As Eric Clapton Once Said...

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Its in the way that you use it. I was able to make these aerial shots at my parents farm using a $60 glorified toy quad, and a keychain camera. The source for this was actually a panning video stitched into a single shot by Microsoft ICE (image composite editor). Not bad for a less than a hundred dollar setup, and free software, I think.

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  • Kieran, did you get it on sale by chance? I saw one online of the same name for £20. Off the top of my head I don't know the pound to dollar conversion, but I do know 20 is more than 7 in any form of currency. HAHA. 

    I saw a cheap 5mp digital camera at a local drug store today for about $15 US, and thought about picking it up. I think the brand was Vivitar though, and I was unimpressed with a $40 camera I bought a few years back from them. Even as a cheap throw-away for a research project, that camera was not worth the money.

  • The camera was a Technika SH-7065. I glued an 8 gram servo above the shutter wired to my gear switch. I just kept the plane hovering in the wind an shot away like mad. Then using AutoPano Giga I just dumped all the images into a folder and scanned trough, picking the best looking ones. As easy as it was, I still haven't managed to take another quite like it.

  • Developer

    Kieran WOW! I'd like to know what camera that is !

  • Kieran...very impressive. What is the camera. The quality is very good. The CFO of my house (aka: the wife) has given me a roughly $1000 budget for a higher end camera quad setup, but I am having a boatload of fun stretching the cheap end equipment!
  • Very nice pics! It's amazing what you can do with cheap equipment. The image below (save a copy to see it properly) was shot on a £7 camer from Asda (Wallmart for you yanks :) on a fixed wing hovering in strong winds. I think there are about 20 - 30 images stitched:

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  • T3

    Very cool!

  • Developer

    Awessum :D 

  • Excellent shots!
  • Moderator

    Brilliant could'nt agree more.

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