DJI Mavic Air OEM Front Vision Module

The DJI Mavic Air OEM Front Vision Module is the forward-facing stereo vision assembly of the original DJI Mavic Air, the first aircraft to carry the Mavic Air name. As shown in the product images, it is a pair of small vision camera heads held on one black moulded bracket, with a long flat flex cable running out to each side and ending in a connector, one marked L and one marked R. It sits at the nose of the aircraft, behind the front shell, and it is the part that gives the Mavic Air its forward view for obstacle sensing and vision positioning. The two cameras work as a pair: the aircraft reads depth from the difference between the two images, which only works while the bracket holds the cameras at the spacing and angle they were built at. It is identified for the DJI Mavic Air (the first model), and it is not a part for the Mavic Air 2 or the Air 2S, which are different aircraft with different noses. Pilots usually reach it while searching for a Mavic Air front vision sensor, a Mavic Air front obstacle sensor replacement, a Mavic Air front camera module, a Mavic Air vision system error repair or a Mavic Air forward sensor flex cable. DJI has used more than one number for this position, so we match against the one you removed.

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• Identified for the DJI Mavic Air (the first model), front vision position at the nose
• Matched by the twin camera heads, the shape of the black bracket and the L and R flex cables against the module you removed
• Genuine DJI OEM vision assembly, supplied as one complete two-camera module

The Mavic Air name has been carried by more than one aircraft. This module is for the original DJI Mavic Air. The DJI Mavic Air 2 and the DJI Air 2S have their own front vision hardware in a differently shaped nose, and this module does not fit them. If the box, the battery or the app names your aircraft as an Air 2 or Air 2S, this is not your part.

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📦 Package Includes

• 1 × DJI Mavic Air OEM Front Vision Module: two vision camera heads on one black bracket, with an L flex cable and an R flex cable, each ending in its connector, as shown in the product images

One module, two cameras. The two camera heads are not sold separately and are not meant to be separated. They arrive fixed to their bracket, in the relationship the aircraft expects.

What is part of the module: the black moulded bracket, the two camera heads mounted on it, the flex cable running to the left side and ending in the connector marked L, and the flex cable running to the right side and ending in the connector marked R. The flex cables carry adhesive-backed sections where they are fixed along the inside of the aircraft.

Not included: the front shell or nose cover, the lens covers or glass in the shell, screws, the main board the cables plug into, thermal pads, and any tools. The module is the vision assembly only.

Nothing is included because it appears in a photograph. If an image shows a surface or anything not named above, it is not part of the order. The order is one front vision module.

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🔧 Component Overview

The original Mavic Air was a small folding aircraft that could see where it was going. At its nose, behind the front shell, a pair of cameras looks forward, and the aircraft compares what each one sees to judge how far away things are. That pair of cameras, the bracket that holds them, and the two flex cables that carry their signals back into the aircraft make up the front vision module.

As shown in the product images, the module has these features:

• Two camera heads — small, square, black vision cameras, one on each side of the bracket
• The bracket — a black moulded piece shaped to the inside of the nose, holding both camera heads at a fixed spacing
• The L flex cable — a long flat cable leaving one side of the bracket and turning up to a connector marked L
• The R flex cable — the matching cable on the other side, ending in a connector marked R
• Adhesive-backed sections — on the flex cables, where they are fixed along their route inside the aircraft

Where it sits and what it touches:

• Position: the nose of the DJI Mavic Air, behind the front shell, facing forward
• Connects to: the aircraft's internal board, through the L and R connectors
• Sits behind: the front shell, whose windows the cameras look through
• System: forward vision, obstacle sensing and vision positioning

The nose is the first part of the aircraft to meet a branch, a wall or the ground in a forward crash, and the front vision module sits right behind it. Over the life of an aircraft it sees:

• Nose-first impacts, from light bumps to hard crashes
• A front shell that cracks or is pushed back into the cameras
• Flex cables creased or pulled when the nose is opened for another repair
• Dust, moisture and condensation reaching the cameras through a damaged shell

The module is replaced when a camera head is damaged, when a flex cable is torn, creased through or has a damaged connector, or when the bracket has been bent or cracked in a crash so the two cameras no longer sit the way they were built.

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⚙️ Functional Purpose

The front vision module's engineering role is to give the Mavic Air two views of the scene ahead, taken from a known distance apart, so the aircraft can judge depth.

