MAVIC CAMERA SUDDEN GIMBAL MOVE

Ethansdadkevin · Apr 4, 2018

Hello all

I have been enjoying all the articles here and hope somebody can help me with this

My drones camera made a sudden move (i think drone itself turned suddenly as well) during flight.

Movie clip links are

Please see 0:30 and 0:48

It never happenes before and I cluelessly guess it is due to some kind of magnetic interference or sudden compass error (as i am in Western Australia where soil is rich in iron ore) or due to the recent accident (props hit the tree leaves and fell on soft sand from 2 m height)

I did IMU calibration and gimbal calibration few weeks ago when accident happens

Latest firmware / android phone

Hope anybody helps!

Thank you
Kevin

Simmo · Apr 4, 2018

Try the same flight with the vision sensors off? It could be because you look into the bright sun??
I've had a similar thing happen.

Ethansdadkevin · Apr 4, 2018

Ahh.. ok thank you.
If i remember correctly i already turned off.
And sun was behind.

To me, it happens a lot that it shows error something like "breaking point, put the stick to the middle" (sorry i dont remember exactly) when i fly it sunset time, so i turned it off

Thank you

Simmo · Apr 4, 2018

Ahh ok bud, sorry I cant suggest anything else!

Ethansdadkevin · Apr 4, 2018

Thank you Simmo!

Lake_Flyer · Apr 4, 2018

Ethansdadkevin said:
Ahh.. ok thank you.
If i remember correctly i already turned off.
And sun was behind.

To me, it happens a lot that it shows error something like "breaking point, put the stick to the middle" (sorry i dont remember exactly) when i fly it sunset time, so i turned it off

Thank you

Flying in sports mode perhaps? The gimbal can do some twitching while flying in sports mode, is my experience, I never use it while filming.

4wd · Apr 4, 2018

It's possible the gimbal rebooted itself, the twitch movements look similar to start up.
This has been noted a few times and is alarming but basically it is detecting a developing issue and 'fixes' it.
No need to worry unless it keeps happening.

Ethansdadkevin · Apr 4, 2018

Thank you very much lake flyer and 4wd.
Yeah - i agree it is similar to gimbal start up.
I will do few more flies and come back

Thank you

Mavflyer · Apr 4, 2018

Looks like a gimbal reset

Former Member · Apr 4, 2018

Ethansdadkevin said:
or due to the recent accident

It's possible that your gimbal ribbon cable possibly became slightly torn or partially unseated from the gimbal PCB just enough to cause it to reboot occasionally when the gimbal loses power. If that's the case, as @4wd said, no need to worry unless it keeps happening, but it is unnerving so see the camera swinging wildly on its own while youre flying.

For me, if it happened as often as once a flight, I would get it looked at.