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Sony RX100iii as aerial mapping camera

Posted by Shawn McCracken on February 10, 2015 at 9:02am

I am looking for feedback on using the Sony RX100iii as an aerial mapping camera. Currently we use the Canon SX260 with occasional blurred shots and lower-res/quality than we would like. The RX100iii looks like an excellent replacement but I am hoping for some feedback before making a purchase.

Thanks!

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Andrey Karavanov March 7, 2017 at 12:52pm

Dear colleagues,

we try to use Sony QX100 for our plane and found very strange behavior: the camera lost focusing and closed lens by itself during the flight (sometime during1-2 minutes, sometimes need more time)...

What explanations can be given for such behavior?

I will be grateful for any idea!
Dennis Cane July 21, 2016 at 11:14pm

Sony is better choice. Sony mega pixels are best for sharp images.
ActionDrone May 25, 2016 at 2:28am

I've searched around but I cannot find any information about a possible hack on the RX-100 III/IV to implement a dedicated GPS antenna to georeference the images. Do you have any tip about it?

Thanks,
Ian Soler May 9, 2016 at 9:50am

I have designed a RX100-III (& IV) mount for the 3DR Iris, X8 and Solo for a client of mine to use at their Geo Mapping Company.

http://www.impconcepts.com/impstore/index.php?route=product/product...

BTW Nice remote trigger you folks have developed. ;)
Shouyeh Gong January 1, 2016 at 2:57am

Hi Shawn:

thank you for this thread. I am also looking something with better resolution to replace my S100. My question, how do you get GPS info with RX100?
- Shawn McCracken > Shouyeh Gong February 14, 2016 at 7:59am
  
  Geo-tag images from mapping mission using Mission Planner.
Joseph Douglas September 16, 2015 at 3:45pm

You could take a look at the Samsung NX500 (28 MP)
- ActionDrone > Joseph Douglas April 14, 2016 at 4:00am
  
  Hi Joseph,
  
  did you find a way to live connect the HDMI and remote control the Samsung NX500 when mounted on an aerial gimbal? Please let me know,thanks.
  
  I must decide today between the Sony RX100 IV and the (discontinued) Samsung NX500.
  - Joseph Douglas > ActionDrone April 15, 2016 at 5:31am
    
    Sorry, I never have tried the live connect with the remote control.
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Jaime Machuca May 26, 2015 at 9:08pm

Hi guys, I just wrote a blog about using Sony cameras with the pixhawk, check it out:

http://diydrones.com/profiles/blogs/using-the-intel-edison-as-a-sma...