Hi everyone. New to this and have purchased a mavic pro. Having problems operating camera on drone.

tinton323 · Apr 4, 2019

Djiphil said:

What kind of problems?

Azzopat · Apr 5, 2019

Hi.....me too judt cannot get correct exposure

Lon Denard · Apr 5, 2019

tinton323 said:
What kind of problems?

Based on the picture, his thumb is stuck somewhere...

Lon Denard · Apr 5, 2019

Thomas B said:
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What part of "camera operation problems" are you unsure of? Not get to solving them!!! *crack* *crack*

Former Member · Apr 5, 2019

Welcome to Mavicpilots.com. If you ever need advice or repair questions, feel free to reach out to the forum.

Best regards and good luck,

Rob
Thunderdrones

Djiphil · Apr 6, 2019

Thomas B said:
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When flying drone is it possible to move camera without changing the position of drone ? Tried little black toggle on controls but just seems to point camera down then back up. Also tried silver slider on right hand front and nothing. I'm new to this so would appreciate any advice. Thanks Phil

Djiphil · Apr 6, 2019

Lon Denard said:
What part of "camera operation problems" are you unsure of? Not get to solving them!!! *crack* *crack*

Its all new to me. Is it possible to move camera up down left right whilst hovering ?

Djiphil · Apr 6, 2019

Thunderdrones said:
Welcome to Mavicpilots.com. If you ever need advice or repair questions, feel free to reach out to the forum.

Best regards and good luck,

Rob
Thunderdrones

Thanks for that. No doubt the advice will be invaluable. Thanks Phil.

Djiphil · Apr 6, 2019

Azzopat said:
Hi.....me too judt cannot get correct exposure

Hi,same here having loads of issues with operating camera. Probably user issues lol. How you finding your drone ?

MAvic_South_Oz · Apr 6, 2019

Djiphil said:
Its all new to me. Is it possible to move camera up down left right whilst hovering ?

Yes and no.
The is a wheel that controls gimbal up / down.
You have to use your controller to yaw (turn) left and right to ' look around'.
Go to Youtube and search > Mavic Pro first flight < look through videos that come up, there are some very good tutorials there.
After a few short flights, it will start to become easier all round, and you can then start working on some basic filming or photos.

tinton323 · Apr 6, 2019

Djiphil said:
Its all new to me. Is it possible to move camera up down left right whilst hovering ?

Unfortunately NO

The camera can only look straight and the wheel on the left on the controller will just make the camera look downwards.

There is no way for the camera to move left or right, YOU the pilot has to rotate the drone in whatever location you want the camera to point.

As far as your exposure and stuff like that remember on the Mavic Pro you gotta tap the screen (phone or iPad) in order for it to focus and adjust the picture before taking a shot/video

Hope this helps

Lon Denard · Apr 9, 2019

tinton323 said:
Unfortunately NO

The camera can only look straight and the wheel on the left on the controller will just make the camera look downwards.

There is no way for the camera to move left or right, YOU the pilot has to rotate the drone in whatever location you want the camera to point.

As far as your exposure and stuff like that remember on the Mavic Pro you gotta tap the screen (phone or iPad) in order for it to focus and adjust the picture before taking a shot/video

Hope this helps

Wait you can't hold your finger on the screen and move the camera wherever you want? Has it been that long since I've flown my Mavic Pro? Geez.

Former Member · Apr 9, 2019

Djiphil said:

How are you doing? Any more flights?

Lon Denard · Apr 9, 2019

Check out the Mavic Pro tutorials. Very good info from the horse's mouth.

DJI Tutorials

Djiphil · Apr 9, 2019

Thunderdrones said:
How are you doing? Any more flights?

Hi,been out 9 plus times now but weather hasn't been great. Still getting my bearings with controls. Did fly it under a bridge with a river underneath. How long have you been flying ?

Former Member · Apr 9, 2019

Djiphil said:
Hi,been out 9 plus times now but weather hasn't been great. Still getting my bearings with controls. Did fly it under a bridge with a river underneath. How long have you been flying ?

Thats great! Did you get your camera issues sorted out?

I have been flying drones for around 3 years, but RC helicopters for around 20 years.

Djiphil · Apr 10, 2019

Thunderdrones said:
Thats great! Did you get your camera issues sorted out?

I have been flying drones for around 3 years, but RC helicopters for around 20 years.

No not yet. But ive been told you can move the camera manually from my phone screen. Took a 12 minute video last friday. Wasnt bad but wasn't good neither. So any tips would be great. Where you from ?Am in north east of england.

Former Member · Apr 10, 2019

Djiphil said:
No not yet. But ive been told you can move the camera manually from my phone screen. Took a 12 minute video last friday. Wasnt bad but wasn't good neither. So any tips would be great. Where you from ?Am in north east of england.

Practice makes perfect. Im from the USA near Atlanta, Georgia.