Screen showed video recording but it didn't

MassGuy · Sep 24, 2017

I found that one of today's flights didn't record any video but the screen said it was recording. I thought something was wrong when I later tried to change to the camera but it wouldn't do anything. Luckily the video wasn't important but I did have a very close call with a seagull so I was looking forward to seeing the video of that. Looking at the SD card, it shows where the video should be but there is no data and I get a message that says - QuickTime Player can't open "DJI_0001.MOV".

Has anyone else had this happen?

LarBear360 · Sep 25, 2017

Perform a right-click on the file and then "properties." What is the file size?

MassGuy · Sep 25, 2017

I tried that. It’s zero.

LarBear360 · Sep 25, 2017

MassGuy said:
I tried that. It’s zero.

Write errors are usually an issue with the card itself. I would be sure I was using the card that shipped with the bird and then format using the app. Not all SD cards are created equal.

I've seen this before when using my DSLR but never my P3S