For a list of desirable characteristics for a digital camera in the aerial photography mode, check out the sidebar at SPECIFICATIONS

The following articles serve to educate the reader on the collective lessons learned and to present samples of aerial photographs.

Note:  There is now a video downlink system that plugs directly into the A/V output of a digital camera that 'sees' exactly what the digital camera sees.

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