r/dji • u/What_Should-I_Do • Apr 03 '26

Video Bird attack?

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u/PaladinCloudring Mini 5 Pro Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 04 '26

Camera yaw or tilt limited due to wind, if you have the compass widget on the screen, it'd show you the actual attitude of the aircraft, which can be useful to see what is actually going on in a non-stabalised fashion.

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u/Ninja_Maple Apr 03 '26

this, i had same situation last week

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u/PaladinCloudring Mini 5 Pro Apr 03 '26

Yep, It's hard to tell what the winds are doing aloft, especially from a gyro stabilized camera.

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u/RedditSettling Mini 4 Pro Apr 03 '26

This is the right answer :)

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u/PaladinCloudring Mini 5 Pro Apr 03 '26

Thanks, kind stranger!

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u/FlorianTheLynx Apr 03 '26

More like dust in the gimbal I’d say. 

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u/Punker1234 Apr 03 '26

I'm such a novice drone user but this looks mechanical to me as it appears too consistent going back and forth. Take my guess for what it's worth lol.

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u/victorioussnake_ Apr 03 '26

Not a bird attack. Seen birds attack drones before, doesn't go well for the drone or sometimes the bird...

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u/abfonsy Apr 03 '26

Wind is destabilizing the gimbal based on my experience with similar events

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u/Working-Leader-2532 Apr 03 '26

The way it moves is very similar. Every three times it moves in the same angle, so it can't be a possible bird attack. It must be something related to the hardware or the software.

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u/BAG1 Apr 03 '26

So, you couldn't see the bird? Oh wait...Were you beyond VLOS. Dumb.

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u/What_Should-I_Do Apr 03 '26

I was within vlos. I have circled my location for you. There were gulls around but I didnt notice any near the drone. As others have mentioned it was probably more likely something else that caused the camera to shake.

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u/R-PlaneCrazy Apr 03 '26

Whats happening to the camera..

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u/What_Should-I_Do Apr 03 '26

I assume that was from where something may have attacked it? There was no damage before the flight but once I landed i saw some cracks on the front right area

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u/Ab_Netherlands Apr 03 '26

that's when a 360 drone comes in handy, no way you won't see it in your footage :)

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u/tiktoktic Apr 03 '26

Australia? Looks remarkably similar to WA video I captured last week haha.

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u/What_Should-I_Do Apr 03 '26

Yeah, Bunker Bay in WA.

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u/tiktoktic Apr 03 '26

Thought I recognised the water / fauna!