I always feel it's safer this way.

I remember when I got my Phantom 3 and I left the power on with the plastic gimbal lock in place, and then I got a "motor overload" warning. Since then, I became more careful.

Now I have the OSMO and feel like i should do the same.

Any thoughts?

There is an initial test at startup to see if the gimbal is free. If it isn't, it is disabled until you unlock it all AND rotate the base. That rotation triggers a re-check. Whilst disabled, the motors aren't active.

yes, you should definitely unlock all axis's of the gimbal before turning it on. But there is protection built in.

DJI-Ken, what's the recommended procedure for connecting the USB? Getting the cable into the camera is a bit fiddly with it swinging free, and I'm leery of doing so while the gimbal is active. Am I wrong in thinking that?

So far I've been sleeping/turning off, locking, attaching the lens cap, connecting the cord to the camera, then connecting to the computer after a short wait. Is this not good for the motors?

LMahesa Posted at 2015-12-31 08:27
DJI-Ken, what's the recommended procedure for connecting the USB? Getting the cable into the camera  ...

It's better to use SD card adapter or reader to copy the files from micro SD card. If you use the usb cable, you need to turn on the Osmo to enable the data transmission.  Since the port is at the back of the camera, you need to lock the roll and pitch axis before you connect the cable. The only possible issue would be the overheating of camera and the anoying D-D sound during the process, so it's better to use the micro sd card adapter or reader.

Okay, thanks. I'll do that from now on.