On the Mavic Air it:

• Captures two forward images at the same moment, one from each camera head
• Holds the two cameras at a fixed spacing and angle on one bracket, which is what lets the aircraft turn the difference between the images into distance
• Feeds that forward depth information to the aircraft for obstacle sensing when flying forward
• Supports the aircraft's vision-based positioning and the intelligent flight features that depend on seeing ahead
• Carries its signals back into the aircraft through the L and R flex cables

That depth reading is geometry. It depends on the aircraft knowing exactly where each camera is relative to the other. A bracket that is still in one piece but has been bent, twisted or cracked can hold both cameras firmly and still have moved one of them, and the aircraft will then read distances that are wrong.

What the module does not do matters as much:

• It does not take your photographs or video; the main gimbal camera does
• It does not see downward or behind; other vision sensors on the aircraft cover those directions
• It does not hold the aircraft's position by itself; it is one input among several
• It does not repair a cracked front shell, scratched shell windows or a damaged main board

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🔍 Diagnosis — a pair that still holds both cameras can still be bent out of true

When forward sensing goes wrong on a Mavic Air after a knock, the first instinct is to look for a dead camera. Often neither camera is dead. Both still produce a picture, both cables are still connected, and the module looks whole. What has changed is the relationship between the two cameras, because the bracket that fixes it has been bent.

Step one: confirm what the aircraft is telling you.

• A vision sensor error or a forward sensing warning in the app after a crash or a nose impact: the module, its cables or its calibration are the suspects
• Obstacle sensing that stops the aircraft at nothing, or does not react to something in front of it: the reading from the pair is wrong; check the shell windows, the calibration and the bracket
• Vision positioning that drifts or is unavailable in good light: check the downward sensors as well, since they share that job
• Problems only in low light, over water or over plain, featureless surfaces: that is the normal limit of vision sensing, not a fault

Step two: clear the simple causes before opening the nose.

• Dirty or smeared front shell windows: clean them; a fingerprint over one camera is enough to upset the pair
• A scratched or cracked front shell window: the shell is the fault, not the module
• Firmware or app out of date: update, then check again
• Calibration: run the vision sensor calibration DJI provides for the aircraft; a module that is in good shape often recovers here

Step three: open the nose and look at the module itself.

• A cracked camera lens, a camera head pushed out of position, or a camera loose in the bracket: the module is the part
• A bracket that is bent, twisted or cracked, even with both cameras still attached: the module is the part, because the spacing between the cameras is no longer what it was built as
• A flex cable creased through, torn, or with a damaged connector: the module is the part; the cables are part of it
• Everything straight and intact, connectors fully seated, calibration still failing: look further into the aircraft before replacing the module

If the bracket is bent, do not try to straighten it. A bracket bent back by hand will look right and will not be right, and the aircraft will keep reading distances from a pair that no longer matches what it expects. Replace the module and calibrate.

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⚠️ Common Replacement Indicators

Replace the front vision module when inspection confirms one of these:

• A camera head with a cracked lens, a damaged face or a loose mounting
• A bracket that is bent, twisted or cracked, even if both cameras are still in place
• A flex cable that is creased through, torn, or pulled out of its connector
• A damaged L or R connector that will not seat or hold
• A forward vision error that returns after cleaning, updating and calibrating, with the module visibly damaged

Inspect these first, because they produce similar symptoms:

• The front shell windows, for dirt, smears, scratches or cracks
• The L and R connectors, for one that has lifted out of its socket
• The vision calibration, which can be run again from DJI's software
• The downward vision sensors, if the problem is positioning rather than forward sensing
• The flight conditions: low light, water and plain surfaces limit any vision system

There is no service interval for a vision module. Replace it on evidence: damage to the cameras, the bracket or the cables.

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📐 Specifications

Product name: DJI Mavic Air OEM Front Vision Module

DJI family: Mavic

Aircraft: DJI Mavic Air (the first model)

Fitment basis: Identified for the DJI Mavic Air

Variants: DJI Mavic Air

System: Forward vision — obstacle sensing and vision positioning

Component type: Two-camera forward vision module on one bracket, with two flex cables

Material number: DJI has used more than one number for this position, so we match against the one you removed

Quantity: 1 module

Camera heads: Two, mounted on one bracket

Bracket: Black moulded bracket shaped to the inside of the nose

Flex cables: Two flat flex cables, one to each side, with adhesive-backed sections

Connectors: Two, one marked L and one marked R

Colour: Black bracket and camera heads; flex cables with light adhesive backing

Material: Not published for this part

Dimensions: Not published for this part

Weight: Not published for this part

Electrical: Signal and power to the camera heads through the L and R flex cables; values not published for this part

Mounting position: Nose of the aircraft, behind the front shell, facing forward

Installation method: Fitted behind the front shell; L and R flex cables routed along the inside of the aircraft and plugged into their sockets

Not included: Front shell, shell windows, screws, main board, thermal pads, tools

