Morph1 Posted at 2016-1-26 08:07
I never called them... why bother when you have a couple of great DJI guys on here answering to ev ...

I also think its the cold weather, sucks that it does not work as well, I think we can call it a defective product!

mana.ram.1974 Posted at 2016-1-26 17:32
I also think its the cold weather, sucks that it does not work as well, I think we can call it a d ...

It's not defective if it works ok above 0C (32F).  That's the specified minimum operating temperature.

nigelw Posted at 2016-1-31 14:40
It's not defective if it works ok above 0C (32F).  That's the specified minimum operating temperat ...

It has not been below 32 around here so.....

First winter for Phantom 3 and it seems to be shaking. I am sure it has no bearings with FW version, just low temperatures. Hopefully, DJI will test their products in cold environment extensively from now on.

mana.ram.1974 Posted at 2016-2-1 01:57
It has not been below 32 around here so.....

I didn't say it had, but since you've not provided any information, how can we agree with your conclusion?

Morph1 Posted at 2016-4-11 03:27
Winter is over and the temps are up, have the vibrations problem been smoothed out by the above 0  ...

Mine is rock solid now but my gains are still lowered. I will try at 100% and report back when I get the chance. I'm convinced this is a temperature related issue.

I just voted and as now, 66.88% (top three choices added up) have some level of vibration problems. I have owned 5 P3Ps and all have exhibited some level of vibration(Two of them had defects right out of the box and went back).  I think we are owed some better ideas from damping the vibrations from the DJI engineers. It isn't surprising that a small aircraft with four powerful motors and four extremely fast props would vibrate. But it is surprising that DJI would deny it is a major problem for so many of us. I will add what I know to this discussion. Balance your props blade to blade, but if your hubs seem to be way off balance, don't add a ton of counter weight to the hubs to balance them. I'm not sure why, but I know that counterweighting the hubs will cause more vibration, not less. Also, vibration's affect on video is not just one variable. It is a complicated mix of variables, including the shutter speed, the use or lack of use of ND filters (I would recommend not using them because they make for longer shutter speeds which are more susceptible to any vibration), frame rate (if using 24fps, you can try 30 fps and it may improve the vibration situation), and of course wind speed can add to vibration, so fly on the calm days, early in the morning is best. And, while I hate using prop guards for the way they get in the picture, I suspect they are very good at damping vibrations, so this is another option. I'm skeptical that changing the gain settings will have any effect on vibration at all.

Iflewbyyou Posted at 2016-4-14 03:14
I just voted and as now, 66.88% (top three choices added up) have some level of vibration problems.  ...

' I'm skeptical that changing the gain settings will have any effect on vibration at all.'

Some very experienced flyers on here have found backing the gains off slightly does affect vibration.