TheMann58
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Dennis,
This is very interesting. I have not purchased the prop guards, but it sounds like DJI has recently redesigned them. The original prop guards for the P4 and P4Pro did what you were assuming they would do - completely protect the the entire propeller from contacting walls, people, etc. from the front and rear as well as from the left and right sides of the aircraft. You can find reviews of these DJI prop guards on YouTube. However, the ORIGINAL prop guards were detected as an obstacle by the front and rear obstacle detection cameras and obstacle detection had to be turned OFF to use them.
Based on appearance of the new prop guards and your report that they no longer extend forward or rearward to cover full prop length, it would appear that DJI has redesigned them to protect the props from impacting obstacles to the left and right of the aircraft while enabling you to turn ON obstacle detection, which will stop the aircraft from impacting obstacles in the front or rear of your P4Pro. You get the best of both worlds.
You can no doubt still find the old prop guard design available on eBay, etc. if you would like them, instead.
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