What is the present and future of lightweight cameras for FPV drones? Do we really need to have two cameras on an fpv quadcopter to get good-looking footage? Read on to find out more about the topic and my thoughts on this. Roughly a year ago, I started flying with FPV drones. In the beginning, I spent hours learning to fly in a simulator and then went out and started collecting experience in the real world. My ambition was never racing or freestyle acrobatics though. As a filmmaker, I wanted to see what I can capture with these drones – nice and smooth images with some tight fly-throughs are my goals in FPV. I am currently flying with lightweight action cameras on 3.5″ and 2.5″ quads and decided to write a little opinion piece about the current stand of this segment of the industry and where it might be headed in the near future. First, let me get a little side note out of the way. While larger “cinelifter” fpv quads able to carry cinema cameras up to the likes of an ARRI Alexa Mini also fascinate me, I do not (yet) have personal experience with these, so I will only focus on lightweight setups here. Lightweight and compact FPV drones can also get to places where large ones can not – for instance fly through tight spaces or in a closer proximity to people. GoPro HERO10 Bones on the tiny GEPRC CineLog25. Image credit: Jakub Han / CineD The...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 29 December, 2022