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I'm still having issues with my video feed....can not figure it out.......have spent over four hours on the phone with 3dr techs.....I have two solos my buddy has one...all three have video feed issues. combined we have 3 different cameras....one hero 4 black, one 4 silver and a 3+. I have a new ipad mini and a nexus 7, my buddy has the android too. Have reloaded the software on numerous occasions, have pulled one apart down to the bottom of the circuit board to check the backside of the camera plug...have turned it on in every different sequence, cameras are set at 1080, 60, and medium on NTSC feed (PAL will definitely not work). I bought a spare new battery for the hero 4 (thinking it was a power issue, because i do feel if you don't have a charged battery on the hero you will have issues). I have had the issue of one of them having low signal strength right out of the box (i flew them side by side for the test), one of them kept going to RTH and finally got a message that said controller stick calibration required, contact 3dr support, so i did and they walked me through that..now that seems to be working but still get video feed off and on, but when i need it it's not there. It doesn't just shut off....if you have it when you fire up the solo, the feed will be fine, ive flown through 3 batteries, then the next day i'll go to fly and no feed...i can shut off everything a half dozen times and nothing. I'm thinking (and hoping) when the gimble is finally releases it will solve the issue (i don't think they designed solo to be used without a gimble and that is part of the issue). At any rate i'm out of ideas...hoping someone else will have something?
 
Personally I think it has something to do with the boot process. I have the same results but I've been most successful when I boot Solo, boot controller, go to the app main screen (FLY / FLIGHT SCHOOL), plug in the gopro, turn on the go pro, then from the app main screen tap Fly.

That has been my sequence of success to get video feed every time.
 
When you say plug in the go pro i'm assuming you mean literally plugging it into the side, so you must unplug it before you boot solo? I will try this sequence...it's one i have not tried...thank you
 
When you say plug in the go pro i'm assuming you mean literally plugging it into the side, so you must unplug it before you boot solo? I will try this sequence...it's one i have not tried...thank you

I actually break everything down when I'm done flying so when I get ready to fly again, nothing is plug in. Props off the bird, GoPro off the bird as well.
 
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I'm still having issues with my video feed....can not figure it out.......have spent over four hours on the phone with 3dr techs.....I have two solos my buddy has one...all three have video feed issues. combined we have 3 different cameras....one hero 4 black, one 4 silver and a 3+. I have a new ipad mini and a nexus 7, my buddy has the android too. Have reloaded the software on numerous occasions, have pulled one apart down to the bottom of the circuit board to check the backside of the camera plug...have turned it on in every different sequence, cameras are set at 1080, 60, and medium on NTSC feed (PAL will definitely not work). I bought a spare new battery for the hero 4 (thinking it was a power issue, because i do feel if you don't have a charged battery on the hero you will have issues). I have had the issue of one of them having low signal strength right out of the box (i flew them side by side for the test), one of them kept going to RTH and finally got a message that said controller stick calibration required, contact 3dr support, so i did and they walked me through that..now that seems to be working but still get video feed off and on, but when i need it it's not there. It doesn't just shut off....if you have it when you fire up the solo, the feed will be fine, ive flown through 3 batteries, then the next day i'll go to fly and no feed...i can shut off everything a half dozen times and nothing. I'm thinking (and hoping) when the gimble is finally releases it will solve the issue (i don't think they designed solo to be used without a gimble and that is part of the issue). At any rate i'm out of ideas...hoping someone else will have something?

Any chance you guys are having some kinda interference that's so odd that 3 solos with different cams and tablets would all be the same when most others seem ok. I'm trying to think of a common link but am having trouble doing so. Seemingly if I'd read this would be user related but that doesn't sound like its the case. You seem to be doing things right, it's just weird.
 
Think QC is inconsistent but I know I've done a different boot process multiple times with good results on both my devices. I'm actually attempting to recreate what you guys are having now without success or well failure in this case. Really odd, good luck to all three of you hope it's worked out.
 
I had a few issues at the beginning also but use the same sequence that dodge does. Trial and error on my own. I did find that I have to totally power off my ipad Air2 1st, then power on as for some reason the app doesn't close unless I do this but have 100% video feed now H4 silver, have 2, both work fine. Did find that seating the HDMI at 1st was inconsistent, now I feel it "snap" into place.
 
