Looking for a camera where video recording doesn't stops recording sound when zooming

[jstitch]

Hello, first post here

I'm looking for a photographic digital camera that is also capable of recording video with sound, but that doesn't stops recording of sound when altering the zoom factor.

I currently have a Samsung S1050 which presents this problem and I was wondering if there exists any other model which doesn't does this... In Radio Shack, they told me that all digital photographic cameras that records video with sound have this effect, since the zooming process consumes more energy which provokes sound to stop recording... Is this for real? (I hardly believe it)

In my Samsung S1050 I also have an option of taking pictures with a Night mode, which allows me to take pictures in almost very dark environments, with a very long (almost a minute) exposure time, so when I keep my camera steady, pictures in very dark environments are taken with good quality...

So the camera I'm looking for should have these two characteristics... Are there some cameras for me? Looking for medium prize ones (about 200-300 dollars)...

Thank you very much in advance!

[SmartWombat]

The problem used to be the noise of the zoom motor, too much noise that it drowned out the recording of the sound.
That has been solved by making quieter motors, insulating them better from the body of the camera, and also for auto-focus making that motor in the lens quieter too.

The newer Panasonic Lumix cameras will record while zooming.
For example the FX700 or ZS7 both under $400 according to http://www2.panasonic.com/webapp/wcs...&orderBy=price

[jstitch]

Thank you very much, I got a cammera to suit my needs, Cannon PowerShot SX120IS, and it satisfies what I was looking for ;)

THanks again!