Phantom 3 Pro Camera Tilts to a Steep Angle Mid Flight

[Billie Nelson]

My old Phantom 3 Pro flies perfectly, and the camera works fine except for the way the camera view randomly and intermittently tilts at a steep angle in which the horizon appears skewed by as much as 30 degrees to the horizontal. Sometimes the camera jumps back to its normal level horizon position, but on other occasions, the tilt in the camera's horizon stays locked in until I cut power to the drone.

I bought this drone used a couple of years back on eBay, but rarely used it because of the unresolved tilting horizon issue with the camera view. I cannot even recall whether I tried to calibrate the camera, so I will do so again just to be sure that overdue camera calibration is not the cause of this anomaly. If the camera calibration does not work, then I will be at a complete loss as to what the cause of the camera tilt might be for this P3P.

If anyone using this model Phantom has encountered this camera anomaly, I'd be grateful for any pointers that can be offered to resolve the issue. Thanks in advance.

 

[crash1sttime]

Sounds like a bad flat cable, check it for signs of damage and make sure its correctly seated in the connectors

 

[captainmilehigh]

Agree. Sounds like a ribbon cable issue. If you decide to replace the ribbon cable, be sure to use only DJI OEM Ribbon Cable Part # 49. There are many cheap copycat cables out there that very rarely work correctly. OEM Part # 49 is genuine DJI.

 

[Billie Nelson]

This diagnosis is appreciated, fellas. I also thank you for the caution, CaptainMileHigh, to use only an OEM cable from DJI bearing part number 49. I'll now place an order for this cable.