Turning off the shutter sound effect in camera mode (iPod Touch 4g)

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Turning off the shutter sound effect in camera mode (iPod Touch 4g)

I just got my new iPod Touch 4g and immediately started using the still and video camera features.

Question: Is there a way to mute the still camera's shutter sound effect? Even with the overall audio set to mute you still get a load shutter audio noise. I understand this is probably for privacy concerns, but I'd like to be able to use the camera feature at events where the noise would be distracting. Anyone know of a setting or app that would mute the sound effect?

IPod Touch 64gb 4g, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Sep 9, 2010 7:07 AM

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Answer 1

Sep 12, 2010 5:36 PM in response to batesokc

You just have to go to settings. Then go to sounds. And you see where it says (The volume of the ringer and alerts will not be affected by the volume buttons) just turn the switch on

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Answer 2

RoRoNL

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Sep 16, 2010 4:02 PM in response to to work at apple

Good reply. Thanks!

Then all you have to do is level the sound out, before you make the picture.
There is no adder mutebutton on the iPod Touch.

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Answer 3

Sep 30, 2010 3:29 PM in response to to work at apple

Wow, thanks so much! It would be nice not to have to mute everything (especially since the volume doesn't mute quickly when held down like on iPad), but this is way better than nothing.

So grateful for your help. =]

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JTF

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Dec 3, 2010 2:55 AM in response to to work at apple

Just wanted to register another "thanks"... this one was unusually obtuse for an Apple setting. (Speaking of obtuse settings, where's the little thingy to click to mark this "answered?")

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Answer 5

Dec 21, 2010 12:34 PM in response to to work at apple

Thanks a Million it really works

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Answer 6

Dec 26, 2010 7:49 PM in response to batesokc

Why is there not a sound setting specifically for the camera? I find that strange.... It would be nice to not have to turn off the sound setting that separates my alarms from the rest of my iPod sounds every time I want to silence my camera sound. Then when Im done using the camera I have to go back to settings to change it back... it would be great if apple made a separate sound setting for the camera in the next iOS 4 update for the iPod Touch.

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Answer 7

argusnyx

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Dec 27, 2010 2:39 PM in response to batesokc

To the best of my knowledge it is the law that you have a sound when you click the shutter. I know one camera app got bounced from itunes when they made it possible to take a pic without the sound. They just came back last week. There is another one though.

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Answer 8

Feb 28, 2014 1:29 AM in response to batesokc

I just found out how to do it, completely by accident.

Normally, when you turn the volume down, the shutter sound plays at full volume reguardless. However, I have found a loophole in this. Here are the steps:

1. Pick a song from your library

2. Play song

3. Turn volume of song all the way to zero

4. Open camera app

5. Turn frown upside-down

When a song is playing, and the volume is turned all the way down, the shutter sound will not play.

Use this trick responsibly

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