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Select your model below and follow the steps to turn off the shutter sound.
Model with the Silent Shooting function
ILCE-6100 / 6300 / 6400 / 6500 / 6600 / 7M3 / 7RM2 / 7RM3 / 7RM4 / 7S, and 7SM2
ILCE-1 or ILCE-7SM3
- Press the MENU button →
(Shooting) → Shutter/Silent → Silent Mode Settings → Silent Mode → On
Models with an electronic shutter
ILCE-9 / 9M2
ILCE-7SM3
- Press the MENU button →
(Shooting) → Shutter/Silent → Shutter Type → Electronic Shutter
ILCE-1
- Press the MENU button →
(Shooting) → Shutter Type → Electronic Shutter - Press the MENU button →
(Shooting) → Sound Option → Audio signals → Off or On:w/o shutter.
Other camera models
- You can't turn off the shutter sound because these models are only equipped with a mechanical shutter.
- The following camera models have an added electronic sound that is always on.
- ILCE-5000, ILCE-5100, ILCE-QX1, NEX-3N