Dvx100a Internal Shake Sound

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Colin Coyne

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Hey guys I just recieved my dvx100a today and when the camera is not powered up and I move the camera slightly I hear an internal shaking sound as if something is lose. Once I turn the camera on the sound is gone and there is no lose part. I spoke to my film teacher at College and she said the dvx100's and the hvx's have been known to have that problem. Is this normal? Please someone help out, thank you.
 
your film teacher is sadly correct...
though the "A" models are normally free of this critical defect.

truly sorry about your dud.
 
The reason that it doesn't make the infamous 'clunk' once it's turned on is because of where the loose piece is situated. Turning the camera on moves around some of the internal mechanisms in such a way that sort of 'pinches' the loose bit- hense no sound.

Panasonic has said on a number of occasions that they do not consider it to be a big enough defect to warant an exchange or return. Though many people believe that it leads to BIG problems later down the line.

I actually had to buy an entirely new DVX after my first one 'mysteriously' stopped functioning.

:(
 
So it is normal? If I don't abuse the camera I don't see why this would effect it what so ever if I don't toss it around to make the clunk sound present?
 
Do a search of "flux capacitor" on this site.

You may not toss the camera around, but my shooting style requires many toss shots, so a clunking noise is very problematic for me. Is your film teacher a member of DVXUser? If not I think she should be.
 
The clunk sound is always present. There is no escaping the clunk sound once it appears. It haunts me... it haunts me.
 
It's absolutely a problem- it's a bigger problem than having a nice scratch right through the middle of your lens.

Seriously.
 
HorseFilms said:
The clunk sound is always present. There is no escaping the clunk sound once it appears. It haunts me... it haunts me.
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Your on SP right? You have had your dvx for awhile now I think, have you had any problems with it so far?
 
Hey everybody, sorry I have to do this, but I think Colin is starting to freak out, lets let him off the hook. Colin don't listen to these guys they are just trying to scare you.

Colin, the clunking sound is not a big problem, unless you don't get rid of it. Here's how to do it. There is a screw that in a number of DVX's has followed a path down to a place that it shouldn't be in. Now the way you get that clunk sound to go away is to get the screw back in the place it belongs. Don't worry, you don't have to take apart your camera, you just have to guide it back in place.
Ok here's what you do

First lift the camera up and tilt it back until you hear the first clunk.
Now rotate the camera 45 degrees so that the LCD is now facing up. Lean the camera back forward slowly until you hear the second clunk.
Rotate the camera back to the upright position and now lean the camera back so that the lens is facing to the ceiling. You will hear a clunk as you are doing this, now you need to shake the camera gently until it stops clunking. Keep doing it until the first time you hear it not clunk. Now in this same position turn the camera on. Once the camera is on, shake it a little bit and you will notice the clunk is gone. COngrats, your clunk is FIXED.
 
Damn, thanks for ruining the fun scharky.

They should really put those instructions in the manual somewhere.
 
Seriously Colin......... on a forum search or read the stickies. Your lesson is over.
 
I searched Internal Shake and I didn't find anything. I didn't know you guys classified it as a "clunk" Thank you all for the comments greatlly apprciated.
 
scharky said:
Hey everybody, sorry I have to do this, but I think Colin is starting to freak out, lets let him off the hook. Colin don't listen to these guys they are just trying to scare you.

Colin, the clunking sound is not a big problem, unless you don't get rid of it. Here's how to do it. There is a screw that in a number of DVX's has followed a path down to a place that it shouldn't be in. Now the way you get that clunk sound to go away is to get the screw back in the place it belongs. Don't worry, you don't have to take apart your camera, you just have to guide it back in place.
Ok here's what you do

First lift the camera up and tilt it back until you hear the first clunk.
Now rotate the camera 45 degrees so that the LCD is now facing up. Lean the camera back forward slowly until you hear the second clunk.
Rotate the camera back to the upright position and now lean the camera back so that the lens is facing to the ceiling. You will hear a clunk as you are doing this, now you need to shake the camera gently until it stops clunking. Keep doing it until the first time you hear it not clunk. Now in this same position turn the camera on. Once the camera is on, shake it a little bit and you will notice the clunk is gone. COngrats, your clunk is FIXED.
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Thanks for the effert but it didn't work for me.
 
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