Mast photography

The Pole Aerial Photography ( German as " rod aerial photography ") is a special type of aerial photography. The photographer is doing on the ground, the camera is mounted on a rod, usually a telescopic mast mounted. Thus, heights up to 20 meters can be achieved.

  • 2.1 The mast
  • 2.2 The swivel head
  • 2.3 cameras 2.3.1 Point -and- shoot cameras
  • 2.3.2 Digital SLR Cameras

Compared to other types of aerial photography

From a manned aircraft

  • The Pole Aerial Photography covers a height range of up to 20 meters. An airplane or a helicopter substantially larger heights can be achieved, making it possible to image a larger area. For photography of small objects, such as individual houses, planes, however, are less suitable, since very low altitudes bring an increased risk of potential with it (see also: minimum safe altitude ).
  • The Pole Aerial Photography is much less dependent on the weather.

Kite Aerial Photography

  • In the Kite Aerial Photography a certain amount of wind is needed to keep the dragon on height. Wind is the Pole Aerial Photography detracted from, rather that this generates a torque at a ( unabgespannten ) mast, which leads to a more difficult control of the camera.

Technology

The mast

As an extendable mast telescopic mast is used, as can one-piece masts transport is difficult in general. The mast can be mounted on a car or be constructed as a portable version with a heavy tripod on the ground.

The swivel head

In order for the camera from the ground can be remotely controlled in position, a servo-controlled tripod head is needed. There are those heads already buying, but many photographers use their own designs. With SLR cameras it was not yet possible to control the viewfinder image from the ground. Therefore, some tripod heads also have a favorable, small video camera which allows at least a rough estimate of the viewfinder image.

Cameras

Usually remote-controlled digital cameras are used in the poles Aerial Photography.

Point-and -shoot cameras

These small digital cameras offer for some years the advantage of the remote control for a computer. The viewfinder image can be transmitted live from the camera to the computer and all settings (zoom, focus, release) from there to be made.

Digital SLR Cameras

Only in the latest generation of digital SLRs are also remote controlled. However, one must here make the smear during zoom. For film cameras and the older generations of digital SLR cameras just an additional video camera to estimate the viewfinder and the autofocus could be used. Just the remote tripping is also possible on these models.

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