I just purchased the Sony DCR-HC42 and it makes a humming/buzzing sound when a tape is in there and it's in REC mode, even when the unit is on standby. I don't know if this is normal.
I have noticed a constant humming noise (referred to as motor noise in some places) when viewing through the viewfinder of the TRV460 and HC-40 when in the Standby and Record mode. Does the TRV480 and the HC-42 have the same problem. My old Sony TRV82 never had this problem. Is it because they are digital? You hear it most in quiet situations like an empty room etc..
Ramon Best

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