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- Page 1 S.O.D.A. 3D Camera User Manual Revision 1.9 / June 2020 © 2020 senseFly...
- Page 2 (the “Supplier”) warrants that the delivered Product will be free from defects in workmanship and materials for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of shipping by senseFly to the original Client. During the Warranty Period, should the covered Product, in the Supplier’s sole opinion, malfunction due to any defect in material and/or workmanship, the Client’s sole remedy...
- Page 3 The warranty is void if the Product has been tampered with or opened.
- Page 4 You can also contact senseFly or the reseller from which you purchased your drone who may provide recycling services or be part of a recycling scheme.
- Page 5 Website: http://www.sensefly.com Technical support senseFly and our resellers are dedicated to providing you with full professional product support. To submit a support ticket and/or view your outstanding tickets, please use our customer portal, my.senseFly (http://my.senseFly.com). Log in with the same account details you used to download your drone’s software (see the separate software information document in your senseFly drone’s case).
- Page 7 Thank you for choosing S.O.D.A. 3D (Sensor Optimised for Drone Applications 3D), a sensor specifically designed for 3D mapping using drones. The S.O.D.A. 3D is one of the lightest sensors on the market and the only one to seamlessly pro- vide oblique and nadir photos for enhanced 3D modelling.
- Page 8 Caution: The S.O.D.A. 3D has been designed to be compatible with senseFly drones. It is therefore not recommended to use it for other purposes than as a payload in a senseFly drone.
- Page 9 Depending on your order, your package may also include additional items. Please verify upon delivery that your package is complete. In case of a missing item, please contact senseFly or your reseller immediately. Caution: Only use approved SD cards. Only fly with high-performance, Secure Digital High Capacity...
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Page 11: Table Of Contents
1 About S.O.D.A. 3D 2 Using S.O.D.A. 3D with a senseFly drone Pre-flight checks ......16 Installing the camera into the drone . -
Page 13: About S.o.d.a. 3D
1 About S.O.D.A. 3D S.O.D.A. 3D is a lightweight camera specifically designed for drone mapping ap- plications. It can take images up to 20 Mpx with a focal length of 28 mm (35 mm equivalent). The camera’s parameters are controlled by the drone and set automatically to the optimum for your drone’s flight conditions. - Page 14 S.O.D.A. 3D’s features SD CARD...
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Page 15: Using S.o.d.a. 3D With A Sensefly Drone
Holds the tilting gimbal still for transport. 2 Using S.O.D.A. 3D with a senseFly drone When flown in a senseFly drone, the camera is fully integrated into the drone and with eMotion: • The camera is controlled by the drone’s autopilot. -
Page 16: Pre-Flight Checks
2.1 Pre-flight checks Before every flight with S.O.D.A. 3D: • Make sure that the protective lens is installed on the camera. • Make sure that the camera’s lens and the protective lens are clean. If nec- essary, use the microfibre cloth and cleaning fluid, or the cleaning tool to... - Page 17 Caution: senseFly drones are not designed to fly without the camera. Attempting to fly without the camera may render the drone unstable, which may eventually lead to a crash.
- Page 18 Caution: Once the drone’s battery has been connected, do not touch any of the camera’s metallic parts. A static electricity dis- charge can cause the camera’s gimbal to temporarily malfunc- tion. If this happens, disconnect then reconnect the drone’s bat- tery.
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Page 19: Flying S.o.d.a. 3D
3 Flying S.O.D.A. 3D With the camera installed in your senseFly drone and connected to eMotion, camera information is shown in the Camera tab on eMotion’s Drone panel. • Camera type The camera you have installed in your drone and its firmware version. - Page 20 Set the camera settings you want then click Save custom settings. Next time you connect to a drone that has a S.O.D.A. 3D installed in it, click Load custom settings and eMotion will restore your saved settings. How to restore the default camera settings...
- Page 21 Make sure the camera can turn freely. Controlling the camera’s temperature The S.O.D.A. 3D is an extremely capable and compact camera, and as a result generates some heat. When flying in high ambient temperatures, care should be taken to keep it cool: To protect itself against overheating, the camera will stop taking photos and raise a Camera malfunction warning if its internal temperature gets too high.
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Page 22: Updating The S.o.d.a. 3D
4 Updating the S.O.D.A. 3D eMotion will inform you when a firmware update is available. To update the camera’s firmware, follow the instructions in our Knowledge Base, part of my.senseFly. 5 Retrieving your flight data First, make the photos available to eMotion’s Flight Data Manager... -
Page 23: Camera Maintenance
7 Camera maintenance Precautions for use and maintenance • Only use accessories specified by the manufacturer. • If sand or dust gets into the camera it may be irreparably damaged and no longer function correctly. • Do not use the camera in adverse weather conditions (rain, strong wind and snow) or when visibility is poor (at night). -
Page 25: Specifications
8 Specifications Optics Focal length Fixed 28 mm (35 mm equ.) Min/max. focus distance 10 cm/infinity Aperture F2.8 – 11 Multistage iris diaphragm Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixels Sensor size/type BSI CMOS 1-inch Shutter Mechanical Max. shutter speed 1/2000 s 125-6400 Max. - Page 26 http://www.sensefly.com/support/...
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