Non nadir Camera Angle with Drone Deploy missions

[Raven2020]

I have been unable to find a solution yet to the problem of the camera (X7, X5) angle not being nadir when I fly a DroneDeploy mission. I have full functionality when flying the DJI Go4 App, everything behaves perfectly, however, when I try and fly a DD mission the aircraft takes off, flies to the start point and points the camera down about 30 degrees up from vertical (nadir). All firmware versions have been updated. It seems to occur on my Matrice 210 as well. When starting up the camera and gimbal run through the auto calibration and it points straight ahed and level. Once launched in DD it goes wonky. Anybody else having the same problem?

 

[Dave Pitman]

You're not using ENHANCED 3D > CROSSHATCH are you? If you are, 65 degrees is what it is programmed to fly. Either turn it off or use the CROSSHATCH from the AUTOMATED FLIGHT MODES instead where you can specify the gimbal angle.

 

[Donnie Frank]

"Nadir" is straight down at a 90° angle perpendicular to the horizon. This is often reported as "0°" in mapping software. 30° would be "oblique."

Nadir (0° in software):




Oblique (20° in software):





Oblique (25° in software):



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[Dave Pitman]

"Nadir" is straight down at a 90° angle perpendicular to the horizon. This is often reported as "0°" in mapping software. 30° would be "oblique."

In DD's Enhanced 3D/ Crosshatch, the gimbal angle is set to 65° where nadir (straight down) is 90°.

 

[Donnie Frank]

In DD's Enhanced 3D/ Crosshatch, the gimbal angle is set to 65° where nadir (straight down) is 90°.

Map Pilot for sure (and I believe GS Pro) report straight down nadir as "0°."

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[Dave Pitman]

Agreed with Map Pilot. I never tried GS Pro after reading their Terms of Service.
(TLTR: You have to give DJI permission to use all of your data. Nah, I'll pass.)

 

[Donnie Frank]

Agreed with Map Pilot. I never tried GS Pro after reading their Terms of Service.
(TLTR: You have to give DJI permission to use all of your data. Nah, I'll pass.)

Is that GS Pro 2? I haven't used GS Pro in about a year, but I never allowed GS Pro 2 to install because I didn't like how much it wanted to dig its meat hooks into my iPad and droning experience. So, because I never allowed it to even begin to install, I never saw the EULA. Pretty bad, eh?

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[Dave Pitman]

TBH, I was surprised when I read the Terms of Use because it was right when DJI was taking it on the chin by gov't and others about their use of data. But, there is was in black and white saying they wanted the right to collect your data. I never tried it after that. I don't know if they have changed their TOS since then.

 

[Donnie Frank]

TBH, I was surprised when I read the Terms of Use because it was right when DJI was taking it on the chin by gov't and others about their use of data. But, there is was in black and white saying they wanted the right to collect your data. I never tried it after that. I don't know if they have changed their TOS since then.

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Yep...I believe I remember reading that a couple years ago. Definitely a deal breaker. I still us GS Pro 1, but only offline.

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