DJI CrystalSky Monitor Owner Discussion by Advexure

Mark Taylor · Jun 29, 2017

Advexure said:
I don't think we can rule out a Mavic CrystalSky Adapter from DJI quite yet...but not sure what timing could be on that. Could be a Christmas present at the rate that CrystalSky has moved...

... and here it is

No news on dates, price etc. yet though...

Advexure · Jun 29, 2017

oblivie said:
Any word on the cendence?

Unfortunately no further updates on the Cendence just yet. When there is an update one of us will put something out on this thread specifically for the Cendence: DJI Cendence - Professional Remote Controller

Advexure · Jun 29, 2017

Mark Taylor said:
... and here it is

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No news on dates, price etc. yet though...

Hmmm....

Mark Taylor · Jun 29, 2017

I'm not sure what to make of it either, I can see they have reused parts of the standard mount which is to be expected and from the looks of it there will be no problem using the larger CrystalSky if you wish...

... but it looks like it is going to be a bit unwieldy and the balance point is going to be pretty low.

Wait and see I guess.

inkytog · Jun 29, 2017

Mark Taylor said:
I'm not sure what to make of it either, I can see they have reused parts of the standard mount which is to be expected and from the looks of it there will be no problem using the larger CrystalSky if you wish...

... but it looks like it is going to be a bit unwieldy and the balance point is going to be pretty low.

Wait and see I guess.

Isn't the part that screws to the display the same?

I don't like how It looks on the remote and adding the mounting plate will cause the remotes footprint to be odd. If you wanted to just be super portable and use your phone you'd need to unscrew the whole base thing.

Mark Taylor · Jun 29, 2017

inkytog said:
Isn't the part that screws to the display the same?

Sure looks like that, as I said, they are reusing existing parts which makes sense.

Same for the clamp as well I'd say.

cvanhoose · Jun 29, 2017

So if this is produced, the software will have an option to rotate the display? There is not an option in the system currently.
Also a bug in the CrystalSky - when wifi is toggled from a custom key, it states the opposite of the its current state.

cvanhoose · Jun 29, 2017

I’m not a fan of the design having the key controls reversed from it being upside down.

oblivie · Jun 29, 2017

What a mess

Advexure · Jun 29, 2017

Also not a fan of having the display flipped and that low...

There will be a couple of other solutions soon

smoak5 · Jun 30, 2017

HydroneMantis said:
so ill adjust my expectations for late july at this rate. havent been teased this hard since the wife's sister stayed the weekend. technology pains.

Looks like you were right on brotha! Now if you could tell me what the Dow Jones will do in the next week......

cvanhoose · Jun 30, 2017

UPDATE: Its states charging, but does not charge.
I just found out that the 5.5" charges over the Type C connection. So while my controller is charging.......so is the monitor! Thats nice.

inkytog · Jun 30, 2017

Does anyone know how to factory reset the Crystalsky?
I was playing around and I don't get android. I found erase and restart but it didn't ask me for the country settings and so on.

Also it doesn't seem to be picking up my wifi network like it did before I did the erase.

Am I missing something? Is there a keypress to 'hard' reset the device to out of the box state?

licensed pilot · Jun 30, 2017

Anyone tested the Crystalsky in the heat, versus the useless Ipads?

HydroneMantis · Jun 30, 2017

having issues with this monitor and my mavic. it kills my signal strength. its very poor even indoors feet from my mavic. i had no issues with my iphone 7 but with the crystalsky it dimiishes greatly

Advexure · Jul 1, 2017

licensed pilot said:
Anyone tested the Crystalsky in the heat, versus the useless Ipads?

We had a couple at an event in Chicago yesterday, about 80 degrees and VERY humid. They were baking in the heat. Saw about 4.5 hours in battery life. No signs of any overheat or heat warnings. The rear of the display was very hot.

Not quite the heat you've been having in your area but the extended performance we saw yesterday in that heat is already topping an iPad's performance.

Today we need a waterproof CrystalSky and I2 RC

Mark Taylor · Jul 1, 2017

HydroneMantis said:
having issues with this monitor and my mavic. it kills my signal strength. its very poor even indoors feet from my mavic. i had no issues with my iphone 7 but with the crystalsky it dimiishes greatly

Did you try disabling WiFi on the CrystalSky... ?

HydroneMantis · Jul 1, 2017

Mark Taylor said:
Did you try disabling WiFi on the CrystalSky... ?

Yes and no luck at all. I suspect it is the USB connection possibly between the monitor and controller. IDK though, im close to selling the whole kit and washing my hands of this. Had enough of dealing with DJI customer care.

licensed pilot · Jul 1, 2017

Advexure said:
We had a couple at an event in Chicago yesterday, about 80 degrees and VERY humid. They were baking in the heat. Saw about 4.5 hours in battery life. No signs of any overheat or heat warnings. The rear of the display was very hot.

Not quite the heat you've been having in your area but the extended performance we saw yesterday in that heat is already topping an iPad's performance.

Today we need a waterproof CrystalSky and I2 RC

Thanks. Send some of that water our way

inkytog · Jul 1, 2017

Does anyone have an idea what might work as a case? Just to protect the screen in transit. It would have been handy for it to come with a cover on it.