Tip: Silent Camera (natively)

[rambo47]

I saw an old thread about this but rather than bump it I'm creating this new one.

iPhone 4s
iOS6

I just found this out, and it's not a big deal but it comes in handy. You can silence the camera's shutter sound simply by flicking the ringer switch to silent. Great for snapping a quick pic of somebody dozing on the couch, mouth open, drool running down their cheek. Also great for taking a photo of animals when you don't want to disturb them. There are other more nefarious uses but those are not worth discussing.

 

[ITS ME DAVID]

Been able to do this on iOS 5 as well.

 

[Europa]

I'm pretty sure it's been this way since iOS 1.

 

[Kadelic]

I can vouch for as far back as iOS 3. Handy tip though.

 

[rambo47]

Yeah, I'm a little late to this party. But I felt it was neat enough to warrant a new topic.

 

[Target]

Learn something new everyday.


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[alamarco]

I do this every time I want to use the camera. It's not that I want to be sneaky, I just hate the shutter noise. I mostly take photos of objects such as my 360 controller or food, so I don't want to bug people around me with annoying noises.

I wish it was built-in to the settings. Would be so much easier to have it permanently mute instead of having to turn it to mute and then unmute when you're finished.

 

[Napoleon PhoneApart]

iPhones in Japan and South Korea have the shutter sound permanently on by default on stock models because of problems with so-called "upskirt" photography.

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2008/07/pervert-alert-j/

 

[rambo47]

iPhones in Japan and South Korea have the shutter sound permanently on by default on stock models because of problems with so-called "upskirt" photography.

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2008/07/pervert-alert-j/

That would be one of those "nefarious" uses I hinted at.

 

[Booyow1204]

Yeah, I'm a little late to this party. But I felt it was neat enough to warrant a new topic.

Better late than never....