The Drone camera to get long and top angle shots has come here to stay in the filmdom. What is seen in grand weddings was a visual treat in ‘Kenda Sampige’ Kannada cinema from Ashok V Raman (main cameraman was Sathya Hegde).

For the first time producer Kamalakar and team pressed for Drone was pressed in to action for a muhurut of the film at Srinivasa Temple in Mahalakshmi Layout.

What is Drone? Drone camera is an alternative to helicopter shots. The camera moves up and could be controlled up to 2 kilometers says Pawan Sharma who was at work at ‘Muttina Pallaki’ muhurth. The control is on the ground. The drone camera worth Rs.1.5 lakhs that moves like a toy is from Deejay Company Phantom -3 specification that can also give still photos at 12 mega pixel resolution. It is both manual and button system of operation. It is the latest version Phantom 3 says Sharma. He is moving to Shivaganga Hills with the team for capturing aerial shots for this film.

For one session of this camera usage it is Rs.15000. There are other varieties that capture the wide range with six wings but capacity is same.

The battery driven Drone camera on air is having life up to 15 minutes. Later 10 minutes cooling is necessary. Pawan Sharma a brilliant guy in handling Drone says it is not alternative to crane shots for the movies.