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Any A630 Owners out there ?

Started Feb 3, 2012 | Discussions
aeneon Senior Member • Posts: 1,111
Any A630 Owners out there ?

Hi

i have just been given a really nice boxed Canon A630 and was told it wasnt working , so i put batteries in it , reset it all and tried all the different modes, tried the flash , checked the photos , i cant see anything wrong at all .......... BUT...

When i zoom using the A630 it is incredibly noisy , well more so than i'm used to with the newer cameras , sort of a mechanical loud "Urrrr" Urrr" and its quite audible. It does this turning on and off to.

It zooms fine and focuses fine to, i had another A630 a while ago that was making the same noise to when zooming and operating , is it normal for this camera to make such a noise ?

Thanks for any help

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RLBur
RLBur Veteran Member • Posts: 5,551
Re: Any A630 Owners out there ?

I have the A630 and mine is exactly like yours. I had a problem with the len's cover not closing and canon replaced the len's assembly. The zoom feature still made the same noise.
Randy

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OP aeneon Senior Member • Posts: 1,111
Re: Any A630 Owners out there ?

RLBur wrote:

I have the A630 and mine is exactly like yours. I had a problem with the len's cover not closing and canon replaced the len's assembly. The zoom feature still made the same noise.
Randy

Thank you for the confirmation , very good news indeed

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mcshan Veteran Member • Posts: 5,066
Normal for the A630

I STILL have one but seldom use it. Yes, the zoom makes the noise. A very nice camera and you will get some very nice shots! Good luck with your new camera.

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OP aeneon Senior Member • Posts: 1,111
Re: Normal for the A630

mcshan wrote:

I STILL have one but seldom use it. Yes, the zoom makes the noise. A very nice camera and you will get some very nice shots! Good luck with your new camera.

Thanks, i'll give it a go over the weekend but its not for me really, i plan to sell it on. If it does produce some good shots i'll perhaps post them here

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