Whilst in South Africa, we usually fly in the hour just after sunrise or just before sunset, when the sun is low in the sky. With the sun directly behind us, we've commonly and annoyingly got "The Blob" in frame. This is a small area of light. It shows up on video and on our P4P+ screen whilst flying. To get this "blob" out of frame, we had to manoeuvre the drone to another angle.
Not sure if this was something wrong with the camera (it certainly wasn't any kind of mark on the front of the lens, as it showed up regardless of cleaning or different ND/PL filters), a close colleague contacted various DJI staff in the Netherlands plus several independent drone experts in the UK - sending three short samples of footage featuring "The Blob". We've been sceptical of most of the "explanations" suggested.
The most likely cause (only suggested by two individuals out of 10+) is the reflection of sunlight off a part of the drone being projected ahead onto the landscape (or cloud).
I've once, or perhaps twice, seen this "blob" on other people's footage on this forum.
Here are links to the short clips of footage that my colleague posted to YouTube:
Some of you are serious experts, highly experienced and far more technically knowledgeable than myself, so I'm hoping this "blob" problem will be known and can be reliably identified.
Thank you, in anticipation.
Not sure if this was something wrong with the camera (it certainly wasn't any kind of mark on the front of the lens, as it showed up regardless of cleaning or different ND/PL filters), a close colleague contacted various DJI staff in the Netherlands plus several independent drone experts in the UK - sending three short samples of footage featuring "The Blob". We've been sceptical of most of the "explanations" suggested.
The most likely cause (only suggested by two individuals out of 10+) is the reflection of sunlight off a part of the drone being projected ahead onto the landscape (or cloud).
I've once, or perhaps twice, seen this "blob" on other people's footage on this forum.
Here are links to the short clips of footage that my colleague posted to YouTube:
Some of you are serious experts, highly experienced and far more technically knowledgeable than myself, so I'm hoping this "blob" problem will be known and can be reliably identified.
Thank you, in anticipation.