the same time by changing the camera settings as follows:

• When using an ILCE-6100, ILCE-6100A, ILCE-6300, ILCE-6400, ILCE-6400A, ILCE-6500, ILCE-6600, ILCE-7M3, ILCE-7RM2, ILCE-7RM3, ILCE-7RM3A, ILCE-7RM4, ILCE-7RM4A, ILCE-7S, ILCE-7SM2, ILCE-7C, or ZV-E10:
  • MENU →  (Camera Settings2) or  (Custom Settings) →  Silent Shooting → On
• When using an ILCE-1, ILCE-1M2, ILCE-9M3, ILCE-6700, ILCE-7SM3, ILCE-7M4, ILCE-7RM5, ILCE-7CM2, ILCE-7CR, ZV-1F, ZV-1M2, ZV-E1, ZV-E10M2, ILME-FX2, ILME-FX3, ILME-FX3A, or ILME-FX30:
  • MENU →  (Shooting) → Shutter/Silent → Silent Mode Settings → Silent Mode → On

Примечания.

• When using the Silent Shooting function, be careful not to violate the subject’s privacy or image rights. Use this function responsibly and at your own risk.
• When using the Silent Shooting function, there are some restrictions on its use and other features that cannot be used simultaneously.
  For details, refer to this article: Are there any restrictions on the use of Silent Shooting mode?.

For models with the Audio Signal Volume function

You can turn off the Electronic Shutter sound by changing the camera settings as follows:

• When using an ILCE-9M3 or ZV-E10M2:
  • MENU →   (Setup) → Sound Option → Audio Signal Volume → 0

Примечание. When lowering the Audio Signal Volume level while shooting, be careful not to violate the subject’s privacy or image rights. Use this function responsibly and at your own risk.

For models with the Shutter Type switching function

You can turn off the mechanical and Electronic Shutter sounds by changing the camera settings as follows:

• When using an ILCE-9, ILCE-9M2, ZV-1, ZV-1A, DSC-RX100M7, or DSC-RX100M7A:
  1. MENU →   (Camera Settings2) →  Shutter Type → Electronic Shutter 
  2. MENU →   (Camera Settings2) → Audio signals → Off or On:other than e-shut

• When using an ILCE-7SM3, ILCE-7M4, ILCE-7RM5, ILME-FX2, ILME-FX3, or ILME-FX3A:
  1. MENU →   (Shooting) → Shutter/Silent → Shutter Type → Electronic Shutter
• When using an ILCE-1:
  1. MENU →   (Shooting) → Shutter/Silent → Shutter Type → Electronic Shutter
  2. MENU →   (Setup) → Sound Option → Audio signals → Off or On:w/o shutter
• When using an ILCE-1M2:
  1. MENU →   (Shooting) → Shutter/Silent → Shutter Type → Electronic Shutter
  2. MENU →   (Setup) → Sound Option → Audio Signal(Shooting) → Off or On:w/o shutter
• When using an DSC-RX1RM3:
  1. MENU →   (Shooting) → Shutter → Shutter Type → Electronic Shutter
  2. MENU →   (Setup) → Sound Option → Audio Signal(Shooting) → Off

Примечания.

• When using the Electronic Shutter, be careful not to violate the subject’s privacy or image rights. Use this function responsibly and at your own risk.
• When using the Electronic Shutter, there are some restrictions on its use and other features that cannot be used simultaneously.
  For details, refer to this article: What are the restrictions on using the Electronic Shutter?.

For models not listed above

For models not listed above, such as those that do not have an Electronic Shutter, it's not possible to turn off the shutter sound.