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[bvala]

CAN SOMEONE GUIDE ME TO ELECTRIC HELICOPTER THAT COMES EQUIPPED WITH DIGITAL STILL PHOTO TAKING ABILITY? IS THERE SUCH A THING? Thanks for help....

[vlam67]

Originally Posted by bvala

CAN SOMEONE GUIDE ME TO ELECTRIC HELICOPTER THAT COMES EQUIPPED WITH DIGITAL STILL PHOTO TAKING ABILITY? IS THERE SUCH A THING? Thanks for help....

Nah mate, It is sort of a modded, custom job. No RC heli on the market that I know of comes with a digital camera fitted. I think you have to find miniature camera that can fit in a RC heli, with suitable arrangements for the picture taking controls, and of course, a RC helicopter. I saw some videos on You Tube of people that have done that, but I haven't investigate in more details.

[hawkman]

There is one such device, its a Draganflyer or something like that....you might have to search for it....but I have seen it....in fact I will search in a minute and see whats there.

Basically its a craft that has 4 rotors....the controls and camera are in the center of the framework....the whole thing looks like a UFO thats been on a huge weightloss diet!!!

Its designed for calm weather conditions where you can fly about slowly and do recce missions over your garden fence....to see what the wide world is up to

Recently I saw such a machine, it was larger and carried a camera with live downlink....it was being tested in Liverpool UK by a local Police unit....the idea being a UAV spotter for naughty people.

The 4 rotors are controlled by individual speed controllers....by doing this the craft can move about in all directions while providing a stable platform.

Rob

[hawkman]

Found it!!! theres quite a few places to look....just enter 'Draganflyer' and you will soon see it.

Rob