intermittent 'groaning' noise

[neko30]

hi all,

my new hpx170 makes this very soft, but noticeable intermittent mechanical sounding 'groaning' noise...if i put my ear to the lens shade, i can hear it pretty distinctly.

i was wondering if anybody else has this? is it normal?

i'm afraid that if i have a sennheiser attached to camera that it will pick up.

thanks for any input.

 

[KMR]

hi all,

my new hpx170 makes this very soft, but noticeable intermittent mechanical sounding 'groaning' noise...if i put my ear to the lens shade, i can hear it pretty distinctly.

Mine does that when the autofocus is on. (I hardly ever use autofocus.)

 

[neko30]

yeah, i've read that auto may cause it...but i have my camera set on manual everything/OIS on.

is everybody else's HVX/HPX completely silent?

 

[DM_rider]

I don't hear anything, my hpx is silent.

you aren't zooming while listening are you?

 

[neko30]

nope, no zooming while listening...camera's just on and sitting there, making noises.

 

[TwistedLincoln]

Mine did that when I first got it, but after a while it stopped doing it. I'm not too sure what causes it, but I think it only happened when I had the OIS on. I don't really recall.

 

[KMR]

Oops--replied too fast, not realizing this thread is about the HPX, not the HVX. (My just-slightly-noisy-while-autofocus-is-on camera is the HVX200, original model.)