[Basics of drone aerial photography] The heart during aerial photography is important about the point summary ①

This series article is a veteran loan photographer who has experienced drone aerial photography at many sites, "Drone Aerial Photography Iroha".We hope that this series will be helpful for various people who enjoy drones, such as those who want to start a drone aerial photography or who have experienced aerial photography many times.

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When you do a drone aerial photography, have a lot of time in your heart

I wonder if this series will be the so -called "basics of drone aerial photography", but when organizing drone aerial photography under this theme, what kind of content will be meaningful to beginner pilots., I was quite worried.

Although there is no word for aerial photography, if you do the number of drones aerial photography, you will not have the opportunity to face basics because you are unconsciously doing the basics or omitted in a series of movements.That is often the case.

Therefore, in this article, I would like to suppress the basics of drone aerial photography according to the five themes of "Iroha Nihohito".

Let's make an aerial photo after making an image.

At first, it is a story of attitude.

When you arrive at the aerial photography site and you can shoot freely, you will suddenly want to assemble the aircraft and fly.If you have a beautiful subject in front of you, everyone wants to hold the camera and release the shutter.I think it is inevitable that such feelings will occur.

However, it is important to create an aerial image first for good aerial photography and good painting.If you check the surrounding safety and visually check the airspace that is not a problem for flight, imagine what kind of painting will be when you fly a drone from there.

After taking off the aircraft, check the height and distance through the camera.This is called aerial location hunting, but through this confirmation, you will be able to guarantee a safe flight and see what kind of painting to shoot at the same time.

It is a method of creating aerial image in advance, but it is also effective to use a map application such as Google Map to check the local terrain.It will be a prior desk location hunting, but at that time you can imagine where to take off, where to be airspace, and what position it would be.By doing this, you can create an aerial image image while assembling the aircraft as soon as you arrive at the site.

If you take aerial photography after clarifying the aerial photography image, the captive height per battery will change.If you shoot with one battery (about 15 to 20 minutes) without imagining, you tend to shoot only a long and sluggish image, but after you have the image, it will be sharp.You can steadily shoot images.

By the way, there are various ways of thinking depending on the drone pilot, but I try to turn on / off every time.Some people may leave REC from takeoff to landing, but it is very difficult to edit a dozen minutes later, and at the time of editing, look at the images from the beginning and have a good scene.I have to start by looking for, so I recommend going to shoot the target video.

For that purpose, I think it is efficient to create a video image with a prior desk -hunting location or a local aerial locationhan.

Ronley is no good!At first, enjoy a fun flight with your friends

I think many people go aerial photography alone.In particular, if you get used to aerial photography, many people prefer one person who can be aerial photographs without anybody in the place where they know.If you are a drone beginner, make your friends as much as possible and go to aerial photography together.

If you are with your friends, you have the following benefits.

For example, an ND filter.Select a ND filter to be attached to the drone considering the local weather condition, but in such a case it will be helpful what your friends choose.I like to use ND4 or ND8 a lot, and even in the cloudy sky, I wear ND4.In addition, I rarely use ND32, and use it when the sun is very tight.This is because there is too much difference from the black in the shade, but it is very helpful to see what kind of filter the other person selects under the same conditions.

If you feel any abnormalities in the aircraft during the flight, for example, when you notice such a modulation when you notice such a modulation when you notice such a modulation, for example, the sound is different from usual, or if you feel that the aircraft shakes more than usual during the erlon or ladder.If you have it, you can see them visually.

If you are alone, you may be able to do it, but if your friends say, "If you land once just in case," you may land.When others tell you, you will try to deal calmly.As a result, you may notice, for example, a small crack in the propeller or taking off with the gimbal fixed.

It is very encouraging to have friends to see the aircraft.Especially when you are attacking aerially.Flights in places where there are many obstacles, such as approaching the waterfall, dropping them near the water surface, or branches of trees, are encouraging to check and call out to friends.

