5/13/2012

Digital Aerial Maps Photography

By Amos Navarro


Perhaps you have for ages been attracted to aerial photography? I have plus it all started when I completed it in the mid 80's using a small snappy camera from Canon. This is way back nevertheless it was where it all began and where I came to love the art of the digital aerial maps photography. It really is adding a great extra dimension to the hobby with an old camera but with today's modern digital cameras that are running on low costs and with no need to develop the film. In case you are performing a wide range of photography then and will actually add up very rapidly and will also be able to either save a lot of dollars or simply just be capable of take a lot more pictures.

The obvious approach to control a digital camera is by using a servo using a camera pressing on the shutter button. You might have seen some fantastic photos taken by using a Canon Digital Ixus camera with this exact method because a technique that is popular all over the world.

Nevertheless this could not interest you as it inhibits the conventional technique camera. With these ages of fly by wire it seems a little bit agricultural to get it done using this method. But every man wills it his or her way and I am not to tell you how to get your pictures.

You now could imagine: Will there be absolutely no way to get this done in a automatically and electronically way? To achieve that choosing capable to completely remove the need for a servo, plus it would will give you wide range of simplicity and a superior flexibility. This may, as an example, be done with an interval timer function. At the time of writing this I couldn't seem to find any commercial interfaces that would permit you to accomplish this and you would therefore have got to build you own. A suggest with the option would be that you need to choose would be to base it on a commercially ready Stamp micro-controller. A shorter description of what I mean is usually explained by this:

The algebra is a decent size (3 meter), good handling no-nonsense airplane, plus a perfect choice as being a camera platform. A Multiplex mc3030 transmitter will be a great choice with controlling ailerons, spoiler, rudder, and elevator and after that of course the camera.

While you do the flight tests, a cardboard dummy may be used instead of the camera, so that you can determine the consequence of large bluff object sticking above the wing. I would recommend that you do at least three test flights with the entire dummy mounted in various positions before the actual flight. A camera falling to earth from your plane is not a pretty sight so please ensure that you fasten it the most effective you are able to when doing your digital aerial maps photography.




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