topic Re: Canon Powershot SX410 IS making a whirring noise? in Point & Shoot Digital Cameras

Canon Powershot SX410 IS making a whirring noise?

okkat — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 05:41:15 GMT

whenever i turn on my camera, there's a whirring noise. it's brand new, i just got it about two weeks ago. it was working fine & silent last night.

i haven't touched any of the settings, dropped it, or done anything to damage it, yet i turned it on today and it was making a humming/whirring noise. it sounded almost like a faint computer fan noise, but when i record videos, it's really distracting & noticeable.

i know it wasn't there before, and just not noticeable because i took a video with little to no background noise, just to test the videos out, and the noise wasn't there.

i tried taking the battery out (which i knew wouldn't help, and it didn't) or restarting it, but nothing worked.

can anyone tell me what's wrong? or how i can fix it? please and thank you!

Re: Canon Powershot SX410 IS making a whirring noise?

jrhoffman75 — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 14:01:17 GMT

Is maybe the lens jammed and what you hear is the zoom/focus motor trying to move the lens?

Re: Canon Powershot SX410 IS making a whirring noise?

okkat — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 03:33:21 GMT

i don't think so? it zooms in and out fine and it can focus just fine, but maybe.

how would i be able to fix this?

Re: Canon Powershot SX410 IS making a whirring noise?

jrhoffman75 — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 03:36:41 GMT

If it's two weeks old and you don't think it's working correctly I would take it back to the store.