"Right on, David.
 
Some pictures would be great - do you have any?"

"How did this work out for you, Nadia?
 
Were you successful in mounting your Canon S100 to your Tarot 2-axis gimbal?
 
- Rick"

"Good work, David! This is exactly the solution I'm looking for :)"

"That makes perfect sense. Thanks for sharing, moglos.

While I'm picking your brain, what gimbal do you use? do you like it?"

"Thanks for all of your quick replies, moglos. I find all of this very interesting.

What makes the S100 better than the NEX5 for mapping?"

"I've heard good things about the NEX5. Mostly that they're high resolution means fewer shots from higher altitudes. I've also read some have had issues with the NEX5 not being capable of capturing large numbers of shots in rapid succession (as…"

"Right. That would work well - they're tiny."

"Hi Moglos,

I have the same question as you? Did you find a solution for triggering the camera and getting video out for FPV at the same time?

- Rick"

"Hi Neil,

What kind of gimbal are you using here? Do you like it?

- Rick"

"Just a heads-up, guys:
 
While I've had no problem triggering my GoPro via Tx, I'm having issues triggering by CAM_TRIGG_DIST (the command commonly used for aerial mapping via Mission Planner's Survey Grid tool). I'm still working on it, but it…"

"Mike, you're using a Sony Alpha...
Hugues, you're using a Sony NEX5...

I see that the Canon Powershot S100 or SX260 seem to be the most common cameras used. What do you guys think about using the Sony cameras over the Canon cameras?"

"Right on, Hugues. Thanks :)

Great post by the way.

I'm afraid I'm at an impass... I've made all the suggested changes (my parameters are set exactly the way you set out) and still no luck...
 
I'm thinking maybe my set-up (a hacked GoPro Hero 3)…"

"Thanks, Randy. That's a good tip about using _DIST to ensure the waypoint file doesn't get too large..."

"That's great too. Thanks for the reply, Mike - I appreciate the help...

Have you successfully used CAM_TRIGG_DIST in conjunction with an auto waypoint Survey Grid? If so, did you have to set Servo, PWM, and/or Cycle Time, or are those settings in…"