Does you 40D rattle

I just got my 40D back from Canon (focus problem) but it now makes a very faint 'rattling' noise when I tip the camera from side to side (yeah, I know, don't do that and the noise will go away ) and I'm not sure if the noise was there before it went to Canon.

Noise is like the battery door catch is loose (it's not) and the camera seems to work just fine so I was hoping all you 40D owners could give your camera a gentle 'shake' and let me know

That’s probably the flash hinges rattling.
Put your hand over the flash and tilt the camera, it should go away.
Could be the orientation sensor inside the camera too..
One way or another, nothing to worry about.

Mine has a small "rattle" sound. I assume it is the orientation sensor.

The 20D manual mentions it at the bottom of page 101.
The 30D has it on page 111. For some reason they left it out of the 40D manual:

Hey guys, thanks

I'll check when I get home but its good to know that its OK by the 'sound' of it

id send it back?

I flipped mine all different ways and it was dead silent. sorry.

If the rattle was not there before you sent it in, you need to let Canon know right away. It may just be the sensor, and it may be nothing, but if something goes haywire in a couple months, you are better served being on record with them about it, especially if you just left the warranty period when things go bad.

take off the lens and put the body cap on.
Try to rattle it.
also, pop up the flash and hold it rigidly while rattling the camera.

The rattling noise is a known issue in 40D and you can find it documented in the troubleshooting guide as I report here. I also worried about that when I bought the camera but then I gave a look and I found it's fine

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Malto wrote in post #5483013
The rattling noise is a known issue in 40D and you can find it documented in the troubleshooting guide as I report here. I also worried about that when I bought the camera but then I gave a look and I found it's fine

That was it - popped the flash up and no more 'rattle'

Thanks, greatly appreciated

Red Dot wrote in post #5482854
... pop up the flash and hold it rigidly while rattling the camera...

Yep, that's what it was - thanks

Sometimes it's better to ask and find that it's no big worry, rather than letting little things like that bother you.

Similarly, both my XT and nephew's XTi had/have the same flash cover linkage rattle, so it's not just confined to the XXD platform. I think it's just an inexpensively designed and implemented part with tolerances driven by trying to maintain low production costs.