How to check for gimbal damage?

[Mantra]

It looks like the Drone is yawing.

 

[Picklesaw]

It looks like the Drone is yawing.

That is exactly what i am doing.

 

[Picklesaw]

You need to be more gentle with your movements. Your gimbal takes a little longer than normal to recenter, but yawing like that makes it hard for the gimbal to keep up.

Do you think i should return it because of this slowness?

 

[Former Member]

You mentioned that you smacked the *** out of your gimbal with your phone and now you want to return the Mavic. Did you buy DJI Refresh or have any other damage insurance? An insurance claim would be the honest thing to do.

 

[Picklesaw]

You mentioned that you smacked the *** out of your gimbal with your phone and now you want to return the Mavic. Did you buy DJI Refresh or have any other damage insurance?

My insurance covers the drone but I don’t think the hit caused the damage and i may have exaggarated a bit because i was scared.

 

[Former Member]

You could do a gimbal calibration, IMU calibration, controller calibration, and obstacle avoidance sensor calibration. Thats what I would do first. That might take care of any roll or yaw drift, and might help the gimbal keep up with the drone.

 

[Picklesaw]

You could do a gimbal calibration, IMU calibration, controller calibration, and obstacle avoidance sensor calibration. Thats what I would do first.

On it.

 

[Former Member]

On it.

It's a good idea to do these every once in a while if the drone is not flying the way it used to, or you are getting any type of aircraft or gimbal drift. Also you might try to reset camera settings. This way you will be starting with a clean slate.

 

[Picklesaw]

It's a good idea to do these every once in a while if the drone is not flying the way it used to, or you are getting any type of aircraft or gimbal drift. Also you might try to reset camera settings. This way you will be starting with a clean slate.

I did everything you suggested and it's not any better. Any other solutions? @Thunderdrones

 

[Former Member]

If you're not happy with the way it's performing, it's time to have a repair shop look at it.

 

[Picklesaw]

If you're not happy with the way it's performing, it's time to have a repair shop look at it.

What do you think causes the slow correction? I might try repairing it myself. I don’t want to pay hundreds for repairing a drone i got yeaterday.

 

[Former Member]

Maybe someone can offer you a suggestion.