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Spotlight with DJI Drones - With a Static Target
Sep 16, 2025
Spotlight with DJI Drones - With a Static Target
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When a building or a landmark is
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selected, the camera will maintain the
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target in the same position on the frame
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regardless of the aircraft movement. In
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other words, the camera disconnected
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from the flight direction.
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Using the two sticks of the remote
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controller, the aircraft can move
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laterally, closer or further away,
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ascend, and descend.
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It is an excellent tool for real estate
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videography to show the surroundings of
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a property in a cinematic way.
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A classic move is the one that was named
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course lo in previous models. The
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aircraft maintain the facade of this
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monastery in the center of the frame
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while flying diagonally to reveal Mount
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Eton in the background with a nice
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parallax effect.
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Let's see a couple of variation of this
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move.
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Here the camera is locked on this
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lighthouse to reveal the wid this lovely
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bay in it city.
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Some moves can be performed using either
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spotlight or point of interest. As you
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can see in the other two examples,
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different users might prefer one method
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or the other.
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Other moves are based mostly on
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elevation changes.
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Here the aircraft descends laterally to
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show this village perched on the top of
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the hill.
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Then it flies forward while ascending.
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always maintaining the target in the
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middle of the frame.
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The crane move is a classic in
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videography, difficult to perform
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manually and very expensive to
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accomplish without a drone. The aircraft
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starts at the top of the target with the
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camera pointing down and then moves
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backward while descending, maintaining
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the target in the center of the frame
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and revealing the background.
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It is also possible to do the opposite
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move.
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A more complex move combining two famous
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Hollywood moves, the crankshot and the
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screwdriver.
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The drone starts above the target at a
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90° angle with a camera pointing down.
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It progressively moves diagonally to the
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left and away from the target while
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descending.
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Like the previous one, this complex move
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can be accomplished either with
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spotlight or with point of interest
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using the normal castle as the target.