Non-flash lit indoor noise. One thing I noticed about this camera and I am trying to find a remedy is the noise that shows up indoors when shooting photos without a flash. Any way to make the noise go away? Maybe turning down the ISO manually? Non-flash lit indoor noise. One thing I noticed about this camera and I am trying to find a remedy is the noise that shows up indoors when shooting photos without a flash. Any way to make the... » Read More Non-flash lit indoor noise. One thing I noticed about this camera and I am trying to find a remedy is the noise that shows up indoors when shooting photos without a flash. Any way to make the noise go away? Maybe turning down the ISO manually? « Show Less
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Travis,Set the ISO manually to ISO 400. The 800 or 1600 settings will be grainy. Use shutter priority and play with the white balance.I believe 1/80 second should be good for most shots. Use a tripod, monopod or the" EVF plus elbows against chest and hold your breath technique". Exposure correction in a Photo Editor can also extend your low light level limit.
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Did you view the picture on the preview screen on the camera, or on a computer? Many inside pictures I've taken with the flash look way too bright on the camera's screen but look just fine once I copy them to a computer. I've even turned the flash off while shooting because I thought the preview with it on was way too bright, only to find out later that the ones with the flash on looked far better than the ones with it off.
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I believe the clicking you hear as you pan the camera is due to change from day to night mode. The sound you hear in not from the motor.
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The whirring seems to be the focusing motor. Kind of bugs me to have that in the sound track of my videos. The image quality is better than the Sony SX41 (which I exchanged for this camera) but the sound on the Sony was crazy good with no sounds at all even if you listen at full volume! How about the IQ of the Canon and the sound of the Sony on one camera? :-) Gotta decide if I am going to keep this. If I don't, I'll be paying the restocking fee on both cameras.
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No daylight flash, only IR, so you see nothing. The shutter is extremely quiet. I've walked around in front of the activated camera many times and can't hear anything. The biggest issue is hiding it, so humans don't spot it.
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I rarely, if ever, have to use the flash since there are so many options for using ambient light indoors and out. however the flash can be used as a last resort. I find that with lights on in interior shots, using the right options, even using manual settings, I get a better result than using artificial lighting from a flash. Take several shots using several settings using AUTO, MANUAL settings, SCENES and see what type of effect best meets your requirements. Great, flexible camera.
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There are "no flash" modes available. By default the P/AV/TV/M modes don't bring up the flash. In the scene modes there should be a "no flash" mode and I also believe auto-flash is disable is sport and landscape modes. When it comes to a "silent shutter" you can disable the annoying BEEP that many digital cameras have but you'll still hear the actual shutter go off. I know the Canon 60D has "silent shutter" modes that actually reduces the noise produced by the shutter but I don't believe it filters down to this level. I can't say I own this camera but I own the ones on either side of it (T3 and 60D) before the T4i came out.
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I have a slight noise on mine only when using the onboard microphone. Since I do not use this microphone, it is not an issue. I have hung a rode NTG 2 on the camera and recorded sound as close to the lens as the internal microphone. Not an issue. All Camcorders do this...... Manual operation will eliminate the noise as well. Good Luck!
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I took some audio with my iPhone of the shutter in action in auto mode in decent lighting so you can hear for yourself. Read the video description as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdiwiOx0S90
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Can you describe the conditions and the camera settings in which you usually see this? Are you shooting long bursts? In low light? What memory card are you using? Have you tried a different one? Have you reformated the memory card in the camera recently? Are you shooting jpeg, RAW or both?
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Have you tried changing the ISO (the equivalent of film speed)? Perhaps it's set too low. I'd try either 400 or 800 if you're shooting indoors. Also try either the sports mode or night (not night tripod) in the Scene Position. I've had no problems with shooting indoors without flash and I get pretty good pics. If the lighting is extremely low, I prop the camera on something. If the kids are moving fast, either use flash or the settings I mentioned above. I've not had any problems with the picture quality indoors with mine. Hope this helps.
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Jenna, I do not have this issue. There is a slight noise while focusing but not a loud noise. Possibly take to a local camera store to checkout? Good luck. Rich.
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Hi Elizabeth.... One of the things I like most about this camera is that it is very easy to change settings. For me, the menus are very intuitive and that would include the menu for turning off the focus beep. When you go into the settings menu, go to "D" and scroll to the last screen of D and you will find the sound on focusing setting. Set to "off" and you are good to go.
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The IR light does bounce back with this model too. But I just turn the IR light off, from the menu. The cameraj is very sensitive and I find I have a very usable image at night with just a light ambient light, no IR needed.
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I have this camera and love it. I rarely use the camera in Auto mode, since I like selecting a "scene" setting instead. Go to scene and just leave your camera on "landscape" setting for most things. You have lots of options to choose in the scene settings and if you turn the flash off, it will never pop up! If you are in a low light setting, choose night landscape, night portrait or the museum setting. Your camera won't need the flash!
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Are you shooting in burst mode?Also make sure you have Long Exposure Noise Reduction turned OFF. Its found in the Custom Functions menus under Image (C.Fn-3).
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Hi Sflight, this camera is without audio, you could connect a sound pick-up to collect sound, Thank you.