Make your Nikon Z9 meow like a cat

Wednesday 2 March 2022, 16:16 by Elja Trum | 3,645 views | 4 comments

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The Nikon Z9 has an electronic shutter. The shutter sound you hear comes from a speaker, so it is simply an audio file. An upcoming firmware update will probably let you choose your own sound too.

In the video below, which is in Japanese, you can hear what a Nikon Z9 sounds like as a kitty when taking a photo at around 1 hour and 35 minutes.

That option is not as strange as it might sound at first. For example, I can imagine it being ideal when photographing children. It would certainly help you get their attention.

The video is from a presentation by Nikon Japan at the 2022 CP+ show. We will probably eventually see this update appear on the other Nikon Z cameras too.

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Elja Trum is the founder of Photofacts and online photography course website Photofacts Academy. He has been writing about photography since 2006. Elja is also the author of (Dutch) books on composition, black-and-white photography, flash photography and portrait photography.

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4 comments

Donald Willemsen wrote on Wednesday 2 March 2022 at 18:23 | reply
Imagine sitting in the garden photographing birds with multiple shots in a row. The camera starts meowing. Birds gone!!! For now you won't see them coming back either.
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Elja Trum wrote on Wednesday 2 March 2022 at 18:53 | reply
@Donald; If you then choose a bird sound variant, you might just lure them back.
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Donald Willemsen wrote on Wednesday 2 March 2022 at 19:25 | reply
@Elja, I thought you were and still are a Canon user. 😄😉 To be honest, I find those features unnecessary and ridiculous. Do the manufacturers/developers think that serious (hobby) photographers are waiting for that? 🤔
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Martin Hermes wrote on Tuesday 8 March 2022 at 12:29 | reply
great meowing !!?? but GPS ????????
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