Unable to adjust camera tilt (gimbal pitch) using the remote controller gimbal wheel in On-the-Fly Follow Mode

Sedivy Cestovatel

Hi,

Am unable to adjust camera tilt (gimbal pitch) on DJI Mini 2 using the remote controller gimbal wheel in On-the-Fly Follow Mode

Dronelink algorithm does an amazing job at keeping the subject in focus - much better than the competition. However it would be great to be able to capture a different view angle while flying in follow mode. Currently the only way to change the gimbal angle is to fly the drone further away from the subject - which is very risky when surrounded by uneven terrain / mountains... 

Dronelink documentation mentions adjusting the camera tilt (gimbal pitch) should be possible

  • Adjust follow distance, altitude, orientation, and camera tilt using the remote controller real-time

https://support.dronelink.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500003123781-On-the-Fly-Follow-Mode

Thanks,

Rudy

 

 

 

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    Sedivy Cestovatel
    • Edited

    Looks like Kevin M made a post about this issue already :

    https://support.dronelink.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/7446720078611-Gimble-pitch-On-the-fly-missions

    According to Kevin's post, a firmware update may fix the issue...

    I may eventually try to update the firmware but currently sticking with DJI Mini 2 firmware 01.03.0000 for drone hack reasons

    Thanks,

    Rudy 

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  • Comment author
    Sedivy Cestovatel
    • Edited

    Have not updated DJI Mini 2 firmware yet but tested Dronelink latest beta v4 this morning to see if the RC gimbal wheel now works in On-The-Fly Follow mode - alas same issue.

    After re-reading Jim's reply to Kevin's post in the link above :

    "in Follow if you enable stick input, it will listen to changes on the RC gimbal wheel and adjust the altitude offset of the subject."

    I realized the gimbal RC wheel behavior in Dronelink may be altitude dependent. So I tested the RC gimbal wheel at about 5 meters in On-the-Fly Follow mode and to my surprise it work immediately. I then flew up 50 meters and tried again - sure enough the RC gimbal wheel didn't work... Since the RC gimbal wheel adjusts the altitude offset of the subject (which is now at -50 meters) I figured it may take a while to see any changes in the gimbal tilt.. I kept the RC gimbal wheel to the max and sure enough after 15 to 30 seconds the gimbal tilt stared to change !

    I guess it works as intended just takes a very long time to react depending on the drone altitude.

    Thanks,
    Rudy

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    Jim McAndrew Dronelink Staff

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