Does your Canon whir? There is no internal hard drive so I am not sure what is making the noise -- has anyone else experienced this?
91549
Yes we have this too...plus a ticking noise! My husband just noticed it, and was like what the heck? You can actually hear it on the video while playing back if we are recording in absolute silence. When he shuts off the auto focus the ticking noise stops. I would be interested in others with this camcorder to comment on the noise.....I mean is this a defect or something that is just the way the camcorder is?
121820
It certainly has some noise.. a spinning or whirring noise is normal for these drives in my experience. However, clicking noises often mean trouble (not the slight 'clicking' you might hear if you get close while it's writing information). I would have a backup of any data, even if the drive seems fine (always)..
1758211
I'm wondering if you just have a bad unit. Can you explain a bit more how the video and images are poor? As with your other problems: - your HDMI problem may be a cable problem. Try another cable. - Is your TV 1080p? Typically, the video device detects what the TV can handle and switches it automatically. - Check if your camcorder has a setting to lower wind noise. It is quite common to have wind noise unless you use a special mic (those furry kind that muffles wind noise, seen here: http://www.amazon.com/Canon-2591B002-Directional-Microphone-Camcorders/dp/B0012ILNK0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1243092320&sr=8-1
1690905
I had no problem aside from it taking quite a bit of time. You might want to call Canon and see if they can determine what the issue is.
2007635
I am having this same problem on my SD1000, for the 2nd time! This originally occured when the camera was about 9 months old so I was able to get Canon to repair it under warranty. The repair lasted about 6 months and now I'm having the same problem again but this time I'm out of the warranty. Canon has been of little help, they offer generic responses about how much Canon cares about customers and then offer to sell you a refurbished camera. I was a long time fan of Canon cameras but this has turned me off to them and I would not recommend this camera.
142362
Has anyone received an official response from Canon on this issue? Specifically, the nature of the issue (hardware/software). I have the same problem. Autofocus outside of the widest zoom setting does not function. The camera lights up focus targets and beeps, but the focus is clearly wrong. The camera is NOT in macro mode.
931325
Mine is broken. The very first time I tried the display on LCD screen is malfunction. I got broken letters. The Canon T3i appears dead (no power) when attaching the device. I still have the unit because I miss the window for return by Amazon policy. Don't know what to do with this product :-(
883763
The motorized sounds you are getting are not normal in my experience. I have no sounds from the unit during video and no sounds out of the ordinary during normal everyday use. I would look into a return/swap out for another camera.
1844126
I also bought this laptop recently and am also hearing the strange hard drive noise. It's like a squeaking sound. As long as the hard drive functions well it's not an issue, but if this is a precursor to hard drive failure then I'd be worried.
232037
What was the solution? I have the same problem with mine (sort of). It beeps, but so faintly that you have to put your ear right up next to the camera body to hear it. I did figure out where it eminates from; I took the lens off and set it to timed shutter release (so that I could here it beeping continuosly, and it comes from inside the camera behind the mirror. Is yours audible now, or just barely faintly beeping?
777950
I have been using the this drive for several months and I have had no buzzing noises. I would be concerned about that. Sounds like there may be an issue with the drive. I had one of the book drives start dropping out like it was getting disconnected then it finally just died. I had it for about 4 years before this happened though and had already purchased another one a couple of months before the old one died. The one I have now seems to be working fine but I am not sure I would buy another one.
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Send it back ASAP As it in warranty as Error 99 is a general error some time due to a out of range setting in manual mode setting in the camera, bad lens and flash mounts plus more one thing to remember digital cameras with auto lens are very complex thing Thus more things to go wrong. Canon makes a ton of these, so some can be bad which is why we have warranty's
967861
Way to go you rock... I just erased my Kodak zx-3 internal memory and then updated it with latest firmware all in disk utility on my mac mini.Reformatted my sd card in the camera ....Now it is good as new.It was stoping recording after one sec every time I tried to record...Now it is fixed thanks to you my friend..Rock ON!
1530788
I seem to have the same problem. There is a faint buzzing/hissing noise (coming from the lens area) whenever the camera is on, and while filming video this noise is magnified many times. What I'm wondering is whether this is just a standard problem, or whether there is a subset of these cameras that make the buzzing noise, or whether there is anything we are doing "wrong". Edit: Well, after some more testing and looking at video taken with this camera posted on youtube (there are plenty), it seems like this is normal. Slightly annoying, but I don't think it's noticeable when you are filming outdoors. Anyway, I'm stil happy with this camera as it has an amazing combination of features, and I can really find no other faults with it. The 720P video quality is as good as or better than I would expect, and the sound seems great as well (aside from the buzzing).
2167171
Yikes, mine is not that loud. If your cameras don't immediately work, then press the little black button on the back of the camera 5 or 6 times fairly rapidly and that should solve that. I can hear mine running but it is not overly loud.
1810687
Ack... I'm having the same issue. I can't see any paper in the adf. Going to call canon soon....
753416
I have not had this happen to me. If you are unsure or un easy about the rattle, either return it for another one or contact Canon to find a repair center.