Note

• Use the [Silent Shooting] function on your own responsibility, while taking sufficient consideration to the privacy and portrait rights of the subject.
• Even if [Silent Shooting] is set to [On], it will not be completely silent.
• Even if [Silent Shooting] is set to [On], the operating sound of the aperture and focus will sound.
• When shooting still images using the [Silent Shooting] function with low ISO sensitivity, if you point the camera at a very bright light source, high intensity areas on the monitor may be recorded in darker tones.
• When the power is turned off, the shutter sound may beep in rare occasions. This is not a malfunction.
• Image distortion caused by the movement of the subject or the camera may occur.
• If you shoot images under instantaneous lightning or flickering lights, such as the flash light from other cameras or fluorescent lighting, a striping effect may occur on the image.
• If you want to turn off the beep that sounds when the subject is in focus or the self-timer operates, set [Audio signals] to [Off].
• Even if [Silent Shooting] is set to [On], the shutter sound may beep under the following circumstances:
  
  • [White Balance] is set to [Custom Setup]
  • [Face Registration]
• You cannot select [Silent Shooting] when the mode dial is set to other than P/A/S/M.
• When [Silent Shooting] is set to [On], the following functions are not available:
  • [Cont. Shooting]
  • Flash shooting
  • Auto HDR
  • Picture Effect
  • Picture Profile
  • Long Exposure NR
  • e-Front Curtain Shut.
  • S. Auto Img. Extract.
  • BULB shooting
  • Multi Frame NR
• When shooting using a function downloaded from PlayMemories Camera Apps, [Silent Shooting] is canceled.
• When shooting images using [Silent Shooting], you cannot set an extended ISO at the lower end of values.
• After you turn the camera on, the time in which you can start recording is extended by approximately 0.5 seconds.
• When [Quality] is set to [RAW] (Uncompressed RAW) or [RAW & JPEG] (Uncompressed RAW) during silent shooting, bracket shooting is unavailable.