Powershot SX230 Clicking Noise

[nikki]

My Canon Powershot SX230 makes a continuous clicking noise, assuming its the continuous focus, but not sure.  You can also hear it when you are using the video in a quieter setting.  Is this normal or a defect?

[nikki]

Mike -

I did send my camera in.  They stated the optical assembly did not operate properly so they replaced it with a refurbished optical unit.  Would this have affected the quality of my photos (as I am not an expert photo taker it is hard for me to tell)?

What I can tell is that in the interim, I purchased the SX260 and definitely notice sharper quality photos from the SX260.  Your thoughts??

[Richard]

Hi Nikki,

A malfunctioning lens assembly would, at some point, affect the image quality.

I'm glad they were able to resolve this for you,

Richard

[nikki]

Richard -

Unfortunately, I don't feel that the issue has been "resolved".  The clicking noise is the same as it was and I am experimenting with the photo quality, but from what I can see thus far without printing the photos, the quality is the same as before and not as good as the SX260.