My First True 720p HD Aerial Video

This is my first aerial video shot in true 720p high definition. Up until now, my videos were all shot at 640x480, then upscaled and cropped in Adobe Premiere Elements.

My wonderful wife recently gave me a new camera as an early father's day gift. It is the Canon PowerShot SD960IS, which shoots H.264 encoded video at 1280 x 720 @ 30 fps.

The purpose of this video is simply to display the HD shooting ability of the new camera.

Hawkeye: My New RC Plane for Aerial Photography

I bought a new RC plane recently that is specifically designed for aerial photography. It's called the Hawkeye, and it was designed and manufactured by Joel Scholz of ElectricFlights.com. In addition to being well suited for aerial photography, it also breaks down to fit inside a carry-on suitcase so that it can travel easily.

Below are some of the videos that I shot recently with the Hawkeye (in order from newest to oldest). As you can see from the earlier video, I had a heck of a time getting the video to be free of vibrations. In the end, I learned that the Hawkeye is very sensitive to out-of-balance propellers. Once I bought a prop balancer and balanced my props, most of the vibrations went away.