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<blockquote data-quote="Chrislaf" data-source="post: 31918" data-attributes="member: 3317"><p>I have been flying my Spark in cold weather as well. Today it was around -7ºC here in Barrie, Ontario. Since my Spark was just purchased at Christmas, all my flights have been in cold weather (btw 0º to -10ºC or colder). Today my camera worked fine but the gimbal did not. It was not very responsive and only tilted down to about 30º and wouldn't go anymore. Problem occurred in both DJI GO4 and Litchi so it is not a software issue. When I got home and the Spark had warmed up, the gimbal worked perfectly when it was sitting on a table. It was responsive and fluid. I think that the cold temps cause the gimbal to lock up. I have not got any gimbal/camera error messages in either GO4 or Litchi. The only error I got was a 360 pano timeout in GO4 probably because the Spark was having trouble changing the pitch on the camera due to the gimbal locking up. I also have a P3 Standard and I flew it today too. It seems to be able to deal with the cold better as there were no gimbal or camera problems at all.</p><p></p><p>Chris</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chrislaf, post: 31918, member: 3317"] I have been flying my Spark in cold weather as well. Today it was around -7ºC here in Barrie, Ontario. Since my Spark was just purchased at Christmas, all my flights have been in cold weather (btw 0º to -10ºC or colder). Today my camera worked fine but the gimbal did not. It was not very responsive and only tilted down to about 30º and wouldn't go anymore. Problem occurred in both DJI GO4 and Litchi so it is not a software issue. When I got home and the Spark had warmed up, the gimbal worked perfectly when it was sitting on a table. It was responsive and fluid. I think that the cold temps cause the gimbal to lock up. I have not got any gimbal/camera error messages in either GO4 or Litchi. The only error I got was a 360 pano timeout in GO4 probably because the Spark was having trouble changing the pitch on the camera due to the gimbal locking up. I also have a P3 Standard and I flew it today too. It seems to be able to deal with the cold better as there were no gimbal or camera problems at all. Chris [/QUOTE]
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