Does anyone else's NX80...

[Jeremyf]

make a cracking noise when moving the camera lens back and forth?

Jeremy

[Unregistered]

nope - its only you. sorry

[Jeremyf]

Hmmm... I would appreciate a couple of replies here so I know if I should return it... When you move you swivel the camera, does it make any sound at all or does it feel very smooth as it moves?

Jeremy

[sjmawson]

Jeremy - depends what you mean. Quick answer is no - it is very smooth. On the other hand if I put it right to my ear, yes you can hear a little noise. My guess is yours needs to go back.... Simon

[pdagal]

Mine is silent.

[stronggeek]

no

[Jeremyf]

Oh that so sucks...

Mine almost feels like there's something rubbing against a wire. Simon, when you put it near your ear, what kind of noise does it make? Do you feel anything as you move it?

It works fine, and the noise/feeling doesn't bother me... You guys think I should return it? (It's a 30 min drive for me.... sigh... that's what you get for living in Canada I guess)

Jeremy

[cliejunkie]

Barely, If you put it to your ear. To me it seemed like some sort of resistance gear used to keep it from spinning losely. It seems normal to me... I hope so... but now I'm parinoid...

[sonycrazie]

Hi Jeremy,
Where did you get your NX80v in Canada. I'm checking the box stores frequently but it's not here yet. By the way, how much are you paying in CAD?

[sjmawson]

Sort of hard to describe unless you are an engineer ... slightly crackly - I guess the bearings moving. But to put it into context, its pretty quiet and I hadn't even noticed it until you mentioned the issue. It feels more or less smooth...... Simon

[Jeremyf]

Sonycrazie: that's just it - you can't get them in Canada. I live in Windsor, so I drove 30 mins to the burbs of Detroit to pick one up.... that's why it's a pain in the *ss to return it.. So I don't know what it would be in CAD..

Cliejunkie: Mine is very quiet, but load enough that if there's no noise in the room and the clie is at waist-level, I can hear it and I can also feel the resistance...

Jeremy

[davy19]

mine is smooth but if i put it right next to my ear, i hear a sort of crackle noise

If everything is fine why worry?

[ayasin]

Mine makes a sound...I wasn't able to classify it earlier but you're right it's exactly like the ridges are rubbing a wire or something.

[Jeremyf]

I was actually planning on just waiting and seeing before returning it, but I just found another problem with my clie: my beam receive only works in a range of 2.5 feet!!!

sigh... I guess I'm off on a 30 min trip to exchange...


ayasin - is it load enough to hear if you hold your clie at waist-height in a quiet room? Also do you feel the wire rubbing like I do? Are you returning yours?

Jeremy

[davy19]

hopefully next one better for you

[ayasin]

Originally posted by Jeremyf
ayasin - is it load enough to hear if you hold your clie at waist-height in a quiet room? Also do you feel the wire rubbing like I do? Are you returning yours?

Jeremy

I can hear it at arms length in a quite room (although I have very good hearing). I can't feel anything but that's likely because the tension is not high enough. This is the second one I've had that has issues...the first was a 73 that had missing rubber feet and a dead pixel. Sony QA has really gone to pot IMO. I don't know if I'll return it yet.

[jwebs70]

Mine makes a slight clicking noise as well but I think it is normal because I noticed it in the demo unit I messed with in the store (fry's).

When I got home mine made the same noise so I'm not very worried.

Cheers

[kp*]

I noticed the sound the day I got it. It doesn't sound reassuring, but I figured it might just be a harmless part of the design (it does sound like some kind of gear), so unless it starts giving me problems, I'm not going to worry about it.

On a similar note, has anyone else noticed that sometimes the jog dial gets some resistance, especially when being spun down? It usually isn't bad at all, but at one point it started to get really hard to turn. I realized that when I opened the CF slot it spun more smoothly. Seems like something in the slot might be rubbing against it in the closed position. In fact, if you shine a flashlight into the slot, you can see the jog dial. Can't see what might be interfering with it, though.

[rlc7254]

Originally posted by ayasin
Mine makes a sound...I wasn't able to classify it earlier but you're right it's exactly like the ridges are rubbing a wire or something.

