HI there, i purchased my first digital camera almost 2 months ago, a canon a75. I am really enjoying it, and am happy with my purchase. Last night, i was taking a picture, and while i had the button pressed to focus, i noticed a weird, almost grinding sound. It is very quiet, but sounds almost like something is sticking or working harder than normal. I then noticed it was doing it when i power down or turn it on. It has never done this before, it has also never been dropped or even bumped around. Has anyone noticed anything like this with their camera. I have called sears and they are going to replace it for me(gotta love sears!!!). and i am hoping mine is just a lemon, and that my next one wont do it...thx
sharon
Are you sure it's not just the normal sound of the lens moving?
When you press the shutter button to take a picture, the lens will try to autofocus on your subject. Also, when you turn the camera on or off, the lens must either extend or retract from the camera body. Are you sure that what you are hearing is not just the lens motor moving the lens?
No, it is definately not the normal sounds. They are very distinct and i have heard them since the day i bought it. Now it sounds like something is going to stick, just like it is grinding somewhere. It is not really loud, but is definately noticable. Very odd, because it just started after 2 months...
sharon
I'm in the process of sending back my A75 camera to Canon factory service center for warranty work for the same problem your explaining. But mine is worse, it has stopped focusing. It won't auto focus or focus at all, when I push the shutter button half way down to focus it just wont come clear just stays blurry. I also hear that same noise (grinding?) and all this started about three months after I bought my camera, beginning to wonder if this is a manufacture defect. I was really happy with the camera before I started to have trouble, it was my first digitial camera, read plenty good things about it, but now really disappointed!!
Wow, as much as i wanted to hear someone else had the problem, i really didnt want to. My new one from sears should be here sometime next, but now i am wondering if i should have upgraded to the new a85. Well, i guess if i have any problems with this next one it will have to go with a different camera, which is unfortunate as i really love this one. Right now i can still take pics and everything is great, but who knows whats next. Thanks for the post!
sharon
well, that is pretty much the sound i am now hearing. I hear it turning it on, turning it off, and when i push the shutter button half way to focus...i just worry that sound could turn into a major problem...
sharon
Thanks for the reply Sharon. On another forum (Broadbandreports.com), a guy said that he's been getting that sound for months without the situation being aggravated.
It's a worry for me too. I just hope that the sound might not become a lens problem later.
Unfortunately, I can't return the camera to the store I bought it from. It's been more than a month that I bought it and their return policy is 1 month.
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I also hear that same noise (grinding?) and all this started about three months after I bought my camera, beginning to wonder if this is a manufacture defect. 
I was really happy with the camera before I started to have trouble, it was my first digitial camera, read plenty good things about it, but now really disappointed!! 