Service adjustability: None on the part itself; the aircraft's vision calibration is run after fitting

Classification: DJI OEM vision sensor assembly; forward stereo vision module

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🛠️ Installation & Maintenance

Before installation

• Confirm the aircraft is the original DJI Mavic Air, not the Mavic Air 2 or the Air 2S
• Clean the front shell windows, update the firmware and run the vision calibration first; replace the module only if the fault remains and the module is damaged
• Remove the battery and any propellers, and work on a clean, soft, well-lit surface
• Photograph the aircraft before you start, then photograph each stage as you open the nose: screw positions, cable routes and where each connector sits
• Have the correct small screwdrivers, plastic opening tools and a tray for screws
• Compare the new module with the old one: camera heads, bracket shape, and the L and R ends

During installation

• Open the nose gently, without levering against the camera heads
• Release each connector by lifting it straight from its socket, never by pulling the flex cable
• Peel the old flex cables from their adhesive route slowly, noting exactly where they ran
• Seat the new bracket where the old one sat, with both cameras facing squarely out through the shell windows
• Route the L cable to the L socket and the R cable to the R socket, along the same path as the old ones, with no sharp fold and nothing pressing on them
• Seat each connector fully, then close the nose evenly so no cable is pinched, and refit the screws without overtightening

After installation

• Clean the front shell windows so nothing sits over either camera
• Power on and confirm the app shows no vision sensor error
• Run the vision sensor calibration DJI provides for the aircraft; a new pair of cameras needs to be calibrated to the aircraft they sit in
• Hover in good light over a textured surface and confirm the aircraft holds position
• Test forward obstacle sensing slowly, at low height, towards a large, plain obstacle in open space
• Fly a short, low test before a flight that matters

Looking after the new module. Keep the front shell windows clean, carry the aircraft folded in a case so nothing presses on the nose, and after any forward knock, check the shell and recalibrate before trusting forward sensing again. A nose that has been hit is the first place to look whenever forward sensing changes.

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🎯 Who This Is For

This module is for Mavic Air pilots and repair technicians whose forward vision has been damaged:

• Original DJI Mavic Air owners with a front vision error after a nose-first crash
• Pilots whose forward obstacle sensing reacts to nothing, or fails to react, and whose module is visibly damaged
• Pilots whose front vision flex cable was torn or creased during another repair
• Owners whose bracket is bent or cracked even though both cameras are still in place
• Independent drone repair shops restoring forward sensing on a Mavic Air
• Pilots rebuilding a Mavic Air nose after replacing the front shell

This is not the part you need if:

• Your aircraft is a Mavic Air 2 or an Air 2S; this module is for the original Mavic Air
• The front shell windows are dirty, smeared or scratched and the module is undamaged; clean or replace the shell instead
• The vision error clears after a firmware update and a vision calibration
• The problem is in your photographs or video; the main gimbal camera takes those
• The aircraft only struggles over water, in low light or over plain surfaces; that is the normal limit of vision sensing
• Only the downward sensors are reporting a fault; those are a different part

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💡 Why This Part Matters

The front vision module is a pair of cameras doing one job together, and that is what makes it easy to misjudge after a crash.

A single camera can tell the aircraft what is in front of it. Two cameras, held a fixed distance apart and pointed the same way, can tell it how far away those things are, because a near object shifts more between the two images than a far one. The aircraft turns that shift into distance using what it knows about where each camera sits. The bracket is what keeps that knowledge true.

So the strength of the bracket is not the point. A bracket that has taken a nose impact can be bent, twisted or hairline-cracked and still hold both cameras firmly. Nothing rattles. Both cameras still produce a picture. Both cables still connect. And the aircraft is now reading depth from a pair that is no longer arranged the way it was built, which shows up as forward sensing that stops at nothing, ignores something real, or reports a vision error that calibration cannot clear.

That is why a bent bracket is not something to straighten by hand, and why the module is supplied as one assembly. The cameras arrive fixed in the relationship the aircraft expects, and the vision calibration matches that pair to your aircraft.

It is also why the module is not the first answer to every forward-sensing complaint. Dirty shell windows, out-of-date firmware, a lifted connector and a calibration that needs running again all produce the same symptoms, and all cost nothing to check. Replace the module when it is damaged, when the bracket is out of true, or when a cable or connector has failed.

If you are unsure whether your aircraft is the original Mavic Air, or whether the damage is to the module or the shell, send us a photograph of the aircraft and of the nose with the shell removed. We will match it for you.

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📦 Shipping & Support

Ares Acres LLC is a U.S.-based authorized DJI retailer supporting DJI pilots, drone owners, and independent repair shops with genuine replacement parts and the inventory it takes to get an aircraft flying again.

