Soft side of image

[AlanTheBeast]

Looking at video from yesterday's flights, the left side is soft compared to a very crisp right side. Is this an artifact of a bad focus drive that doesn't sit cylindrical? Temperature effect (was -8°C .. -6°C)?

 

[Kilrah]

Common issue that requires a trip to service.

 

[AlanTheBeast]

Common issue that requires a trip to service.

Ah crap - what sort of turnaround times are people seeing?

 

[Kilrah]

1-2 weeks usually

 

[akay1997]

Ah crap - what sort of turnaround times are people seeing?

Hi! Where you able to fix the problem? I have the same issue. If I focus in the center, right bottom corner goes out of focus and vice versa. The issue goes away for a short time after I "reset camera settings", but then comes back again after few hours!

 

[AlanTheBeast]

As the weather has warmed up this has been less apparent. So I suspect the optics barrel is out of round slightly and drags on one side due to thermal expansion/contraction when cold. In some recent (above 0°C) flights I haven't noticed it at all. I'll be looking at this more critically as spring rolls in...

Nope wasn't temperature. Send it back early March. Sched to be here late next week.

 

[whiskey_throttle]

Stumbled across this the other day. This guy indicates when sharpness is set to 0 or less, the Mavic tries to do in camera noise reduction - and does not have the processing power to do it well. He says to set sharpness to +1 and the in-camera noise reduction is no longer a factor (better to reduce noise in post than lose the detail to start with). Seems worth a shot.