Sony’s silent camera

TOKYO — Sony, which has rarely been the first choice among professional sports photographers, has a new weapon it is wielding against Canon and Nikon as it fights for a larger slice of the high-end camera market.

Its mirrorless picture-taker has a big advantage in that it does not make the sometimes irksome shutter noise single-lens reflex (SLR) cameras are known for but is capable of delivering high-quality images.

Nikon and Canon have almost evenly split the high-end camera market between themselves, but if the Tokyo Olympics is any indication, Sony is growing its presence in this segment with its Alpha mirrorless camera.

Some of the photographers at the Olympics and Paralympics were surprised to look around and see that 20% to 30% of the cameras capturing the action were Sonys. The company’s gear was particularly noticeable during Paralympic events like goalball that rely on sound.

SLR cameras make a noticeable sound when shooting due to their mechanical shutters. This can make them annoying, especially when shooting in environments that demand silence, such as in the middle of a golf swing or at the start of a track race.

Mirrorless cameras do not have mechanical shutters. They continuously transmit an image to the photographer who then electronically, and silently, snaps photos without the telltale shutter click.

Initially, Sony’s mirrorless camera was targeted at beginners. But the company had bigger ambitions and sent engineers to sporting events around the world to gather feedback from professionals. This feedback helped Sony improve the Alpha’s image quality, continuous shooting performance, data processing speed and other features.

“At this point,” said Masaaki Oshima, deputy head of Sony’s camera division, the Alpha’s “performance is in almost no way inferior to single-lens reflex cameras.”

Sony 2020 worked with Associated Press photographers. This year it has been working with photographers from PA Media in the U.K. and Ireland. Both agencies are steadily making greater use of the Alpha.

“I can take pictures even during quiet moments,” said Kazuyuki Ogawa, a freelance photographer specializing in parasports, “and even when there’s a lot of movement the camera automatically focuses on the person. There are a lot of photos that I couldn’t take without the Alpha.”

The outlook for the digital camera market is not bright. With the spread of smartphones, the market has shrunk to 20% of its peak size, and Sony’s camera sales have remained around 400 billion yen ($3.6 billion) for the past few years.

Now, however, mirrorless camera prices are increasing, making it easier to make continuous profits. Canon and Nikon are also taking on the mirrorless market. Canon lent some of its yet-to-be-released models to photographers at the Tokyo Olympics.

Silent Shooting with the Sony a7 iii

Silent Camera [High Quality] Crack Some cameras say they have a silent shutter, but when you go use them you find that there’s still a slight click. So it might be quiet—maybe even very quiet—but perhaps not truly silent. Even some mirrorless cameras, where there’s no mirror slap, aren’t as silent as you might expect.

In normal shooting, it’s often not enough to worry about. But chances are that if you’re looking to take photos silently there’s a good reason. Maybe you’re shooting shy wildlife, or a stage performance or dance recital, or in a gallery. Or a wedding. Anywhere you just don’t want to disturb others or call attention to yourself.

I was pleasantly surprised to find that when the Sony a7 iii claims to have a silent shutter, it’s true. There’s no click at all—at least from the shutter. The only confirmation that you have taken a photo is a momentary blackout through the viewfinder or on the back screen’s live view.

Of course, there is a caveat. The shutter is silent, but you can still get some slight noise from the lens as the autofocus locks. How loud that is will vary from lens to lens, but for the ones I’ve been using—the 24-70 ƒ/2.8 and the 16-35mm ƒ/2.8—it’s essentially imperceptible. It’s certainly not loud enough for me to consider it a problem in even the quietest shooting situations. And if it was, you can prevent even that from happening by shooting with manual focus.

The Downside of the Fully Electronic Shutter

Silent Camera [High Quality] Crack After I originally wrote this I learned from other shooters the drawback of shooting with a fully electronic shutter. And that is that you can get banding in some circumstances when using it with some artificial light sources.

This isn’t something I’ve personally run into with the a7 iii. I even went back through my shots to try to find some examples of it but couldn’t find any. It’s not a fault in this camera specifically, and many other new cameras with electronic shutters suffer from it. It’s due to the electronic shutter and the way it interacts with some artificial light sources (but not, apparently, constant LED light sources). Shutter speed also factors in.

So it’s not something that affects every situation and every shot, but it could potentially be a problem. So it’s worth keeping an eye out for if you’re using the silent shutter setting in an important shoot.

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