Hi everyone, i'm making few tests with MoVi Controller installed on a tripod+fluid head...and tilt/pan very slow drifts giving me headache: at every startup, i need to reframe with joystick and play with controller pots until drifts disappear. Looking at the MoVi app, drifts are usually 0,2° or more per second. The correct poti position only works until i power cycle the controller: after that, i have to spend few minutes again following above procedures. When using Mimic in tilt majestic + pan majestic, drifts are not so fast...but, obviously, MoVi it's not responsive at all compared with direct mode on fluid head movements. I already tried every setting in the app, without success: it seems to be a noise filter not being applied to controller gyros (joystick drifts are usually filtered by applying some expo on both tilt and pan axis). Is someone else experiencing this issue?
Fabio: There's been quite a bit of discussion on the forum on the topic of drifting. For example: http://forum.freeflysystems.com/index.php?threads/pan-drfting.3270/ Not sure if that thread will help, but do a search for: pan drifting -- or just drift. Andy.
Hi Andy, i was reading all posts over the weekend...also tried the soft-foam solution (which generally helps to keep the pan stable). In my case it didn't help. Drift only happens if Controller is set to Mimic mode: if using it in standard way, tilt and pan are not moving from 0°.
Hi Fabio: I know that most inertial motion units are subject to some drift, but if you feel what you're seeing is excessive, you might want to open up a support ticket by emailing to support@freeflysystems.com. Andy.