Gimbal Jogwheel counter-intuitive

zaldy · Oct 11, 2021

I fly Mini SE with Fly App (1.4.8 - 1120)

I found the gimbal jogwhell direction is counter-intuituve... Mini SE uses same controller as original Mini.. Jogwheel located on the left side controller.. as you push (slide to right) the jogwheel, camera will go up.. you pull (slide to left) camera will go down... for me, this is counter-intuitive..

what should have been, you push wheel - camera down, you pull - camera up... thats the way i think our brain uses to (in correlation to gimbal jogwheel)... push down, pull up

yes, i know "muscle memory" and so on... but after 2 month daily practice, i still feel that jogwheel is messing with my brain.. i already have muscle memories for control stick.. but gimbal control.. ****, often time it messed some of my shot...

so, any of you feels the same? or you guys are not overthinking it and developing muscle memories? (especially with camera wheel)..

CactusJackSlade · Oct 12, 2021

I feel your pain. It took me a long time to get used to "jog wheels" for the gimbal since I was in the drone thing early and used sliders on the back of the Tx - which I still prefer. You would think that all this being computerized it could be easily set to pilot preference.... It should be an option in the app. I can't say that I've even looked for such an option come to think of it?...

zaldy · Oct 12, 2021

CactusJackSlade said:
I feel your pain. It took me a long time to get used to "jog wheels" for the gimbal since I was in the drone thing early and used sliders on the back of the Tx - which I still prefer. You would think that all this being computerized it could be easily set to pilot preference.... It should be an option in the app. I can't say that I've even looked for such an option come to think of it?...

Yes.. this should solve quickly if only there is setting on DJI Fly app to "reverse" gimbal movement... sadly, there is none, isnt it? i search for every setting in app, i could not find one

Deleted member 103366 · Oct 12, 2021

I simply think of it as push up pull down, or at least I try to ............after I have gone the wrong way .

zaldy · Oct 12, 2021

PhiliusFoggg said:
I simply think of it as push up pull down, or at least I try to ............after I have gone the wrong way .

I read similar post in DJI Forum, where this mnemonic push-up, pull-down should memorized when fly.. i'll try it in my next flight..

Gagey52 · Oct 12, 2021

I have to watch the screen to make sure I got it right.

mereflyer · Oct 13, 2021

I also agree with all the above, still annoyed after too many hours!

Barbara · Oct 13, 2021

My solution....labels on the tablet....still doesn't always work...

zaldy · Oct 13, 2021

Barbara said:
My solution....labels on the tablet....still doesn't always work...

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I guess "out - in" refers to zoom function (which my Mini SE doesnt have that feature)

Even zoom direction they get it counter intuitive

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If it was me design the wheel, i'll put zoom in - slide left, zoom out - slide right...

As i stated before.. our brain still intrepret push movement (as if "push" your finger either left or right, in case of zoom function) as some "in" or "down" .. i definitely dig push as down or zoom..

Well DJI, in other hand....