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Question posted by arichard on January 26th, 2013

Strange Noise When Focussing

Hi, I have an olympus vg-130 and I noted an strange noise wherever I try to focus before taking a picture. the noise is perfectly sync with the AF ilumminator. This noise only occur when I half-press the shutter. Is this normal? Regards

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