Recent content by texasjames

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    how can i tell which is broken

    my phantom3 standard fails communication with the camera how can i tell if the problem is the transmitter from the drone or the receiver in the remote controller? trying to figure out which to replace. i can fly the drone just fine using the remote. i can also move the camera up and down with...
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    i give up. whats it worth?

    i've tried this and every other idea. right now i am trying to update the firmware. so far it never finishes. also.....it wont let me downgrade to a previous version. "your version does not allow downgrading"
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    i give up. whats it worth?

    i have a phantom 3 standard that WILL NOT connect to the controller. i've tried everything. i give up. i'm not looking for things to try. i'm looking to find out what it might be worth as is. i have no idea. i don't want to mess with it any more. ready to cut my loses. see it here: click here...
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    technical support experience

    ok well thanks for all your input
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    technical support experience

    hmmm...... so i have two gimbals/cameras they both do exactly the same thing.........i can control them from the remote but cannot receive anything FROM the drone TO the remote seems odd that both gimbal/camera units would be bad (unable to send signal) so now i'm thinking that maybe it's the...
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    technical support experience

    well what you said makes sense...... the remote is sending out a signal which is being received by the drone and so.....i can fly it and even move the camera up and down but if the signal coming from the drone back to the remote is either not being sent (problem at the drone) or not being...
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    technical support experience

    interesting...... good to know. that would explain why i can fly the drone and activate the gimbal with the remote but receive no video. i just replaced the gimbal and camera with a set i purchased on ebay so maybe the gimbal/camera i purchased is no good. rats.
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    technical support experience

    the remote status light is red the phantom status light is green
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    technical support experience

    the status light is green so....since i can fly it with just the controller.....then the controller and the drone must be connected but once i go into the app (yes i am connected to the phantom3 wifi) the app allows me to go into camera view but once in camera view, at the top it reads...
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    technical support experience

    i have a phantom 3 standard which was ruined by being submerged in water. i purchased another drone and camera on ebay but no matter WHAT i try...... the remote controller and the drone will NOT connect. well.....the APP says "disconnected" but i can still launch the drone from the remote...
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    replacing just the camera?

    my drone ended up at the bottom of a creek in about 6ft of water. it was of course ruined. i purchased a second hand phantom 3 on ebay which did not include the gimbal/camera. i attached the gimbal/camera from the drone that sank. the gimbal works fine. the camera does not work. so i figured i'd...
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    no more flight apps for the phantom 3 standard?

    Yes! You made my day!
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    no more flight apps for the phantom 3 standard?

    oh? what do you mean by "flick it"?
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    no more flight apps for the phantom 3 standard?

    at the "connect your dji device" the drop-down only has inspire 1 inspire 1 pro inspire 1 raw i guess i somehow need an older version