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Is X-T5 shutter louder than the X-T4? (and X-T3 / X-E4)

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OP John Maguire New Member • Posts: 16
Re: Is X-T5 shutter louder than the X-T4? (and X-T3 / X-E4)

JNR wrote:

I think GoSUV brings up a good possible explanation... Did you turn off the artificial shutter sound in the menu?

As for the video... here's the link - entertaining and quite helpful (if you enable translation):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn9i0mPjiAE

Shutter comparisons (single and multi) start at 9 minute mark.

Yes, the shutter sound is disabled.

Thanks for the video. I ended up purchasing a Zoom H1n and recording the shutter on both the X-T4 and X-T5. I think the volume is a bit normalized, but the difference I'm referring to can be heard.

Here's the X-T4 shutter sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmUcc1XW8gM

And here's the X-T5 shutter sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je1wWIQffnA

I apologize for not annotating the video or doing side-by-side comparisons, but that's outside of my realm of experience and I wanted to post this before DPReview closes its doors.

The part of the X-T5 sound that bothers me is the high-pitched... metal?... spring-like?... note that it ends on. It becomes more noticeable at slower shutter speeds, especially around 0:35 onward.

In the X-T4, this sound isn't present at all, which led to my description that it sounds "dampened." It sounds more like a leaf shutter, for lack of any better comparison.

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