Jerking Camera -- Very Weird

[Chaosrider]

I was just out flying one of my Mini-2s, and I saw a very weird problem. I was adjusting the angle of the camera to keep track of some things while I was moving and changing altitude, and several times when I let go of the little wheel, the camera stayed still briefly, and then jerked to a different angle.

Starting from this, there could be a number of explanations, but any proposed explanation needs to account for the fact that EXACTLY the same thing happened yesterday, with a DIFFERENT Mini-2, and a DIFFERENT controller.

Other than me, the only thing those two flights had in common was the phone...a freshly updated Android, with a freshly updated DJI Fly.

Perhaps DJI needs some remedial instruction on how to do software regression testing...

Thoughts?

TCS

 

[MARK (LI)]

Have you checked your settings and slowed down the gimbal speed?

 

[Chaosrider]

Have you checked your settings and slowed down the gimbal speed?

No, but I probably should.

Still, that doesn't explain the problem. Why do TWO DIFFERENT drones and controllers start doing this at the same time?

Has anybody else seen this happen?

Thx,

TCS

 

[MARK (LI)]

Maybe delete and reinstall the App on the phone

 

[Deleted member 103366]

Was the the

I was adjusting the angle of the camera to keep track of some things while I was moving and changing altitude

was this pointing the gimbal up or down relative to the gimbal's horizontal when the drone is hovering?

 

[Meta4]

Maybe delete and reinstall the App on the phone

Deleting the app and reinstalling is most unlikely to make any difference.

 

[bmcelya]

Chaosrider. I have on-screen messages/hints turned on during flight and one of them says to expect this jerky gimbal behavior, which might account for seeing this on your two different setups. I believe it to be the nature of the beast. It’s annoying, but stops if I fly gently in cine mode. It mostly happens when going forward and slowing abruptly. It kicks the gimbal about 20 degrees. I then hover and re-center. I would like to see this fixed in the next firmware. Then again, maybe I’m doing something wrong. I’ll make a mental note of which way it kicks next time I fly.

 

[UAVquadman]

I was just out flying one of my Mini-2s, and I saw a very weird problem. I was adjusting the angle of the camera to keep track of some things while I was moving and changing altitude, and several times when I let go of the little wheel, the camera stayed still briefly, and then jerked to a different angle.

Starting from this, there could be a number of explanations, but any proposed explanation needs to account for the fact that EXACTLY the same thing happened yesterday, with a DIFFERENT Mini-2, and a DIFFERENT controller.

Other than me, the only thing those two flights had in common was the phone...a freshly updated Android, with a freshly updated DJI Fly.

Perhaps DJI needs some remedial instruction on how to do software regression testing...

Thoughts?

TCS

I have a Mavic 3 that is doing something just like this and I have video to show this to be true. I will be returning mine for sure!

 

[MARK (LI)]

Have you tried to re calibrate the gimbal?

 

[Dharris6891]

My MM2 will do the same thing when flying at higher speeds, typically in normal/sport mode and depending on the wind speed. Seems to be due to pitch of the ac in my case. If I keep my movements slower and smoother it doesn't seem do it. I noticed it the last few times I took it out. My MA2 doesn't do this.

 

[Chaosrider]

Maybe delete and reinstall the App on the phone

I always view that as a last resort.

In the meantime, the problem seems to have abated, with no action on my part.

Weird.

TCS

 

[Chaosrider]

Was the the

was this pointing the gimbal up or down relative to the gimbal's horizontal when the drone is hovering?

Down.

I was bringing the drone in from the other side of the canyon, and keeping my house in sight with gimbal.

Thx,

TCS

 

[Chaosrider]

Chaosrider. I have on-screen messages/hints turned on during flight and one of them says to expect this jerky gimbal behavior, which might account for seeing this on your two different setups. I believe it to be the nature of the beast. It’s annoying, but stops if I fly gently in cine mode. It mostly happens when going forward and slowing abruptly. It kicks the gimbal about 20 degrees. I then hover and re-center. I would like to see this fixed in the next firmware. Then again, maybe I’m doing something wrong. I’ll make a mental note of which way it kicks next time I fly.

Interesting. You may well be right. What you describe is completely consistent with the behavior that I observed. And now that you mention it, I haven't seen it in Cine mode, which I've just started to experiment with.

Thx!

TCS

 

[Chaosrider]

My MM2 will do the same thing when flying at higher speeds, typically in normal/sport mode and depending on the wind speed. Seems to be due to pitch of the ac in my case. If I keep my movements slower and smoother it doesn't seem do it. I noticed it the last few times I took it out. My MA2 doesn't do this.

From yours and other comments, it's starting to sound like this really is a generic issue, and not a defect in my specific aircraft. Now that you mention it, I didn't start seeing it until I started to fly in Sport mode as my default.

Enlightening, thanks!

TCS