Does your camera make a humming noise?

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rehanmalik

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Hey chaps. New DVX user. Used it for emergency documentary in North Africa and it looks beaut. Got a problem. Bought the camera back to london and just switched it on in an idle moment and it seems to have a detectable humming/ motor noise that I haven't noticed before. This seems to go away the moment I switch to video mode.

Is this normal? i.e. is it because I switched the camera on in an exceptionally quiet room or is it something a little more sinister? Would love your feedback

A new DVX junkie
 
I can't make out a hum on mine, but it's really hard to say for sure with that bloody clunking all the time....

If I can stop the clunking, I'll get back to you.
 
rehanmalik said:
Yeah. now that we are on it - what IS that clunking sound? Adds to the character of the camera I suppose.
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haha... I can't tell if you're kidding or not.

And yeah, I also have a slight humming. It doesn't matter much because usually I'm using a boom mic, and I'm pretty sure the on-cam mic doesn't even pick it up much. I imagine it varies from one DVX to another.
 
"Does your camera make a humming noise? "

Mine does, but only when it doesn't know the words to the song.
 
Thanks guys. Think I've solved it. Got another DVX junkie, round the corner to compare hums (a very scientific operation I tell you) and he says its standard - so Panasonic baby's certified clean and ready for action... where's dem fatigues!
 
Yea, I think we figured you'd realize it wasn't any problem, but it's always nice to go listen to another just to be sure....:thumbsup:
 
At first I thought I heard a hum, but when I poked my head around the corner to see, nothing. Then the other morning I heard it again, and there it was flitting from flower to flower!
 
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