Any chance you guys are having some kinda interference that's so odd that 3 solos with different cams and tablets would all be the same when most others seem ok. I'm trying to think of a common link but am having trouble doing so. Seemingly if I'd read this would be user related but that doesn't sound like its the case. You seem to be doing things right, it's just weird.
Well I thought location as well....but we live 240 miles apart! I've had video at home, then the next day when i go to fly no video...same location. I'll call my buddy up and he's got no video as well. This past weekend I drove up to visit him so we had them all at one location....kind of odd to have $4000 worth of equipment on the ground with nothing working! I am really stumped but I am going to try what dodge p has said above and see if that might make a difference. I really thought I had it figured out with the go pro battery....because i had like one dot left in power, then charged the go pro battery up, refired it up and it was working! Someone else had mentioned that on here as well....and because it was designed for the gimble to recharge the go pro it made good sense....but such was not to be the case....I bet you'd be surprised at the number of solo owners who are having video feed problems....seems like lots of problems are solved with just setting it up with 1080, 60, and medium on the resolution..but not all problems
 
Also David you might have something there....I might need to shut down the ipad mini totally that's about the only thing i have never tried, there must be a better way to totally exit the app without shutting down the ipad....also cirrus pilot i will give that a try as well....i'll try anything at this point.
 
I power on the GoPro, Solo, controller, app. Have not had any issues. 720p /60 FPS. My only video issue was a battery going dead on the GoPro in flight. I don't have anything running on the Tab 4 other than the 3DR services. If you have an HDMI cable you could try the GoPro out on a TV perhaps
 
I power on the GoPro, Solo, controller, app. Have not had any issues. 720p /60 FPS. My only video issue was a battery going dead on the GoPro in flight. I don't have anything running on the Tab 4 other than the 3DR services. If you have an HDMI cable you could try the GoPro out on a TV perhaps
I bought a cable just for that purpose...works perfect on any monitor i hook it to........
 
I bought a cable just for that purpose...works perfect on any monitor i hook it to........

On my GoPro, it really feels like the connector is plugged in, but I give it a little extra push and pop, it goes in further.
 
On my GoPro, it really feels like the connector is plugged in, but I give it a little extra push and pop, it goes in further.
Yes, that is another issue. The camera holder can prevent the cable from being fully seated. Come on Gimbal!
 
Also David you might have something there....I might need to shut down the ipad mini totally that's about the only thing i have never tried, there must be a better way to totally exit the app without shutting down the ipad....also cirrus pilot i will give that a try as well....i'll try anything at this point.

On iPad, double click on home button then swipe up on app you want to close. Too may apps running can cause strange behavior.
 
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Also, try in Solo App - enable 'Record to Camera Roll' - 1080/30 (or 60) MED FOV. Without those precisely set I either can't record (no record button on display) or no FPV.. I'm sure a fix is coming...

FYI - I'm using iPhone 6 with the very latest iOS and 3+...
 
Always have "record to camera roll" enabled...and on my ipad can always see the red button on the screen of blackness (of course it's not functional yet, that will come with the gimble). I do have the latest IOS. nacjr i will try that method to close the app next time. My cable is for sure seated but i am aware if you don't have the camera centered you could have an issue with getting the plug in all the way in....lots of good ideas here...i appreciate all the advice and experience of my fellow solo owners!
 
Always have "record to camera roll" enabled...and on my ipad can always see the red button on the screen of blackness (of course it's not functional yet, that will come with the gimble). I do have the latest IOS. nacjr i will try that method to close the app next time. My cable is for sure seated but i am aware if you don't have the camera centered you could have an issue with getting the plug in all the way in....lots of good ideas here...i appreciate all the advice and experience of my fellow solo owners!

When you try, close all running apps and just restart the Solo app.
 
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Always have "record to camera roll" enabled...and on my ipad can always see the red button on the screen of blackness (of course it's not functional yet, that will come with the gimble). I do have the latest IOS. nacjr i will try that method to close the app next time. My cable is for sure seated but i am aware if you don't have the camera centered you could have an issue with getting the plug in all the way in....lots of good ideas here...i appreciate all the advice and experience of my fellow solo owners!
FWIW - My 'REC' button does control my 3+ with the above mentioned settings..
 
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