Your New ZR IS NOT Broken

[MiG29]

OK, I finally received my new ZR yesterday. Upon examination, I noticed a slight rattle, as if something was loose in the camera. "Oh no", I thought. "Now I have to send it back 'cause something's broken inside". Yeah, I was more than a little ticked-off. Well, "sweet thing" begins an internet search on the ZR. GUESS WHAT? It's supposed to do that. When the camera is off, the sensor is free-floating but once it's been turned on, no more rattle. So I tried an experiment; while looking at the sensor with the camera powered down, if you slightly shake the camera, you can see a slight movement. Then, when I powered it, I saw the sensor move up a little and locked itself in place. Nikon needs to make sure their customers know this.

 

[Needa]

OK, I finally received my new ZR yesterday. Upon examination, I noticed a slight rattle, as if something was loose in the camera. "Oh no", I thought. "Now I have to send it back 'cause something's broken inside". Yeah, I was more than a little ticked-off. Well, "sweet thing" begins an internet search on the ZR. GUESS WHAT? It's supposed to do that. When the camera is off, the sensor is free-floating but once it's been turned on, no more rattle. So I tried an experiment; while looking at the sensor with the camera powered down, if you slightly shake the camera, you can see a slight movement. Then, when I powered it, I saw the sensor move up a little and locked itself in place. Nikon needs to make sure their customers know this.

I've wondered how that affects sensor cleaning. Other Nikon cameras with IS lock the sensor at power off.