DJI O3 Camera Replacement - Camera Calibration Error Fix

[@propabilityfpv]

The big point here is to power your O3 with the flight battery, THEN plug it into usb-c. At least for me, and many others it seems you will not have the calibrate camera option in DJI Assistant UNLESS its powered first by the flight battery. Great video as always Mads!

[@ST-online]

im doing that and still dont have the option

[@danielivankovic2031]

@@ST-onlinemee too

[@TNT_FPV]

i did mine last weekend had the same problem, i just wanted to let people know how easy the camera can be scratched by dirt , i bought a ND UV filter to cover the lens hopefully this protects the lens a bit

[@princesfpvdrones]

Perfect timing! I replaced the cable to my camera with a longer one and it was reading that same message afterwards, "camera needs calibration," well I ignored it. I fellow pilot flew my quad and ask the same thing just last week. Then I saw this video and bam! I followed your steps and its gone now. Thank you so very much!

[@Oxtailgraavy2023]

So u were able to get video feed while the error was present?

[@princesfpvdrones]

@@Oxtailgraavy2023 yes.

[@JK-ot4xu]

i got the calibration failure message"calibration failure!2-0-3". should i put the o3 camera on the flat platform when i calibrate?

[@ghiyatshisyam]

How you fix this problem? I have same problem when calibrate

[@gabrielnunes159]

@@ghiyatshisyam so do I, did you guys be able to solve it?

[@Smagsfpv]

@Mads Tech. After you take the back off the camera can you take off the screws that hold the camera in and remove it,will the glass come off,if i had another 03 camera that doesn't work,can i just swap the lens/glass?

[@MadRC]

Yes you can actually swap the lens.

[@Smagsfpv]

@@MadRC do you think it would be possible for me to use the lens from a broken Avata?

[@Smagsfpv]

@@MadRC and thank you very much

[@justanotherfpv]

So, what about a dji action 2 lens

One of the statements made is factually incorrect and should be addressed. The lens is in fact replaceable its a screw in type lens that does in fact need to be adjusted from time to time as vibrations and lack of glue from the factory lead to it becoming out of focus. What is true though is there is not a single replacement available because its an M11 aka 11mm thread size instead of the standard M12 or M8 you'd find on all other fpv cameras. When i reached out to Runcam and asked if they would make a replacement lens like they do for most every other fpv camera on the market they replied with the following "Thank you for reaching out to RunCam. I am sorry to reply that currently we cannot provide another lens for O3 camera due to authorization. If it gets available in the future, we will release a post for that. Thanks again for your support, have a good day! Best Regards, Kaisa"

[@korbendallas9317]

I was looking for this comment before I made a post. I measured 10.7mm in diameter at the threads and total length of the lens is 11.3mm. Have you checked the lens with a thread gauge check board?

[@MadRC]

Yes I know it’s technically removable but no one makes one and it’s not available from DJI so = it can’t be replaced.

[@Rcschim]

of course you also have a video on this topic, great help - thanks! I had to switch lens module since one of my 2 new units had a faulty one....

[@LiverpoolFPVHub]

I have the error on two of my O3 cameras when I try to calibrate. Sent one of them back to DJI and they said that the camera calibrated to their air unit ok. I use a non Mac laptop, the only thing to try is another computer, but I’d be surprised as it handles everything else ok. It’s frustrating.

[@LiverpoolFPVHub]

Now sorted, it was my laptop. Calibrated on a friend’s pc no problem.

[@gabrielnunes159]

@@LiverpoolFPVHub What was the error? When I connect air unit to googles says it need to calibrate on DJI Assistant 2. So I Tried to calibrate it on my notebook (samsung) and I get "calibration failed, please contact DJI"...

[@stevec.5638]

Can I check whether DJI Avata camera replacement can be calibrated too? I was told that we need to send in for camera replacement since the DJI doesn’t provide the calibration software via DJI Assistant. Can someone advise pls?

[@MadRC]

I’m not aware of a way to do it on the avatar but you could try in assistant 2

[@stevec.5638]

@@MadRC DJI: I am sorry that there is no similar camera calibration option on the DJI Assistant 2 for DJI Avata. And we are sorry that we may not support self-repair. If needed, you can send it back to DJI for further service. Thank you for your kind understanding.

[@maxun1]

Straight forward questions. DJI 03 works with inav and WTFOSD. Yes or not.

[@MadRC]

No only in the Inav compatible mode Inav added.

[@notice_fpv]

Does this work with the Flywoo replacement o3 cam?

[@MadRC]

No they can’t be calibrated. You will always have the message.

[@notice_fpv]

@@MadRC DAYUMN!!! (thanks, tho!)

[@RichardAFPV]

Ian... do you think we could hook the 03 AU to an Avata camera module? If so, Id love to try and hack a connection between the gimbal and Ardupilot.

[@mickjd]

great video man. just what i needed

[@gabrielnunes159]

Hello! I replaced the camera because mine was showing black screen with message to calibrate on the googles and the calibration always fail. After I did the replacement, the same problem keeps on. Any idea of what's going on? Thanks!!

[@emirugljanin]

Any luck in fixing that?

[@3dinosprinting1]

Hey, i have a vista. Can I use this camera my vista?? I mean, is it compatible?? Thanks!

[@RBGIMAGENS]

Hi, I did the video step by step, the calibration went well, I have a normal video image on my OSD, but when I go to check the file recorded by the unit on the memory card, the file plays with the image completely black, you know? Tell me if it could be some configuration?

