Ok so my came mini was working fine for the first day. Now when I switch it on it doesn't go into any mode and continually turns clockwise. You can override this with the joystick control but when you take your finger off that it starts to drift again. Any ideas?

@adamquesada yes I also have play between those two points which is a problem moving at any speed as it jars the whole gimbal.

Also got my spare batteries in two broken flash lights - must be to get round shipping issues.

@ Hotknees yeah, the spare batteries in flashlights is odd, at least send working ones. Btw, are the lights of the charger supposed to go out when the batteries are fully charged? I charged overnight and the next morning the lights were still on. How long does it take to charge empty batteries, I wonder.

@liondor1969 I think that battery will not work due to size, the length needs to be close to 66mm or shorter. If you read back on this thread I posted an 18650 battery that works.

Regarding the quick release, I am running arca clamp on mine. The added height of the clamp and quick release plate will not allow you to balance. So I end up having to add some bottom weight under the cage to balance. It works for me because I really need to run arca.

Battery recommendation from Em at CheesyCam:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/171658494297?rmvSB=true

Has anyone experienced what I am experiencing now; that when switched on it just vibrates violently and I can't calibrate it. I've followed the video Came TV pointed me to (http://cametv.blogspot.co.nz/2015/02/calibrating-gimbal-when-gimbal-shaking.html) but that hasn't worked.

This is now beyond infuriating. I would really appreciate any help.

@adamquesada no solution other than putting a piece of thin card in the gap to stop the movement!

@Hotknees...

Make sure your gimbal pid settings are set to same as my image in page 4. - for all 3 profiles....

Then to correct the constant movement - it is likely that the joystick isnt calibrated to centre. Goto the RC tab on simbplebgc and play around with the RC Sub-Trim - the auto button might work.

Hope that helps

@twelli

Please be very careful with these batteries - http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?258232-If-unprotected-18650-batteries-are-dangerous-why-are-they-on-sale

use a proper charger like the nitecore d4 or i4

You risk setting your house on fire with the charger crap they shipped with this product!

Be sensible pal!

@hotknees I'm no expert ...only what I have learned since getting he came mini.

My suggestions are...

1. select each profile at top, make sure everyone is same pid settings as mine...then click write
2. batteries could be low.... Get a voltmeter on them... They all should be close to the max of 4,2v..for me the problems arise circa 3.8v... Do not put diff voltage batteries together.
3. have you performed a camera imu calibration yet?

What camera and lens are you using?

Happened to notice that Battery Junction is having a sale on the D4 charger: http://www.batteryjunction.com/nitecore-d4-digicharger.html

I am thinking of getting one as a 2nd charger for NiMH eneloops.

@hotknees, that I know of there was no 2.46 (maybe only as a beta version). My came-mini arrived with fw version 2.43 b9. You can get this gui by going to this link... you can also try 2.43 b6.

http://www.basecamelectronics.com/downloads/32bit/

I would urge you to try using gui 2.43 b9 before sending it back.

Also, if you updated the fw to version 2.50b3, that gui will let you downgrade the fw back to 2.43 b9. Then once 2.43 b9 is flashed you can switch to the 2.43 b9 gui.

@Hotknees

Use PM.