Canon S2 IS zoom noise

[Sims]

I Have a canon S2 IS for 2 months now. Took maybe 300 pics and 10 clips. Yesterday i discovered a loud scratchy sound when zooming with low speed. Can someone tell me what happend. The lens extends, retracts and focus without a problem. I hear the noise only when zooming in slow mode. It happens in shooting and video mode. I hear the noise in video clips. If there is dirt in the zoom mechanism, how do i get rid of it to make zooming quiet again. Can someone tell me if there is a site where i can get a schema or something how to dismantle the camera and clean it up. I consider myself technically capable in doing that.
I bought the camera via a order/delivery store in my country. In the worst case is it possible to get my money back and look for a camera without extending lenses. Something like a Fuji where everything happens internal.

Please help, cause i begin to dislike cameras with extending parts

[CptOfGondor]

The thing with extended parts is that you know its wrong when something about it is awkward. Imagine trying to diagnose a problem with folded lens pathways.

My guess is the Ultrasonic Motor. Maybe misaligned or something? Get it checked out!

[Sims]

Where can i find something to show me how to dismantle the camera

[CptOfGondor]

Um....don't dismantle the camera..lol. I dunno but these things are best done by a qualified technician.

Hopefully someone who owns an S2 could help you. Probably check with your camera store or Canon. See what the other forum members think about it.

[te1221]

My S2 makes a slight fluttering sound from the motor when I zoom in really fast. It does it sometimes, but other times it doesnt do it. Is that the noise you are talking about?

[Sims]

No, i only hear the noise when i zoom with low speed. Probably there is also noise at fast zoom, but i can't hear it because the sound of the zoommachine is louder than the noise. The noise is something like the grinding of gears which aren't lubricated or like a wheel rotating without lubrication . Not gears slipping. I don't know how maybe they are slipping, because i don't know how big they are. I am a little bit dissapointed, because i paid a lot of money. I could take the Panasonic FZ20 or the Fuji S9500 instead.