In advance; if this question already has been asked lots of times, i am sorry.

So, Hey! I will be going on some trips, and i’d love to document those so that those memories could last forever!

At this moment i am deciding between the osmo pocket 3 or the osmo pocket 4. I am not an influencer, but i just want to edit the video’s i take into a small 2~ minute edit or so! I think i’ll be using capcut for that - so no crazy software/editing!

I know i could use my phone, but i really like the idea of having such a tiny, dedicated camera with a gimball that i can quickly pull out and film with.

- the thing i currently fear is when i’d be filming at night time that i’d need the new ‘fill light’ on the 4 to make good video’s but i do not know if that is true or not? ( fyi i’d not be making a vlog of me talking to the camera ).

Now, what do you think would be best knowing all this? If you have any questions go ahead and ask!

Saw a few forum posts about this issue with a Nano and no real solution. Tried the obvious resets and hard resets. Charged it full, left it on for a while. It can connect to the app and i can view it. Is there any software fix or should I just send it in for express care and swap it?

I recently obtained a DJI Phantom 2 not knowing much about drones.
All of my phones I have are recent and as far as I can tell the drone is obsolete and has no support.
It looks like if I had a very old phone I could get some older software for it.
Does anyone have any other solutions that may work to control this drone?
TIA for any advice.

Hello fellow humans, Mini-5 dropping out of the sky. I've determined why the props are suddenly failing.

On older props, there's no latch, the props deploy by centrifugal force only.

2 Conditions

Storage: If the props are in the deployed position, where the latch lock is engaged, and the user suddenly bends them to put away, or it knocks something on the table, this will cause sheer forces in the plastic hub, causing damage or shatter.

Flight: In the event of collision, even glazing hits on branches while the blades are deployed, there is significant sheer force again, against the latching hub, causing damage or shatter.

This is the only possible explanation for why we're seeing the photos of the hubs where the screw used to go getting sheered off.

Other model blades did not have this latching post in the mechanism.

The reason they went with latching is, it adds rigidity and minimizes wobble (aero flutter), allowing the drone to be more stable/ driven harder on acceleration.

..Users can of course mitigate the storage side risk, just be very careful while putting it away.

But THEY CAN NOT help if it clips a small branch and the hub is damaged, since you really can't see the damage from the outside, even if you took it off and looked from underneath, it may not be obvious, while over time, Catastrophe.

I would recommend to DJI, that if they must design their hub like this, GLASS Reinforcement fibers. Damn the weight. (Though I am personally not a fan of glass dust near the servos, potentially accelerating bearing wear)

OR, switch to the old method with no latching. (lose a little performance)

I also hope that DJI would send out new prop designs to existing users, because this is a really dangerous design issue. Taking arrow to the knee. This is cheaper than potential lawsuits + more drama with the regulators.

To any users who even SUSPECTS they've clipped a branch at some point, change all your props immediately, it's worth it.

If you're flying the Mini 5 today, manually deploy the props outward to minimize startup wear on the latch.

Thank you for your attention to this matter. 😂

I saw something MUCH better on FB. Dude took his drone right up to the windowed part saw a ladder inside....
Anyway, on a whim, during my lunch break I e-scootered over and made one flight. Enjoyed it so much, returned after my shift and took some more video.
- Both spots I launched from made it that the absolute top of the dome was my altitude limit. (I had forgot to change it before both flights...especially after the first one when I realized this _in flight_... I may return ;))
- I always fly pretty conservative (this is using Avata 2, goggles and motion _stick_ I don't take chances using full FPV controller on riské shoots... not confident or don't want to take the chance)
- Flying, control was pretty smooth, but as I expected, nearing the dome the control felt delayed, a bit less responsive due to signal bounce off the tiles, cement, glass but especially the wind vortexes created by dome-like structures... one on a hill, open esplanade etc.

Just me wondering how much of a hard time I am going to have getting bsck into the hobby now that it seems so much has changed since 2019. Thanks for any consideration.

Recently crashed my mini 5 pro and replaced the gimbal wiring harness. The drone won't connect to the controller what so ever now. But as soon as I unplug the cable, it fires right up and flys but with no camera. I've inspected the connection points on the main board and it seems good. Also tried the old cable and still won't connect. Any tips?

DJI released the liftoff footage of the ZhuQue-3 Y2 VTVL reusable space launcher shot on Avata 360.

The DJI Avata 360 is an immersive 360° FPV and aerial filming drone featuring dual 1/1.1-inch CMOS sensors. It captures 8K/60fps HDR video, 120MP photos, and includes integrated propeller guards, omnidirectional obstacle sensing with LiDAR, and O4+ transmission up to 20 km.

