Can some people check their video when it records and tries to auto-focus? I am hearing a hammering sound. Curious if it's a bad batch.
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I hear a hammering sound when I record video as well...that's a real drag because the video itself looks great. What have people done about this?
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I read all the customer reviews before I bought this camera. Several of the customers who has bought this camera complained about a motorboating sound when they tried to video. When I went to Costco and read their reviews it was also on their writeups. I have to assume it is inherent in this device. This Olympus is the first one I have owned, and outside of the noise I love it. If it effects the video in any way I haven't noticed it.
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I also have a noisy video. First there is the constant sound like water from a faucet and second is the sound from the auto focus clicking like morse ccode. Anybody else have this issue? Is it possible to get it replaced from a good batch? Or all items in this model have this issue?
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I returned one of these camera because of a similar problem. I noticed a white flickering dot during playback. I observed while filming and the dot was present on the LCD screen. I got a second one and the dot wasnt there at first. It came back on the second camera but in a different place. I'm baffled and wish i could find more info on this issue. If anyone has more info on this, let me know!
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Bad one. Should just work smoothly. You should not notice it - except having to focus manually. ;)
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I'm sorry but I haven't tried that yet . I am kind of disappointed by the quality of the video myself . Not too enthused by it . It can't record high speed action like it's said to be able to do.
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Can one simply turn off the autofocus and use the manual focus ring while in video mode? I hope so, I just ordered a HS20. Should have it early next week.
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First, I'm in the market to buy this camera, I don't own one. I'm not trying to complain about the posts so far, but I'm wondering if you are simply using the auto mode when indoors, or have you tried other modes (Indoor Mode), ISO speeds, etc that the camera comes equipped with? If the images are "VERY POOR", what exactly have you tested? (Others report indoor images have been good).
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How is the playback of the choppy file from cam to tv via HDMI? If that's choppy too, I'd suspect it was a recording issue. Does your memory card have a high enough transfer speed to handle the bitrate of that file? I film in the bluray format , and have no issues, however I do use a 600x card.
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The one I purchased takes great videos straight out of the box. I have not even tried to take a still yet. I received very minimal instructions with this Quad yet it seems to me, video was the default and if you wanted to take a still, you had to press a button on the controller. I's been a few months now so I may be wrong, but I believe I am correct. Make sure you do not have a "stuck" button!
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well, i got the camera....was in loosely packed condition but intact. i took some shots after charging the battery. The auto-focus makes quite audible noise while focussing. However, the pictures are clear if you know how to work with settings.
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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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I took some audio with my iPhone of the shutter in action in auto mode in decent lighting so you can hear for yourself. Read the video description as well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdiwiOx0S90
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haven't used it yet, but my other Canons (also power shots little different model) do record sound on the video. We'll try it tomorrow and let you know! It should if consistent with all other power shots I've used.
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Although I have not tried video, I was truly embarrassed at a seminar when every shot made a BING noise turning heads all around. I have not figured out how to stop this. Help? Otherwise, I have much to learn but am sorry they don't seem to make these pocket sized cameras anymore with a viewfinder. Mostly I am shooting outdoors and find it impossible in the sunshine.
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yes, I guess the only thing is that mine is malfunctioning when downloading from memory to the computer, it does it but there is no sound from videos, only if tplayed in the device itself but not when I downloaded into my comp. sometimes the focus is flurry for 2 seconds and then goes back to being ok.
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I haven't taken a lot of video but I never have much with any digital camera I've owned. Having said that, I would ONLY shoot video with STM lense (like the 18-135 in this kit) so when the auto focus "hunts" for focus its at least silent. I shot one video with the 50-250...you could hear every motor movement. Yes it is simple to use. You set the mode you want (manual, aperture priority, shutter priority or auto) and press the record button...It picks up clear audio better than any cellphone(probably not the best comparison) but in the videos of the kids in the yard you can heard what they are saying clearly enough from 20+ ft away. I haven't taken a lot of video but I never have much with any digital camera I've owned. Having said that, I would ONLY shoot video with STM lense (like the 18-135 in this kit) so when the auto focus "hunts" for focus its at least silent. I shot one video with the 50-250...you could hear every motor movement. Yes it is simple to use. You set the mode you want (manual, aperture priority, shutter priority or auto) and press the record button...It picks up clear audio better than any cellphone(probably not the best comparison) but in the videos of the kids in the yard you can heard... » Read More I haven't taken a lot of video but I never have much with any digital camera I've owned. Having said that, I would ONLY shoot video with STM lense (like the 18-135 in this kit) so when the auto focus "hunts" for focus its at least silent. I shot one video with the 50-250...you could hear every motor movement. Yes it is simple to use. You set the mode you want (manual, aperture priority, shutter priority or auto) and press the record button...It picks up clear audio better than any cellphone(probably not the best comparison) but in the videos of the kids in the yard you can heard what they are saying clearly enough from 20+ ft away. « Show Less
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We had the same issue, and I'm pretty sure we didn't have it on VOX. We never keep it on VOX. From what I remember, we turned off and unplugged everything and re-paired the camera(s) to reset it. We may have had to do that a couple times (I don't remember exactly), but it did eventually stop. I think we even had 2 cameras at the time, and it only blinked out on one of them?
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Mine did. I think this is an ok camera. I have had issues with it focusing well, especially when I'm inside. I have also had issues getting the videos to play back on anything but the actual camera itself, too.