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Helicam R/C helicopter, for spectacular aerial shots
dvice.com - 29 days ago
Helicam R/C helicopter, for spectacular aerial shots
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Mount your camcorder on the SkyShutter Helicam, and you'll get smooth helicopter footage looks just as good as if you rented a full-sized chopper. This is no toy — the 30 pound copter can hold a DSLR or camcorder that weighs up to 6 pounds, and it has a live video feed so you can tilt and ...

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The Raw Feed:  Remote-control helicopter designed for camcorder

GadgetReview:  SkyShutter Helicam RC Helicopter Is Pretty Sweet

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Remote-control helicopter designed for camcorder
The Raw Feed — Oh, man. How cool is this? The SkyShutter Helicam is a $9000 electric remote-controlled helicopter designed for aerial photography and video. The chopper itself weighs 30 pounds, and carries a camera or camcorder as heavy as 6 pounds. It beams down a live video feed, and requires two people to operate: A pilot and and a camera-person. Here comes the high-def video! ...

SkyShutter Helicam RC Helicopter Is Pretty Sweet
GadgetReview — ... person flies the copter and the other controls the camera.  The electric powered helicopter weighs 30lbs and is capable of carrying up to 6lbs of camera gear from SLR’s to decent HD cams. Once the camera is affixed to the helicopter it can tilted and panned to produce some truly professional shots you’d often associate with real helicopter footage.  Just don’t ask for this for Christmas as it costs $9,000. Read ...

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