Stange sound (noise0 when AF(autofocus) set at "continuous"mode. I just want to make sure this is normal, because the noise really sounds like the camera is going to wear out soon if this noise continues, has anyone experience the similar strange noise?
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So I've had some unfortunate experience with G9's. I'm on my 4th one now, which makes me sort of an expert of sorts (I've seen..tilted/crooked screen, 4 bad pixels, other units with green cast on LCD...of these, the green cast is the defective I can most live with...much rather have that than bad pixels....so I'm keeping my 4th one...really like the camera itself...just poor quality control) So to try to answer your question, no that noise is not "normal." First, let me say that all G9's I've had make some noise (I think it must be the IS). However, my very first one made an unusually loud noise compared to the other three. Unclear whether this could lead to unusual wear down the road, but it didn't hurt the image quality.
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No, only when you want to focus, then that is normal. The there is a delay before the next shot but one can skip that if you want. Best camera we've had, great close-up shots.
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Do you mean can you turn off the shutter sound? If so then yes. And I believe that you can even change between shutter sounds. I still like to hear the good old fashioned shutter noise of the days gone by cameras.
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I've been using the camera for about 3 months or so and was hesitant about using the auto focus/auto exposure because my last Canon video camera not only made noise, but it continuously unfocused and refocused throughout recording. I switched to all auto mode just to "see" how bad it was and haven't gone back since. I use Premiere Pro editing software and the audio is clean (we run a small soundboard and there's a tiny bit of hiss from there that the denoiser filter removes completely). But we hear no camera noises at all.
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If the lens is mounted and the camera is "On" then you may be hearing the aperture. This is normal. If the lens isn't mounted and you can hear a clunk if you move it this would not be normal.
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I never noticed it before, but something inside does make a noise when I shake the body (gently). It probably is the image stabilization. My camera seems to work OK, although I haven't had a chance to use it very much yet.
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at the default settings of both the camera(t3i) and the Rode VideoMic. i have no hissing noise when its uploaded onto a Computer. when playing back on the Camera it self i do notice such noise. but in the final product. all is well
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Sounds like it may be a bad camera. I have no idea why it would be doing this. Did it function correctly before? If so, it may be going bad.
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The autofocus is a little noisy, if that's what you mean by 'lens mechanism'. No other issues that I can think of.
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I haven't noticed noise from the shutter, but there is some noise when the camera is turned on - I suspect from the sensor cleaning unit. Noise, however, is not usually an issue since I shoot mostly outside.
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You could probably change the ISO/shutter/aperture settings to compensate for low lighting, but I usually set it to Auto mode, and I feel it's not bad. I can still see relatively well although it's rather noisy/fuzzy (it hardly bothers me, but I usually try to avoid low lighting anyways).
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I have a slight noise on mine only when using the onboard microphone. Since I do not use this microphone, it is not an issue. I have hung a rode NTG 2 on the camera and recorded sound as close to the lens as the internal microphone. Not an issue. All Camcorders do this...... Manual operation will eliminate the noise as well. Good Luck!
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I've never noticed mine to make any noise at all. When I checked again just now, I put my ear right up to the camera and could barely hear a little hum.
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I don't shoot video with the camera. Only sounds I've encountered are a beep when auto focusing and click when you take a picture.
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It is a noisy lens, but so is the 50mm f/1.4. When back focusing it sounds a bit like a small electric toy car (it doesn't have an ring ultrasonic motor) and when locking focus there is a small click like sound. That's perfectly normal.
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For some reason, Canon seems to use FULL TIME Continuous AF - which is active even when you're not touching anything - and turned it on by default. Very annoying feature. I didn't realize this either until I popped on a noisy EF lens and it just wouldn't stop auto-focusing. I suspect Canon decided this would somehow make the camera "easier to use".
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This could be due to what Scene Selection macro you have chosen. Go to Menu/ Camera-Mic/ and scroll down to Scene Selection. At the bottom of the screen are multiple selections for various scene situations. The Auto function is a normal selection, but if you are wanting to emphasize other effects, select one of these. Don't forget to go back to this menu for other subsequent scenes. NOTE: Whatever you select here also applies to any Still shots at this selection, so go back to this menu and select something else.