Lumix TZ7/ZS3 noise on video (more bzzzz than beep)

Here's another one with some louder background sounds: Cars passing on a street 15 meters/50 feet from where I sat filming. It drowns out the constant short bzzz sounds, but it's still there. Filmed with a UK bought Lumix TZ7, firmware 1.0 to a Silicon Power SDHC 16 GB memory card. Forums discussions seem to think these unwanted sounds - not to be confused with the autofocus short bursts of beeps or the zoom humming - comes from the camera writing to the memory card. And different cards get different results. Here's just one forum, one thread: http://tinyurl.com/mnslgc
And here's the video that showed me I'm not alone expriencing these unwanted sounds on the TZ7/ZS3 audio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sItrfhJtTws

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Travel & Events

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• Lumix
• TZ7
• ZS3
• beeping
• bzzing

[letseatpopcorn]

Hi just wanted to ask u about the panasonic tz7. If i buy this camera would all the updates be on there already? Or would i still have to update firmware etc...?

[pergunnareriksson]

@letseatpopcorn Sorry. Missed your question. I would expect the updated firmware to be on the cameras sold now. If you don't happen to buy one that's been laying in on a shelf for a year or so. As far as I know there's been just one update to the firmware; 1.2 in June 2009. Nothing since.

[pergunnareriksson]

TheVideoexplorer: I used a Silicon Power SDHC 16 GB memory card. The rhythmic bzzz-ing can be heard more clearly on my other video.

[sleepytyme]

Lexar Standard SDHC 8GB (Class 2) has no beeping.

[ryanonpiano]

Thanks very much for this video,

as you pointed out at 6secs you get the focusing noise.I am on my 3rd Tz7 because i thought this was a camera fault but remains on each camera but the noise is not noticed on every video just some so maybe it could be to do with certain lighting situation.

Great video keep up the good work, now I know its not just me with this issue and know now its the focusing.

[MrStofzuiger]

I have the same problem too. My card is a SDHC Transcend 8 Go, class 6. I thought this brand was ok, from what I red on a website, but this does not appear to be the case. So does this problem depend more from memory card lots, rather than brands ?

[MrHDfreak]

I have the same problem. I used three several SDHC cards. Watch my videos to compare. My conclusion is that less class of SDHC Card works much better than high class card. I did a Video "Hund in Garten" with Lexar SDHC Class 2 and Class 6. Take your decision dude!

[TheVideoexplorer]

what brand memory card have u used ?

I hear beeps and cars