Aerial Photography and Videography Using Drones by Cheng, Eric -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Title Page Copyright Page Endorsements for Aerial Photography and Videography Using Drones Contents Foreword Introduction

A Note About the Downloadable Videos Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Equipment

What Is a Drone? Drones and Cameras Quadcopters Batteries and Chargers Aerial Cameras and Gimbals

What Is a Gimbal? Big Sensors on Small Drones Flying GoPros Integrated Aerial Cameras

Vibration Isolation

Jello Balancing Propellers Vibration Dampeners

First-Person View

Analog FPV Digital/High-Definition FPV Integrated FPV

Ground Station/Mission Planning Stills vs. Video Recommendations: What to Buy

Chapter 2. Learning to Fly

Choosing a Trainer Drone Finding Good Flying Locations Creating a Flight Checklist

Environment Safety Check Physical Inspection Control Inspection And Calibration Take Off Landing

Telemetry Practice Makes Perfect

Exercise 1 Takeoff and Landing Exercise 2 Box Exercise 3 In and Out Exercise 4 Box with Yaw Exercise 5 Circle Exercise 6 Figure Eight Exercise 7 Orbit Exercise 8 Assisted Flight Modes

Conclusion

Chapter 3. Aerial Stills Photography

Camera Settings

General Settings Integrated Cameras GoPro Other Cameras Accessories

Aerial Photography Techniques

Thinking in 3D Just Out of Reach Straight Down Abstracts Slow Shutter Speeds Shallow Depth of Field

Advanced Techniques

Panoramas Time-Lapse HDR Photogrammetry

Post-Processing What’s Next?

Chapter 4. Aerial Videography

Telling Stories Image Stabilization: Beating Jello Using Gimbals

Gimbal Modes and Control Gimbal Speed Gimbal Tuning and Calibration Gimbals and Filters

Camera Settings

General Settings Integrated Cameras DJI’s LOG Mode GoPro

Aerial Video Techniques

Tilt Up/Down Tracking Shot Dronie Crane Up/Down Orbit

Advanced: Live Aerial Video Streaming

Using Video Out/HDMI Periscope and Other Apps YouTube Live

Post-processing and Sharing The Future of Aerial Videography

Chapter 5. Getting the Shot: Real-World Stories

Guest Artists Holuhraun Volcano (2015) Holuhraun Volcano (2014) Man Burn Vatna Glacier Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon Lake Mývatn DC-3 Plane Crash Bahamas Shipwrecks Glass Window Bridge Whale Sharks Cannibal Rock Tonga Strawberry Rock Balinese Rice Fields Pura Tanah Lot Son Doong Cave Backyard River Dronie Tetamanu Pass Tonga Via Catamaran Corsica Panorama Cinque Terre Castello Aragonese St. Angelo Lake Como Panorama Shark Aggregation Lion’s Head Poaching at Duiker Island Monwabisi Beach Xunantunich Ruins Dronie Bliss Dance Bubble Patterns Tennis Wigman Motel Dronie Stanford Oval 49’ers Stadium Panorama Notre Dame Cathedral Hong Kong Skyline Panorama Pittsburgh Panorama Chicago Waterfront Panorama Gate 6 Houseboat Co-op Cupid’s Span Facebook HQ Hacker Square L.A. Rooftop Rockefeller 3D

Chapter 6. Flight, Policy, and Travel

Flying Recreationally General Flight Restrictions

Manufacturer Responsibility

Flying Commercially

Section 333 Exemptions Micro UAS Global Landscape

Regional Rules Have Drone, Will Travel

Backpacks and Cases Air Travel Lithium Batteries Customs

Responsibility and Change

We Fear Change Drones Are Good

Appendix A. Resources

Camera Drone Manufacturers Online Communities Clubs and Associations Commercial Drone Insurance Other Resources

Appendix B. Reference Material

Preflight Flight Log

Index

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