Noise from Cameras is obnoxious as HELL ! I was watching the Presidents televised meeting today with the Airline heads and could NOT believe how the click-clickey-click actually...

donrent Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl

I was watching the Presidents televised meeting today with the Airline heads and could NOT believe how the click-clickey-click actually dominated the atmosphere of the room.
Totally obnoxious..........
WHY do cameras need a resounding C L I C K ?
They're electronically operated aren't they ?
Is that C L I C K created in the camera artificially ?
Taking wildlife picture would certainly welcome a little quietness .

BebuLamar

Today cameras can be totally silence but many still have mechanical shutter and they do make noise. No the click are not created artificially. On some P&S they do but not with professional cameras.
Why are you bothered now and not before. For many decades cameras have been noisy.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

donrent wrote:

I was watching the Presidents televised meeting today with the Airline heads and could NOT believe how the click-clickey-click actually dominated the atmosphere of the room.
Totally obnoxious..........
WHY do cameras need a resounding C L I C K ?
They're electronically operated aren't they ?
Is that C L I C K created in the camera artificially ?
Taking wildlife picture would certainly welcome a little quietness .

Because they have electronically operated MECHANICAL shutters.

SuperflyTNT Loc: Manassas VA

donrent wrote:

I was watching the Presidents televised meeting today with the Airline heads and could NOT believe how the click-clickey-click actually dominated the atmosphere of the room.
Totally obnoxious..........
WHY do cameras need a resounding C L I C K ?
They're electronically operated aren't they ?
Is that C L I C K created in the camera artificially ?
Taking wildlife picture would certainly welcome a little quietness .

Surprising that someone who know so little about cameras would be on a photography blog. While most digital cameras are electronically controlled, they still use mechanical shutters. Some cameras also include an electronic shutter for quieter operation, but there are other trade offs.

goofybruce

It's all the media's fault!!!!!

joecashew Loc: N.C.

You said that right.

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

donrent wrote:

I was watching the Presidents televised meeting today with the Airline heads and could NOT believe how the click-clickey-click actually dominated the atmosphere of the room.
Totally obnoxious..........
WHY do cameras need a resounding C L I C K ?
They're electronically operated aren't they ?
Is that C L I C K created in the camera artificially ?
Taking wildlife picture would certainly welcome a little quietness .

MILC can be totally electronic.
DSLR will make noise because of moving mirror and having mechanical shutter.
Most 'working press' still use DSLR.

therwol Loc: USA

TriX wrote:

Because they have electronically operated MECHANICAL shutters.

The mirrors in the DSLRs slapping up and down make most of the noise. If you use a DSLR in the live view mode (mirror locked up), there is much less noise. As long as professional photographers buy the old technology (compared with mirrorless), the noise will continue.

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

It's noisy because of the film winder.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

boberic wrote:

It's noisy because of the film winder.

I don't recall that I made that much noise when I wound film.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

therwol wrote:

The mirrors in the DSLRs slapping up and down make most of the noise. If you use a DSLR in the live view mode (mirror locked up), there is much less noise. As long as professional photographers buy the old technology (compared with mirrorless), the noise will continue.

Pros are not likely to be using live view (except to chimp) in a journalistic environment, so you’re going to get both the mirror slap and shutter noise. As for mirrorless, the majority of those pros are still using Canon or Nikon DSLRs (for all the usual reasons). Will that change over time? Slowly.

therwol Loc: USA

boberic wrote:

It's noisy because of the film winder.

Well, here is the answer to that. (You're not gonna believe this.)

https://kosmofoto.com/2019/11/veteran-photographer-dave-burnett-shoots-trump-impeachment-on-large-format/

donrent Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl

I still have my very first 35mm camera (used, got it in 1951), and yes it clicks. Butttt, it a very low click and its hardly noticeable .
I am NOT in love with todays improvements .

rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

donrent wrote:

I still have my very first 35mm camera (used, got it in 1951), and yes it clicks. Butttt, it a very low click and its hardly noticeable .
I am NOT in love with todays improvements .

Was your camera "rangefinder" {lens not removable - viewfinder not through the lens}.
They were much much quieter .... but not nearly as flexible back then.

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

Partially to blame is the compressor/limiter on the microphone, which helps pick up the speakers' voices better - quieter sounds in the audio signal are boosted. Unfortunately, it boosts all other sounds too within the direction of the microphone, such as the clicking of camera shutters.