![]() | Features: Suitable for: Professional, Scientific and Hobbyist applications. With an increasing number of high quality yet inexpensive digital cameras available, it is now possible to achieve photographs of professional standard. Surveys, searches, mapping, counting, monitoring can all be performed from suitable altitudes. |
For a minimum setup you only need an URBI interface and a cheap digital camera to get top quality 4 megapixel photographs. A camera such as this can capture an image every 3 seconds, and it a 15 minute flight can take hundreds of photographs before landing. This is a very small camera and can be carried by most R/C aircraft (Fixed wing & Helicopters).
For a pro setup, we'd recommend at least a pro-consumer camera. Such 10 Megapixel or more camera will require a larger craft to carry the extra weight, but will take photographs very quickly and of such a high quality that you can zoom in and see every detail. This sort of setup can incorporate a video transmission system to transmit the video from the camera to the ground, so the operator can see what they are photographing.
For a top of the line setup, we'd recommend a digital SLR. You'll need a decent sized model with a gimbal to mount the camera.
All the above systems work just the same. The URBI interface works in a similar manner whichever camera is chosen, and you can change cameras at any point in time.
Dimensions = 40mm x 50mm x 12mm / 2.5"x1.5"
Weight: less than 20g / 0.7oz









