Flying by camera
First-person view (FPV) means flying by looking through the drone’s camera instead of watching the drone itself. It’s how drone racers and filmmakers fly - and today it’s your turn.
Line-of-sight: you watch the drone. FPV: you see what the drone sees.
Get comfortable with the view
Hover and look
Take off and just hover, watching the camera feed. Notice how the view moves as the drone drifts.
Gentle turns
Slowly yaw left and right and watch the world pan across the screen. Get used to steering by what you see.
Forward flight
Ease forward and watch the view move toward objects. Keep it slow - FPV makes distances harder to judge.
Capture aerial shots
Simple tricks that make aerial photos and video look pro
Take a photo
Frame a shot in the app and tap the photo button. Try a top-down view of the floor or a shot across the room.
Record video
Press and hold (or tap record) to film a clip. Fly a slow, smooth path for the best footage.
Review your album
Find your photos and videos saved in the app’s album to look back at your shots.
Steady = smooth
Small, gentle stick movements make far better footage than fast jerks.
FPV flying challenges
A deck of FPV challenges to run all afternoon
Camera scavenger hunt
Without looking at the drone, use only the camera to find and hover over a specific object in the room.
Aerial selfie
Frame and capture a photo of yourself from above.
Fly-through video
Record a smooth clip flying slowly toward and past an object.
Room tour
Fly a slow lap and record a video tour of the space.
The reveal shot
Start pointed at the floor, then slowly tilt up to reveal the whole room - a classic film move.
Follow the leader
Have a friend walk slowly while you keep them centered in the camera. Harder than it sounds!
You flew the drone using the live camera view and captured at least one aerial photo or video.