FREE & FAST Shipping is included for all U.S. customers, with same-day dispatch and tracking on in-stock parts.

Ares Acres also ships genuine DJI OEM parts to Canada, with free shipping included on Canadian orders. Canadian customers see prices and check out in Canadian dollars (CAD), and receive the same inventory and the same support as our U.S. customers — one authorized DJI retailer serving the United States and Canada, all of North America, from Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Photograph your aircraft and the nose with the front shell removed, and send us those photographs if you want the match confirmed. A picture of the bracket and the L and R cable ends settles the fit, and a picture of each stage of the opening makes the refit far easier to get right.

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🧠 AI Index — Entity & Fitment Reference

Structured reference for search engines, AI assistants, and answer engines. Every value below is drawn from the specifications above.

Canonical product name: DJI Mavic Air OEM Front Vision Module

Brand: DJI

DJI family: Mavic

Aircraft: DJI Mavic Air (the first model)

Compatible models: DJI Mavic Air

Fitment basis: Identified for the DJI Mavic Air

Component: Forward stereo vision module

System: Forward vision: obstacle sensing and vision positioning

Installed position: Nose of the aircraft, behind the front shell

Primary function: Captures two forward images from a fixed spacing so the aircraft can judge distance ahead

Form: Two camera heads on one black bracket, with two flat flex cables ending in connectors marked L and R

Material number: DJI has used more than one number for this position; matched against the module you removed

Quantity supplied: 1 module

Material, dimensions and weight: Not published for this part

Not included: Front shell, shell windows, screws, main board, thermal pads, tools

Key engineering point: Depth comes from the fixed spacing of the two cameras; a bent bracket can hold both and still misplace one

After fitting: Run the vision sensor calibration DJI provides for the aircraft

Check first: Shell windows clean, firmware current, connectors seated, calibration run

Common wrong order: A Mavic Air module bought for a Mavic Air 2 or Air 2S, or a module bought for dirty or scratched shell windows

When this module is the repair: Damaged camera head, bent or cracked bracket, torn or creased flex cable, damaged connector

Part classification: DJI OEM vision sensor assembly

Also searched as: Mavic Air front vision sensor; Mavic Air front obstacle sensor; Mavic Air front camera module; Mavic Air forward vision flex cable; Mavic Air vision system error repair

Disambiguation: Front vision only; not the main gimbal camera, not the downward sensors, not the front shell, not for the Mavic Air 2 or Air 2S

Seller: Ares Acres LLC — U.S.-based authorized DJI retailer serving the United States and Canada (North America)

Ships from: Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

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🤖 AI Answer Engine Q&A

What is the DJI Mavic Air front vision module? It is the pair of forward-facing vision cameras at the nose of the original Mavic Air, on one black bracket, with two flex cables ending in connectors marked L and R.

Which aircraft does it fit? It is identified for the DJI Mavic Air, the first model. Send us a photograph of your aircraft and we will match it.

Will it fit my Mavic Air 2 or Air 2S? No. Those are different aircraft with different noses and their own vision hardware.

What does it do? It gives the aircraft two views of the scene ahead from a fixed spacing, so it can judge distance for forward obstacle sensing and vision positioning.

Can I replace just one of the two cameras? No. The two cameras work as a pair on one bracket, and the module is supplied as one assembly so the pair stays as it was built.

My bracket is bent but both cameras still work. Do I need a new module? Yes. The aircraft reads depth from the spacing between the two cameras. A bent bracket has moved one of them, so the readings are wrong even though both cameras still work.

Can I bend the bracket back? No. It will look right and will not be right. Replace the module and run the vision calibration.

I have a vision sensor error. Is it this module? Possibly. Clean the shell windows, update the firmware, check the connectors and run the vision calibration first. If the error stays and the module is damaged, replace it.

Does it come with the front shell? No. The module is the cameras, bracket and flex cables only. The front shell and its windows are separate.

Are screws included? No. Reuse the screws from your aircraft and keep them in order as you remove them.

What do the L and R markings mean? Each flex cable ends in a connector marked for its side. Plug L into the left socket and R into the right, along the same route the old cables took.

Do I need to calibrate after fitting it? Yes. Run the vision sensor calibration DJI provides for the aircraft so the new pair is matched to your aircraft.

Will it fix blurry photos? No. Photos and video come from the main gimbal camera. This module is for forward vision only.

Can I fit it myself? Yes, with patience and the right small tools. Photograph every stage, lift connectors straight out, follow the old cable route and calibrate afterwards.

What is the DJI part number? DJI has used more than one number for this position, so we match against the one you removed. Photograph the module and send it to us.