Just bought a HVX200. Taking it out of box all seemed fine, but after charging battery and putting battery on and playing in the menus for half an hour, then finally switching it off I noticed something strange.
I turned camera off altogether, went to put the lens cap on, and that's when I noticed a little quiet clunking sound as I tilted the camera up to put the lens cap on, then when I had put the cap on, when I tilted the camera down I heard the clunking sound again.
If I hold the camera out and gently tilt it up and down it is like there is a small plastic ball-bearing rolling up and down in the front part of the camera. When I take the lens cap off, the clunking sound is brighter, with the cap on, it is more muted.
When I turn the camera on, the sound vanishes, well almost, I can hear a slight noise, but this one resembes a tiny bit of metal, like a pin head ratling up and down as I tilt. When I turn off, it goes back to a very noticable clunking sound?
What is this, or is mine faulty; I'm a bit concerned after just spending £4,200 on it?
Can you HVX200 owners take your camera out and tilt it up and down (as if on a tripod, only hand held) and let me know if you can hear anything.
I turned camera off altogether, went to put the lens cap on, and that's when I noticed a little quiet clunking sound as I tilted the camera up to put the lens cap on, then when I had put the cap on, when I tilted the camera down I heard the clunking sound again.
If I hold the camera out and gently tilt it up and down it is like there is a small plastic ball-bearing rolling up and down in the front part of the camera. When I take the lens cap off, the clunking sound is brighter, with the cap on, it is more muted.
When I turn the camera on, the sound vanishes, well almost, I can hear a slight noise, but this one resembes a tiny bit of metal, like a pin head ratling up and down as I tilt. When I turn off, it goes back to a very noticable clunking sound?
What is this, or is mine faulty; I'm a bit concerned after just spending £4,200 on it?
Can you HVX200 owners take your camera out and tilt it up and down (as if on a tripod, only hand held) and let me know if you can hear anything.
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out of curiosity, what is it, does anybody know? and why does it go when powered on? I read the link with the copy from the instruction manual page, but Panny don't give a technical answer, just a "This is normal" answer.
