Chapter 4. Aerial Videography

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In Chapter 3, you learned about taking still pictures from the air. Many of the settings and techniques I introduced there are relevant to aerial videography, so it’s worth reading even if you aren’t interested in still photography.

Aerial videography is the primary reason drones have burst into the mainstream and have been growing exponentially in popularity. At the end of 2012, there were not many drone videos shared on sites such as YouTube, and a search for the word drone resulted mostly in videos of military drones. In 2012, camera drones were available only to the few hobbyists who could configure, build, and ...

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