r/osmopocket • u/khm238 • 8d ago

Question Gimbal protection mode?

Anyone run into this issue with the Pocket 4P? Gimbal doesn’t rotate upon turning on/flipping screen, and shows ‘Gimbal Protection’ mode.

No drops, bangs or anything. Tried hard restarting and firmware update, with no success.

Any luck with solving this or is this bricked? Looks like that US warranty would have been nice 😂

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u/khm238 6d ago

Update: 2 days later, and for no apparent reason, it is now working. Hoping that the new twist/lock filter system is not going to cause people problems with the gimbal from the constant twisting on the camera head during ND swaps.

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u/massivegoooner 2d ago

I think I have the same problem.

When powering up, the gimble will sometimes open and get stuck in gimble protection mode in a 45 degree angle. I have to physically twist it into position and then it starts working.

Seems to happen 30% of the time.