Looking for a spectacular aerial shot? What about drone photography? And buying drone won’t hurt your budget. Learn here the benefits, buying guide and laws about drones in Singapore.)
These days, technology has advance to every field whether it be in education in the form of Flipped Classroom or uses of Apps for business growth and now in the field of photography.
Once taking an aerial shot meant that a photographer would have to climb a skyscraper or board a helicopter. Apart from these ways, some photographers used the hacks like kite photography or pigeon to fulfil a task.
However, most of these ways were either expensive or inconvenient, restricting the aerial shots to expensive projects.
But time has changed now. Taking shots from the sky is no more a luxury.
Whether you are a hobbyist or a professional photographer, you can take aerial shot easily without having to resort to any past method. Just stay on the land and use a remote control to capture the shots from desired angles. And the flying machine will do the job for you.
Any guesses?
Yeah, we are talking about photography with drones.
Drones are autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle which look like a toy quadcopter. Being controlled by a remote, they are used on a large scale to capture still images and video from hundreds of feet above the ground from unique viewpoints.
This way drones have given the wing to the photographer’s imagination.
So here will walk through the benefits of drone photography along with the tips for choosing the right one, cost and drone laws in Singapore.
First of all,
Let’s Find Out How Using A Drone Can Give You A Perfect Shot:
1) An Ease of Taking the Shot from Anywhere:
Drone can fly into the areas that were not so accessible before. For example, drones enable you to capture the ocean from bird’s eye-view or survey the kilometres of land. Apart from recreational use, drone can be really useful in case of emergency—to assess a building on fire or mapping earthquake zones.
2) Giving You Stunning Aerial Photography:
Well, this is obvious benefit with drone photography. You can capture the landscape from any viewpoint. In other words, drone lets you play with your creativity.
3) Full HD Quality Photos:
Despite the excessive mobility, drones are able to shoot in full HD and give your amazing aerial footage.
4) Useful for Many Industries:
Besides being used in film production and photography, drones are used in industries like real estate, construction and farming. For example, builders are using drones to assess the land for their projects.
How to Choose the Right Drone for You?
It is important to choose the right drone for your aerial photography. This is because drones are varied, based oncamera quality, flight duration (how long it can be in the air), elevation, GPS, battery life and other technical specifications. Moreover, a drone model should go well with the requirement of your project. For example, a drone with low quality won’t be suitable if you are looking for crystal clear HD shoots.Plus, cost is the last thing you like to ask about. In Singapore, drone can cost you anywhere between SGD 109 and SGD 3000 based on its technical specifications.
Here we have listed some key drone models to educate you on the basic to advance features of a drone. Besides, it will help you choose the right one.
a) JETBLACK @ SGD 139:
- 720 HD
- Transmission Range of Up to 80 Meters
- G Sensor, Voice Control and Smart Flight Trajectory
- 8-10 Minutes Flight Duration
b) DJI Spark @ SGD 599
- 1080 pixels
- 12 MP Camera
- 15 Minutes Flight Duration
- 2 KM of Transmission Range
- Tap Fly, Gesture and ActiveTrack
c) Yoneec Typhoon H @ SGD 2099
- 4 MP Camera (Rotates at 360 Degree)
- 4k UHD
- 25 Minutes of Flight Duration
- Autopilot Function, Obstacle Sensor, Geo Fencing
(NOTE: Prices may change.)
Be Aware of the Drone Laws in Singapore…
Flying a drone is governed by certain regulation in Singapore to ensure the safety of others. A guilty person can be fined $20,000, a year’s jail or both.
Therefore, you should abide by the laws to avoid penalty and above all harming others.
- Do not fly within 5 km of military airbase, or any airport
- Do not drop anything from your drone
- Do not fly over crowds or moving vehicles
- Don’t fly higher than 200 meters
- Don’t fly a drone that is heavier than 7 kg without permit
- Don’t attach anything dangerous like radioactive material, weapons, or biomechanical
Wrapping Up…
So you must have understood how drone can help you get amazing captures from any viewpoint. Needless to say it would be pure fun and thrilling as well. Like we said, you have to be abiding by the laws regarding drone usage in the country.
