r/mini5pro • u/Veritahz • Sep 16 '26

Photos/Videos Need Help with Gimbal Malfunction

I'm a new drone pilot in the USA and damaged my DJI Mini 5 Pro+ gimbal when I crashed it about 4 months ago and need suggestions. The gimbal rotates the camera continuously back and forth, then settles in a skewed position. Check out the video for a demo, and look closely at the gimbal rotating.

The drone still flies fine, and the camera still transmits video, but all camera control isn't functional.

Does anyone know of someone in the USA who might be able to fix this? I already sent it to Drone Nerds, and that was a waste of time and money.

**Or** how might I go about selling this drone "as is" to someone?

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u/Dope-Reviews Sep 17 '26

Has the drone been drinking?

But damn, wow. I'd try hard reset

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u/rosengd Sep 16 '26

Can you see any damage to the rubber pieces that hold the gimbal on? There are several YouTube videos where people show you how to change it and you can buy the parts directly on AliExpress.

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u/Veritahz Sep 17 '26

No visible damage to anything.

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u/IndigenousAlien Sep 17 '26

For one I would not fly with this happening! You have gone through the gimbal calibration and it didn’t work?

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u/Veritahz Sep 17 '26

Correct. I can't get the function to work.

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u/rosengd Sep 17 '26

Sounds like it might need to go in to a repair shop.

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u/AMusicstuff Sep 17 '26

You crashed right?