[Soundy]

Helicam Combines Toy Helicopter and Camera for HD Videos | Gadget Lab | Wired.com (http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/04/helicam-combines-toy-helicopter-and-camera-for-hd-videos/all/1)

http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2010/04/helivideo-660x440.jpg

[twitchyzero]

i know the article dates back to april 2010 but i'm sure unmanned aerial photography must've been explored prior to this, no? obvs exluding military uses.

[Sky_High]

New Clips from Heli Video Productions 7/17/10 on Vimeo

[xilley]

if only i knew how to fly one of these things without crashing it into a bush within matter of seconds AND breaking it

[Berzerker]

There are a lot of these types of RC machines now. I can't remember the site off hand but there is a whole site directed to POV RCing.

Berz out.

[too_slow]

^Or causing it to do a suicidal dive and have the whole rig blow up in your face.. LOL

[ddr]

chase jarvis RAW: Behind-the-scenes RC helicopter camera for REI commercial | Chase Jarvis Blog (http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2011/12/flying-high-aerial-photography-rei-commercial/)

[Berzerker]

Guys even put on VR goggles and have motion tracking for their heads so they can look around and the camera will follow where their head looks. Pretty badass.

Berz out.

[Senna4ever]

I think it was Chase Jarvis who used an RC helicopter for a lot of his scenes in the Nikon D7000 promo movie.