My zoom during vacation would not work fast enough. Is it the batteries or do I need to have a camera guy look at it?
477885
My experience is that zoom works slow (if at all) when the camera is busy with saving previous image. Just does not have capacity to manage current shoot. This might take long period of time, up to 10-14 seconds. IF it is slow in other cases as well, then you have another problem, might need a repair / cleaning of mechanics.
477886
Unless you have a professional 3 to 4 thousand dollar camera the zooms are a little slow maybe a new set of batteries would help but save your money on the camera guy
300777
You camera sounds like it is defective. I use lithium batteries and, although, I have never counted I believe I have gotten several hundred photos and/or several minutes of movies on one set of batteries (but I always carry spares, just in case).
62072
Hi again. Just tried mine out while recording a video and zooming in and out just as you asked, and it's silent. Sorry -- it does seem that you've got a lemon.
825926
Mine sometimes doesn't read any memory card put into it. I had to take out the battery, fit it back in and then able to take just one photo shot. The zoom doesn't work for me as well.
18294
wow... you're using the 75-300 and need more zoom? First try cropping your pictures and see if you can still get decent results... otherwise you're going to have to get better lenses which aren't going to be cheap.
2078799
I never had that problem. You might want to check the battery, or settings on your camera.
135558
The ZOOM Q2HD can run off USB cable hooked up to a computer, but it will not charge the batteries, you need a battery charger for that.
95258
My experience is that it all depends on several factors such as how often it is turned on and off, how often the zoom is taken in or out, or if processing of images is done on the camera itself. Pretty much, any thing that is done with the camera other than taken straight out images not using any other functions will deplete the battery life more quickly and unpredictably. Ultimately, the solution is to have 2 batteries fully charged for long outings, although I have found that even with the aforementioned circumstances have never used up all the juice on a 100 photo outing using zoom and various other settings in doing so. My experience is that it all depends on several factors such as how often it is turned on and off, how often the zoom is taken in or out, or if processing of images is done on the camera itself. Pretty much, any thing that is done with the camera other than taken straight out images not using any other functions will deplete the battery life more quickly and unpredictably. Ultimately, the solution is to have 2 batteries fully charged for long outings, although I have found that even with the aforementioned circumstances have never used up all the juice on a 100 photo outing using zoom and... » Read More My experience is that it all depends on several factors such as how often it is turned on and off, how often the zoom is taken in or out, or if processing of images is done on the camera itself. Pretty much, any thing that is done with the camera other than taken straight out images not using any other functions will deplete the battery life more quickly and unpredictably. Ultimately, the solution is to have 2 batteries fully charged for long outings, although I have found that even with the aforementioned circumstances have never used up all the juice on a 100 photo outing using zoom and various other settings in doing so. « Show Less
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I haven't seen that happen at the start of a shoot, however, I've seen it with a busy natural background and people in the foreground. Sometimes the zoom gets antsy and refocuses. I've learned to shut down the autofocus to take care of that problem. One thing I did notice, however, is that the zoom aprature is a bit noisy and can be picked up in quiet environments very audibly. That drives me crazy, so I went w an external low-pass mic to solve that issue. Beautiful camera, though.
2097470
Try a new battery. Mine has worked fine. Be sure camera is set on remote connection so the remote and camera "see" each other.
1610489
Check your battery life, also if you are using built in flash it takes a little longer. Are you in manual or auto? If manual do a faster shutter speed and adjust ISO accordingly.
2266810
Photos only capture fast with fresh new batteries - the more you use the slower shutter gets until batteries replaced
74737
Sorry can`t help. I got the batteries they worked great. Two days later I lost the view screen. "I am kind of greedy" keeping the batteries just in case we find another cam the same as we had. My bad it took so long to respond. T.B.
1326226
try putting the camera on a table and taking a picture while is absolutely still. If it is still blurry I would call Nikon
702713
I was not able to use the zoom function with my Canon Powershot in this case.
1738088
You could try getting a new battery and make sure you have the right setting on your camera.
49732
Thank you for the tip.I like the camera very much, great zoom, it also has facial recognition.If you get it, one little note, make sure the rec, is on when your recording.I believe I hit it too quick when I put the camera on, and it did not register.Yes I did not record a whole chunk that I thought I did.Wish you the best with your camera stuff.