When I zoom in or out while taking a video, a buzzing sound can be heard on playback whenever zoom was used. Is that normal for this model?
739260
yes it is, I also have another camera (different brand) that does the same thing. I guess the microphone is sensitive to the power zoom.
2227193
As Zen said, it's the image stabilization. Mine does it too. It sort of sounds like white noise.
346509
I feed the signal into the Zoom H4n and monitor it with headphones and watch the waveform on the Zoom to adjust for clipping. Two such systems operating together and synchronized with the video later makes a stereo sound. Buy two! Plus it uses UHF, not VHF, and sounds clearer because of that, with no interference from local static.
2037321
i have the same "buzzing" sound coming from the vent on the left rear side. not sure if its normal but im going to set up service call to confirm.*update*ive been tweaking the settings and the buzzing seems to go way down if you put the contrast on about 50%, thus throwing the picture quality off. ive decided im going to send this tv back and replace it with the samsung lcd.
346526
I did not have any problem with motor noise so far. I use zoom a lot since I use my camcorder recording my son's marching band, although recently I started using a separate digital recorder for better audio. I hope this helps.
767121
no its doesnt. you dont want it anyway. it ruins the video because you hear the zoom motor in the video. thats why they usually dont enable it in cameras.
1353792
Dennis, a hugh pitch noise is indicative of a bad capacitive circuit. It could be something as simple as a power supply problem. You could have a local electronic repairman check the power supply. Remember to backup any videos and delete them and clear settings or passwords you want to protect.{Remember: I'm not responsible for your actions}
970682
Hello, got this camera since last Christmas, I have made few video and watch them again today, neither heard a noise on the background
952448
The buzzing is only present when the backlight is less than 10. I believe its the flourescent bulb buzzing similar to when typical flourescent bulbs are used with a dimmer. I haven't found the sound to be any louder than the fan/hard drive in my Tivo so I'm not worried about it.
620874
I have never had this issue when recording videos...have you tried wearing headphones while making your video?
2190004
hi i bought this tv and got it last wednesday and i notice when i have the picture on dynamic that the buzzing is so distracting i can harldy watch and then somewhat better on standard and then hardly noticeable on movie mode. I dont really like the picture on movie mode though.
1960228
Are you using Phantom Power that supplies power from the camera to the microphone? Many people have said that using Phantom Power has caused noise.Also, check the adapter and the cable plugs, if the wire is loose or the conductors aren't seated right, this can also cause noise. I have had to replace the 1/4" to 1/8" adapter because the pin was loose and it was causing a screeching noise. I hope this helps!
2227196
What you're probably hearing is the in-body image stabilization (IS) in action. If you turn that off in the menu, does the sound go away?
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.
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i have the same "buzzing" sound coming from the vent on the left rear side. not sure if its normal but im going to set up service call to confirm. *update* ive been tweaking the settings and the buzzing seems to go way down if you put the contrast on about 50%, thus throwing the picture quality off. ive decided im going to send this tv back and replace it with the samsung lcd.
211544
My sister got just this, I was testing the features, it does zoom while in recording mode.
264959
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.