Well it was bound to happen. My P3 landed hard on zero battery after a valiant effort to auto return to home but with unexpected headwinds. Thankfully the only damage after a clean up was the UV filter. Glad to see I can order a replacement from DJI Store but I cannot for the life of me get the old one off. The ring does not seem damaged it is just a crack in the glass but I have tried every way I can think off and it wont even move a mm. I have watched videos online of people removing so I am confident I am turning in the right direction (anticlockwise as you look at it the right way up).

Help please as I cant afford a whole replacement camera unit.

Many Thanks

Ross

Have a look at this post, screen shots and all to help remove the lens cover

http://forum.dji.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=14931

People have the most success holding the lens very close to the front and putting as little pressure as possible.

What I did was use some anti-slip mat on the palm of my hand, place it over the front of the lens with little pressure and rotate the palm of my hand.

Try wrapping a rubber band around the filter (so you can grip it) and then turn it to the left with as little pressure as possible. It's not screwed on tightly.

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I would have sworn that mine was glued on I tried all the techniques and sadly would not budge. In the end I had to snip the ring which I could get to as the glass was cracked to I could remove it. By cutting in to the ring I think it released some of the friction.. Finally off and amazing didn't damage the lens itself! Thanks for all the help I suspect mine was just a one off super tight one.