Is my lens faulty? How to fix light glow?
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miguellemillo22
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any updates on this? I'm experiencing the same issue on my P4
It can be seen on this footage at 00:13. It appears around the lights on the silver car near the top center of the frame
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Geebax
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miguellemillo22 Posted at 2016-10-1 07:31
any updates on this? I'm experiencing the same issue on my P4
It can be seen on this footage at 00:1 ...

It will be fixed in the next firmware update.
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Geebax Posted at 2016-10-1 06:25
It will be fixed in the next firmware update.

Thank you! Do you have a Source??
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billwish76
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is it a polarized lens? try rotating it 45-90.
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hvilorio
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Here are examples of the camera glow with my P4 with and without filters, it still gets the glow.
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cocktail5555 Posted at 2016-4-17 11:33
I didn't think ND filters were good to use for night footage. I thought they were mainly for brigh ...

The ND filter should not darken the image as the decreased shutter speed should compensate for it. At night you want a low ISO to reduce noise and that requires a slower shutter speed anyway so you don't need (or want) to use an ND filter to reduce the shutter speed.
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SandroKern Posted at 2016-8-2 07:49
I have the same issue with my P4! In my opinion it was not from the beginning... rather then after o ...

This may be obvious but cleaning fully cleaning the lens means cleaning the inside and outside of the UV filter and also the surface of the lens it self. Be very careful about the lens. You don't want micro scrathces on it. The UV filter is another thing... at least you can cheaply replace that.
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jonscott Posted at 2016-4-26 05:22
Can I ask what the outside temperature was?

Have a watch of this video, it may be of some use

I had this issue. It was resolved by replacing the camera unit with a new one.
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CentralOtagoKiw Posted at 2016-11-13 06:33
I had this issue. It was resolved by replacing the camera unit with a new one.

Yes, it very well might have been solved that way, but it is a bit extreme. It is like saying you had a flat tyre on your car and it was solved by buying a new car. The problem is in the optics. and should be solved by careful cleaning.

However, one point to keep in mind, is the chromatic aberations caused by the sensor's high sensitivity to blue light. Hence the issue shown on the photo of the Audi with its lights on, and the street lamps in the dock scene above. In both situations, the illuminating source has a strong blue content, due to the type of light source.
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Just upgraded to the most recent firmware and did the IMU Calibration just like DJI Support said, but still I get the camera glow. These photos are taken without any filter in front of the camera. You can see the glow on the white roofs.
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ifemedebe Posted at 2016-4-20 16:24
Hey cocktail. I live in philly as well and just purchased the phantom 4. Are you up for meeting up?  ...

Watch out Guys isn't this where that 20yr old just got busted for Flying in Philly in restricted Air Space downtown?
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Turning off the red lights is a great idea.  You're probably already flying BVLOS and over people and traffic so why not ensure you don't have any idea of the location or orientation of the drone too.  When you crash can we thank you for helping to ruin our hobby/jobs???  Still, as long as you got your VLOG .
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