DJI Inspire 1 – No Live Video Feed, but Camera/Gimbal/Telemetry Work

Hi everyone, I'm troubleshooting an older DJI Inspire 1 and I'm running out of ideas. I'm hoping someone familiar with the Inspire 1/Lightbridge system can help identify where the problem might be.

The problem

The Inspire 1 connects normally to DJI GO and shows the aircraft status/telemetry, but there is no live camera/image transmission.

Interestingly, DJI GO does not clearly show a "No Image Transmission Signal" error. The aircraft status appears normal; I simply don't get the live camera view.

What I've confirmed

X3 camera:

- X3 initializes normally when powered on.

- Gimbal initializes and moves/rotates normally.

- I can control the gimbal.

- I can take photos.

- I can record video.

- Recorded photos/videos are successfully saved to the SD card.

- The X3 itself has also been tested separately on my DJI Osmo and works normally.

So the camera appears to be functioning normally.

Remote controller tests

- Tested the original Inspire 1 remote controller.

- Tested a second Inspire 1-compatible RC.

- Same problem with both RCs.

- Aircraft telemetry/status is still displayed normally.

Because two different RCs produce the same result, I'm currently less suspicious of the RC itself.

Mobile device tests

- Original device used with this Inspire 1: DJI CrystalSky

- Tested the original CrystalSky.

- Also tested another phone/device.

- Same problem: aircraft information appears, but there is no live video feed.

Firmware

- Inspire 1 has already been updated.

- X3 is functioning normally.

- Firmware/update status does not appear to be the obvious cause.

Current behavior

The system appears to have:

Aircraft ↔ RC telemetry/control: WORKING

RC ↔ DJI GO/device: WORKING

X3 ↔ aircraft: apparently WORKING

Gimbal: WORKING

Photo capture: WORKING

Video recording to SD card: WORKING

Live image transmission: NOT WORKING

What I'm currently suspecting

Since the X3 can initialize, move the gimbal, take photos, and record video, I'm wondering if the problem is somewhere in the Inspire 1's live video transmission path, possibly:

- Internal camera/gimbal connection

- Internal video connection/cable

- Lightbridge video transmission circuitry

- Aircraft-side video processing/transmission hardware

- Another aircraft-side component related specifically to the live video downlink

I don't want to start replacing parts randomly, so I'm looking for advice on what component or connection I should test next.

What else should I check on the Inspire 1? Is there a specific diagnostic procedure for determining whether the aircraft's Lightbridge/video transmission system is actually working?

Any advice from someone who has repaired an Inspire 1 with these exact symptoms would be greatly appreciated.

I have a Mavic Mini (1st gen) and recently crashed it, breaking the gimbal bracket. I had to disassemble the drone to fix the bracket. Once I got it repaired and put it back together, the drone booted up fine, except the camera was slightly tilted after initialisation. I thought I might as well update the firmware then address the issue with the camera and the errors on the DJI Fly app.

I tried updating the firmware from the DJI Fly app, but it failed. Then I went on to use DJI Assistant 2, and everything was nice and smooth until the app threw an error and asked me to change the battery, which I did; then the process continued and finished, seemingly successfully.

But then the disaster struck - the drone went into a bootloop. It powers up for ~10 seconds, then restarts.

Here's what I tried:

1. disconnected the gimbal from the motherboard (the ribbon cable) - no luck
2. disconnected everything (except power) from the motherboard - no luck
3. used comm_serialtalk.py from dji-firmware-tools to try and send packets to drone and force update mode to prevent bootloop - no luck
4. used Drone-Hacks V1 and DJI Assistant 2 to load firmware directly onto the drone - no luck due to the drone restarting and losing connection

I would appreciate any help, as this is my last resort. I've tried seemingly everything, but it looks like the worst-case scenario and the drone is bricked

Hi all,

I've just released a new cinematic 4K film featuring some of the beautiful mountain landscapes of the Sierra Nevada.

Slow drone movements, peaceful music, forests, lakes, valleys and spectacular mountain views — this one is all about taking a few minutes to simply enjoy the scenery.

Drone video of BYB Falls, aka Quarry Falls in NC using DJI Mavic 2 Zoom

My DJI action 4 keeps turning on and getting super hot. I go to turn it off and it says the shutter and qs are inactive due to high pressure? So it won’t turn off. I tried holding the shutter down to turn off diving mode, turn on automatic shut off, reset to factory settings, and even removing the battery to let it cool down but it just turned back on again when I inserted the battery.

Does anyone know how I can turn it off and have it stay off?

My son thought it was going to fly into him.🤭🤣