I finally got my DJI Mavic Sun Hood from the DJI Store today - it took them 3 weeks to ship it after receiving my payment. (they did tell me it was on backorder) It looks nice, folds flat and is well built.
I tried to use it today for the first time. For the first time ever got a message box in the DJI GO APP pop up and said something like : "Significant Controller Interference - Fly with extreme caution."
I'm assuming this HAS to be because the sun hood completely covers the two antennas (that's how it mounts) with its black vinyl sleeves. I still had full bars on the RC and HD icons, and they neither was flashing = I didn't test it out past about 1000 feet away from me though.
Well, this sucks! I assumed since this was made and designed by DJI that it would work perfectly and had been thoroughly tested. I'm hoping the warning message can just be ignored (it popped up again after I cleared it a few minutes later). I will always wonder, though, how much is it really affecting my reception, if any.
It does do what it's supposed to - it blocks the sun pretty well. I use an iPad Mini 4, and it's designed for use with a phone, so it doesn't really shade the whole screen at one time, but if I hold the controller at just the right angle, I can shade most of the screen, which is FAR better than nothing when it's really bright outside like today.
Has anyone else had a problem with their Sun-Hoods reducing their antennae's reception? Are there other hoods that don't use the antennae as a mounting post?
First world problems are going to be the death of me.
I tried to use it today for the first time. For the first time ever got a message box in the DJI GO APP pop up and said something like : "Significant Controller Interference - Fly with extreme caution."
I'm assuming this HAS to be because the sun hood completely covers the two antennas (that's how it mounts) with its black vinyl sleeves. I still had full bars on the RC and HD icons, and they neither was flashing = I didn't test it out past about 1000 feet away from me though.
Well, this sucks! I assumed since this was made and designed by DJI that it would work perfectly and had been thoroughly tested. I'm hoping the warning message can just be ignored (it popped up again after I cleared it a few minutes later). I will always wonder, though, how much is it really affecting my reception, if any.
It does do what it's supposed to - it blocks the sun pretty well. I use an iPad Mini 4, and it's designed for use with a phone, so it doesn't really shade the whole screen at one time, but if I hold the controller at just the right angle, I can shade most of the screen, which is FAR better than nothing when it's really bright outside like today.
Has anyone else had a problem with their Sun-Hoods reducing their antennae's reception? Are there other hoods that don't use the antennae as a mounting post?
First world problems are going to be the death of me.