Furthermore, if there is something wrong.Even if you do not have an accident, you can feel a lot of sense of security if you have a friend, for example, when a fail -safe is activated out of visual visuals.Especially if there are friends who have experienced aerial photography many times, the solution at that time may be appropriate.If this is one person, I think that even if you are not a beginner, you will be in a hurry.

For these reasons, I recommend going to aerial photography with as many as possible.

Be careful of the battery level.What is the relationship between the number of charging times and the life of the battery?

Always pay attention to the remaining battery level.Many cases have been reported to be a battery -related accident or even if the accident does not occur.

An accident that is often involved in batteries is "activation of fail -safe".Fail safe can mainly set the following three settings.

Of these, if you are taking aerial piles outdoors, many people will set it to the return to home.

Low battery is one of the causes of the impersonation of the fail -safe.If the battery level is low and the warning of the severe battery alarm is warned, you will be asked if it will activate the failed.Activate the failed to return to home.In this way, you must control the drone by the battery level, so be aware of the remaining amount.

The life of the battery changes depending on the season.Especially when aerial shots in the temperature of midwinter, the battery exhaustion speed is faster than at room temperature.

DJI's intelligence battery does not start unless the temperature is 15 degrees or more, and it is necessary to warm the battery when the temperature is low in winter.Once you can start up, even if the outside temperature is negative, the energization will generate heat and the temperature will not fall easily, but the fact that heat is still released means that the power energy is more than at room temperature.It will be consumed, so make sure you check the exhaustion speed and return it early before the warning comes out.

I have been using the DJI Phantom4 Pro battery for about two years, and among them, I have more than 90 charging.The number of charging times is one guide, but for now, this battery can be used without any problems.Compared to others, the power consumption is extremely intense, and the visible deterioration has not yet been confirmed.

When the deterioration is really visible, the battery swells.The swelling can make it difficult for the aircraft to fit into the aircraft, which can cause accidents.If the shape changes, do not use the battery.

Can you fly even at sunset?Definition of night flight

I think many people understand that night flight is a flying flight after the darkness and the so -called "night".The definition of night flight is determined from sunset to sunrise, so be sure to keep the sunrise and sunset in the aerial photography place.

It is important to note that the sky is still bright and can fly visually even after the sunset.However, after the sunrise, it is a night flight, so you will not be able to fly without having a permit.In particular, after the sun enters, the so -called "magic hour" time may appear, so you should definitely get permission to fly at night.

The sunrise is the same, and you may be able to catch a beautiful sunrise just before the sun comes out.If you want to take aerial photography just after the sunrise, you need to take off before the sunrise time, so you need permission to fly at night.

Check the time for the sunrise and sunlight on the aerial photography place, and obtain a night flight permission.Please be conscious.

The importance of making an assistant.What is the definition of non -visual flight?

As I mentioned in "No Lonely Lonely!", The installation of the assistant is very important.

As a pilot, it is a check of obstacles in a position that you do not notice, or a third -party payment that is directly below the airspace, and the assistant plays a very important role that can not be piloted.In particular, aerial pilot has many scenes where you keep an eye on your monitor.Rather, if you start REC, you will not take your eyes off the screen at one time, and you will be able to operate a bold aircraft and camera work.This "state keeping an eye on the screen" is defined as not visible.At this time, the role of the assistant is to see the aircraft.

For assistants, calling out to the pilot is also important.Pilots that are not looking at the aircraft can not be seen at all except in the range of the camera.There is no other way for the pilot to know what to do with a vague voice, such as "Back! Dangerous!" Or "Be careful!"

Subsiders should specifically instruct the distance and direction of obstacles seen from the aircraft as much as possible.If there is an obstacle behind the aircraft, it is desirable to count down the distance to the obstacle.It feels like "aircraft rear obstacles, 3, 2, 1, stop!"

In this way, the assistant also requires the understanding of the drone and the professional as an assistant, indicating that this role is not an extremely important and easy job that can be done immediately.。While pilots are required, the development of people who play a role like an assistant who supports these pilots is also important in the drone industry.