Should the VC growl? Mine does and it shakes the image in the viewfinder.
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I placed this lens on a Nikon N80 35mm camera and the image jerked a couple of times then began focusing normally. It only happened when I initially attached the lens and first turned the camera on. Not sure if the lens is totally compatible with 35mm. Did you attach it to a 35mm or digital? Did you determine the cause and was the lens not working correctly?
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Hello, my camcorder doesn't make any rattling sound. I, too, would exchange it.
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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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Inside the "fake pentaprisim hump", the part where the viewfinder is, is where the image stabilization housing sits. I have had no problems and have heard the noise that you are talking about since day one. I've had mine for about 3 weeks, taken +-5k photos, and shot a beautiful wedding professionally with this camera and at no time did anything malfunction. want to see the pictures? Check them out here: http://www.roberthammphotography.com/Gallery/Moriah-and-Erics-Wedding
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Try adjusting the diopter adjustment on the viewfinder- likely was off. Should view and record in focus.
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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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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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Mine started doing this as well, and then, when it did fire, it would fire a second shot on its own a second or two later. Sent it to Nikon for repair (out of warranty by a few months). Projected cost to "clean and check" was more than half the cost of a new camera. So, I got a new (and different brand) camera. I don't think I'd recommend this camera to others.
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It is not the lens covers rattling, it is the optical element unit inside, could be because of the image stabilization mechanism as Vincent stated, but whatever the part is, I find it impossible to believe that this the way a major manufacturer like Canon designed it. Probably the latch designed to hold it when powered off is broken and not grabbing it. That said I don
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Mine is brand-new and when I shook it I am convinced that what you hear is the two parts of the lens covering that by design are loose flaps and make a noise when you shake the camera.
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yes that noise happens when you zoom! It's the sound of the motor running. I haven't seen how to stop it.
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D. Barnes is correct. Although I'm very new with the camera, I am amazed at how well the stability worked with telephoto movie. When photographing our grandson's football game, the camera was set to full zoom, and the view finder shown the movie as shaking terribly. I was certain it would be unviewable (a word?). But after downloading, it was quite amazing how steady the movie appeared. Impressive.
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I had the same problem for a while. it was some sort of "zoom lock". Finaly came on and displayed the warning "Zoom Lock". Eventually had to replace the camera. Sorry if bad news.
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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.
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If you are talking about the red dot in the top left of the lcd screen, no it will either blink when it is recording or glow solid when it is not.
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Mine does the same thing. Only notice it when using it on my TV - sort of a bother.
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When disconnected or unpowered, the optical stabilization elements do shake/rattle inside of the lens. When mounted to the camera and the camera is turned on the shaking/rattling ceases. This is the only lens I've encountered that has this "feature."