Olympus 840 Clicking when Focusing

[ascrowell]

I just bought an Olympus 840. It has a lot of clicking sounds when it focuses. Click...click...click...click...It seems to be very noisy. Is this normal? My previous digital camera (Nikon) only clicked when I initally pressed the shutter button. Is this due to the IS or maybe the 5x optical?
Thanks! Amy

[Ken.]

The focus may be hunting and trying to lock on. I'm not familiar with this model but some of the newer cameras seem to be set for continuous autofocus when the shutter is half pressed rather than the older focus and lock. It makes sense since the newer cameras tend to be more predictive. Yes, this can be a bit noisy as the motor zips the elements from point to point.