Soundproofing your camera


KitsuneConundrum

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Has anyone tried soundproofing their camera for events like weddings or concerts...etc? Would like some advice on how you did it. Thanks.
 

Don't think you can soundproof a camera, unless one operates it in a vacuum.

There are products like the soundblimp or lenscoat body wrap to dampen or muffle the sound.

http://www.soundblimp.com/

http://www.procameragear.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/779

Alternatives include DIY boxes with any material which would serve as a muffler - high density cloth, dense closed-cell foam and so on. Simply wrapping a camera in thick towel also helps.

Check if your camera body has a 'silent' shooting mode, usually it will be a delayed mirror return arrangement, or an option in Live View.

Other options include choosing cameras with no mirror - P&S, compacts, prosumers and film rangefinders.
 

Remote Camera, Shoebox, lots of foamy stuff, some cloth:

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Where it's placed:

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Remote Camera, Shoebox, lots of foamy stuff, some cloth:

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Where it's placed:

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first photo makes it look awfully creepy. second photo makes it look like a cctv camera.
 

use an underwater casing. if there is still sound, fill the empty space with cloth.