[@RBGIMAGENS]

Problema resolvido aqui, era apenas restaurar as configurações da câmera no googles, voutou a funcionar perfeitamente.

[@justanotherfpv]

The DJI action2 lens works

[@codyblackwelder8682]

My question though, can it (o3 camera) work on the OG unit?

[@MadRC]

No

[@ahmadsofianmohdhazani4315]

Avata camera compatible with O3? My cinelog25 crashes and the lens is scratch

[@ojwhaaaojwhaaa5457]

Thanks for making the video about this, excellent work👍

[@KWADFLYFPVproductions]

What a coincidence! I just changed mine last night. Had a loose sensor. Calibration caught me off guard, then after the calibration it wanted to say my unit wasnt activated anymore. Was wierd. It went away.

[@MadRC]

Yea I think there is a real bug in this with activation

[@KWADFLYFPVproductions]

@MadRC you know funny thing is I've had over 7 support emails back and forth with dji support about the rc link issue, I reconnected with them today about it and got a response that the engineer team "may have a workaround". Just need some info back from me and my logs. Grain of salt but wishful thinking. Lol we all now how dji is. Rather give you an $80 accessory credit or an SD card. 😆 😆 BTW keep it up Mad....as a circuitry guru I truly enjoy all of your content. I k ow it isn't easy but you keep it real. Thanks! BTW day later and my u it still wants to activate. Lol

[@SaschaPatschka]

Thanks for that video. I have today replaced my O3 Cam with a cam from an old Avata. The Cam is the same. Within the gimbal there is inside the same cam.

[@Tom-iw4kz]

I have bought a Cinelog 20 with O3 Air unit. The gyro data is not colllecting. Gyroflow is not working. I’ve put camera on wide angle and rocksteady off, but still no gyro data. Any ideas to fix that?

[@ebotts7]

I’m not getting Gyro data even with EIS Off and Wide FOV. Any thoughts?

[@MadRC]

This has been seen now and then and it’s usually a bad camera module. Remember though the gyro data is baked into the video file and not a separate one.

[@ebotts7]

@@MadRC yeah. When I drag the mp4 to Gyroflow, it tells me the an alert that there’s no gyro data.

[@ebotts7]

@@MadRC if it’s a bad camera, that’d suck….I only had 5 flights to test and no crashes or damage.

[@MultiCODBlackOps]

Just broke mine and got a new one, it came with cable attached. it will be much more easier to just replace the cable that came with camera and not open the camera. That will work ?

[@calleblomquist]

i have this message Camera calibration error at Dji Avata, did you can help, firmware ist new, refresh the new, telemetrie works, but black screen

[@typxxilps]

I was not believing the head line first - till 1:40 and the explanation which I have read but forgotten, I mean the post production of the footage to get it stabilized. At least the repair or replacement looks easy to fix and not filled with nasty coolant stuff i had seen in most recent chinese solar power inverters full of compound you can not remove therefore close to no chance to replace the dead power transistors and what not, I mean 3 cm or 4 cm of ugly compound. I hope that this stuff gets so expensive that they simply stop doing so.

[@piig]

Saved my bacon again Ian ❤

[@RBGIMAGENS]

Muito bom obrigado!!! Ajudou de mais 🙂

[@dronebirdun]

hello there, somebody can help? I got a problem with the gyroscope of the camera of O3, i'm update this several time (on mac), so the menssage on the goggles 2 disappear, but when i want to process the mp4 imagen on the last version of gyroflow, say this menssage: The file format was detected, but not found movement data The camera probably does not record data movement in this particular shooting mode. 4:3 2.7k 60fps eis off d-cinelike. any sugestion?

[@MadRC]

You need to be in 16:9 wide for Gyro data to be recorded. You can crop to 4:3 later in post.

[@dronebirdun]

@@MadRC does not work, um update this several time, not work in 16:9 or 4:3, eis off, etc. whatever not work the gyroescope (from nothing)

[@6eatmaker]

FAILED TO CALIBRATE 2-0-3

[@korbendallas9317]

Well this sucks. Can you fly over the calibration message? The lens is removable, lefty loosy, but nothing to replace it with. So, you can't pre-calibrate backup cameras for in the field? ( I know you said Used) I don't want to have to lug a laptop up the mountain.

[@MadRC]

No you can say pre calibrate 2 cameras either. It wants it every time.

[@seahookfpv]

Nice! Thanks!

[@danialfpv]

i crashed and i think shorted my o3 air unit in process. hoping to see video repair from Ian 🤞😭😭😭

[@MsPaco259]

HELLO THANK YOU

[@el_end_il]

Great! It's working!

[@thuongbuiviet4798]

I really hope you can help me fix this error. I followed your instructions but I can't complete it like you. Please help me once. Thank you very much.

[@skrabula83]

Unfortunately calibration need to be done in app what is not operating in my phone or pc😢

[@dronejunkiefpv9556]

Like 79

[@thuongbuiviet4798]

Can you send me a message with step by step instructions until completion? Please help me once. Thank you very much.

[@rafaelnasser1636]

This video is probably not up-to-date anymore. I have a O3 unit, its activated (camera too) and I still cant calibrate the camera. My expert tecnician says this is happening to all O3 cameras now when replaced and that there is no fix. Is this true??? @madstech

[@MadRC]

The official DJI supplied cameras will calibrate but 3rd party supplied ones will not

[@rafaelnasser1636]

@@MadRC unfortunately you are wrong.. I have original O3 cameras and all of them are having this calibration error. Mine is activated and won't calibrate. Make a new video! ❤️