 

I just listened to mine, and it does make the noise, although very faint. What did worry me is that when I rotated it from the detent position to the other extreme, just before it got to the end of it, I felt/heard a snap coming from it. When I rotated it back, I felt a smaller one about 1/3 of the way back. I think all the sounds orginate from the mechanism that is used to hold the camera into place. Not an impressive design, I must admit. Has anyone else noticed the same snapping?

 :confused:

[Eddy]

snapping? :eek:

[rlc7254]

Originally posted by Eddy
snapping? :eek:

Yes, just before it reaches the end of the rotation.

 :confused:

[AgentEE7]

Mine makes the noises too if you listen closely. But, I wouldn't have had any concern - until reading this thread. Still seems likely that this is normal.

Another issue of possible concern. My previous Clie NR70V had a flap over the Memory Stick slot. Whereas my new Clie NX80V doesn't have a hinged flap to close the opening when no Memory Stick is inserted. Is this normal?

[breakfastchef]

I also hear the 'boise' you are talking about. I can only hear it when rotating the camera back to the hidden or locked postition, not when I am turning it out to use.

 

Larry

[stevec_ny]

I found mine makes the noise as well. Even worse, my IR range seems to be only a bit less than a foot! I'm tempted to exchange it for another one now. :(

[breakfastchef]

No problem detected with my IR range. I can turn off a television from 15 feet away.

[n2ifp]

Originally posted by ayasin
Sony QA has really gone to pot IMO. I don't know if I'll return it yet.

Sony has been Americanized. Workers have been layed off, but Sony still expects the same output! Obviously, corners get cut, same with any other business. :(

[breakfastchef]

Sony has been Americanized. Workers have been layed off, but Sony still expects the same output! Obviously, corners get cut, same with any other business. LW

Larry,

Sony has not become Americanized, rather, they have begun to develop ways to remain profitable in a growing, competative global economy. This budding phenomenon is challenging corporate and social values worldwide, forcing companies to make radical changes to the way they do business. The US seems to be singled out as the example of being a leader in finding ways to get people into the unemployment lines, reducing quality of products, giving 'golden handshakes' and showing less concern for the environment. This is a result of a profit driven system by any of us that are shareholders and reflects the general tone of the country at this time.

In reality, unemployment is a much greater probem in other parts of the world, currencies are flocking to the strengthening dollar and our business practices are often more regulated than in any other country. Few of our industries are subsidized by the government, our trading practices are governed by strict laws and we have the some of the strictest accounting and reporting requirments than any other place I know of. That is the way capitalism works. We are one of the leaders in that category.

Larry (not Winward)

[stevec_ny]

AgentEE7: Mine has a flap over the MS slot. Perhaps yours is stuck in the open position?

breakfastchef: The remote control IR range is fine. The problem I'm having is the beaming range from/to another Palm device (my old Palm V & NR70V). Beaming info across a desk width will really be an annoyance now.

[Eddy]

Larry (not Winward)
LOL, now we've 2 Larry.... he he :D

[Jeremyf]

Steve_ny: I have a similar problem! I can use my nx80 as a remote from a far distant, but I can't beam TO my remote from more than about 1.5 feet. Given that Funcam will be released for the NX80 soon (allowing one to use a tv remote control to take pictures instead of pressing the capture button), this presents a real problem. I was just about to take mine back, but now after reading your post, I'm now wondering if it's a possible design flaw with the NX80.... Maybe it just has a short receive beam range!

Jeremy

[AgentEE7]

stevec-ny : Thanks for the information. Yes, my Memory Stick flap was stuck in the open position. I did free it from being stuck, but unfortunately it sticks open again.

Mine may have a missing or weak spring.
- Does your Memory Slot flap have a strong spring action?

Alternatively it may be getting stuck by contact because of a mechanical misalignment or clearance problem.
(I think it is a mechanical clerance problem with a piece of white plastic piece on the upper end of the Memory Stick opening.)
- Does any one else have this problem?

[stevec_ny]

Jeremyf: No thanks to the funky IR port design, I was able to slightly extend my receive range to match your 1.5 feet by rotating it 45 degrees. We still might be able to use funcam since the IR strength on most remotes are a lot stronger than Palm OS devices.

AgentEE7: The spring on mine is fine.

[Jeremyf]

Steve -

My TV remote control can't do any better... let me know if you have more success (see the thread I just started "Attention NX80 users..."

Jeremy