Camera sounds

[RichF]

As posted on Nikon Rumors (plus elsewhere) NIkon is experimenting with alternative/custom camera sounds? Which would you like your Z9 to sound like?

For me, I would like to have a soft camera shutter sound as an option.

Plus I would like to camera to make a sound of film rewinding (remember film?) as the card gets full. Let me specify how full the card needs to be (200 shots left, 100, 50 or perhaps full). That would warn me it is time to change the card. Not really necessary with the Z9 in overflow mode but would be very helpful if you have only 1 card installed in the camera or run in recording to both cards.

 

[Wes Peterson]

Farts.

 

[John Navitsky]

i don't care so much other than i'd like it to mark the actual "shutter" actuations

 

[vivid]

I'd prefer they concentrated their efforts on AF and configurability improvements. Yes, I realize that making the camera meow isn't exactly an enormous drain on developer resources, but it's still a strange thing to focus your messaging on.

 

[Doug Herr]

I'm good with silent.

 

[Lance B]

Farts.

You want competition?

 

[Warren D]

If I'm out chasing birds, the last sound I want my camera to make is a cat meow. No barking dog either. Too gimmick-y, I'd rather have improvements that make operation/function easier/better.

 

[Woody Meristem]

I've turned off the sounds on every mirrorless camera I own (four as of now) and all their predecessors; I don't need or want my cameras making any sound. My first mirrorless camera was a pleasure after the slam-bam of my SLR cameras. One guy's opinion, certainly others may not feel that way.

 

[Tim Robinson]

Farts.

I would totally set this when shooting shows....

 

[Mark Garfinkel]

As posted on Nikon Rumors (plus elsewhere) NIkon is experimenting with alternative/custom camera sounds? Which would you like your Z9 to sound like?

For me, I would like to have a soft camera shutter sound as an option.

Plus I would like to camera to make a sound of film rewinding (remember film?) as the card gets full. Let me specify how full the card needs to be (200 shots left, 100, 50 or perhaps full). That would warn me it is time to change the card. Not really necessary with the Z9 in overflow mode but would be very helpful if you have only 1 card installed in the camera or run in recording to both cards.

Like your ideas of soft shutter and nothing else. I really like the count-down to full display

 

[NorthernFocus]

Nikon need to take the sake out of the vending machine in the lunch room.

 

[Abinoone]

As posted on Nikon Rumors (plus elsewhere) NIkon is experimenting with alternative/custom camera sounds? Which would you like your Z9 to sound like?

For me, I would like to have a soft camera shutter sound as an option.

Plus I would like to camera to make a sound of film rewinding (remember film?) as the card gets full. Let me specify how full the card needs to be (200 shots left, 100, 50 or perhaps full). That would warn me it is time to change the card. Not really necessary with the Z9 in overflow mode but would be very helpful if you have only 1 card installed in the camera or run in recording to both cards.

A sultry female voice saying "good one".

 

[Wes Peterson]

Some people are just no fun. If you want your camera to be silent then set it for that. If Nikon wants to give us something fun to do with our camera sounds (that takes nearly zero programming resources) then you should be thankful that Nikon is actually thinking of making the photography experience more fun for the user.

 

[Charles Loy]

I'd suggest the sweet sound of the D500 shutter but half as loud (50% quieter).

That or the sound of my Harley roaring to life

 

[Wes Peterson]

Its probably not loud enough or high enough fidelity but what if you programmed it with the call of the bird you are setting out to photograph? Honestly we dont yet know in what ways this could be helpful.

 

[joe43]

No gimmicks for me. No sound. Or whatever sound the camera produces on its own.

 

[vandy]

For me, I am just having a blast just reading some of the posts on this thread, the first response had me laughing but then I read further, that is funny right there, it does not matter who you are!! I don't care what sounds the camera can make as long as I can turn them off, I would like the option of turning the sounds down if I choose to use them though.

 

[Darrellhar]

Stupid question but would various bird sounds (specific to what you are shooting) help get bird to look toward the camera? I’m not a birder so no idea if that would actually work but I’ve seen some use their iPhone to play bird sounds to attract them which made me think of it.

 

[SandyW]

I'd probably use a soft shutter sound or nothing, but something like the meow could be useful in some situations. Think portrait photographers and kids. Yes, it is a joke but I enjoyed it.

 

[Nimi]

Camera has Bluetooth so it should be able to link to external powered speaker for bird calls.

 

[riseform]

Is it asking too much to embed the Merlin app in the camera, recognize the bird being photographed through the lens and then provide immediate appropriate playback with a shutter press to get it's attention? If it can't recognize the bird, how about a "pish , pish, pish"? And for mammals, species recognition and an appropriate mating call? Or if it the camera only recognizes the background, perhaps a slew of swear words?