Technology is really moving fast these days. It’s hard to keep up sometimes. Take flying cameras for example, I had no idea commercials and films have been using flying camera technology for several years already. They’ve even used these gadgets on a few Harry Potter films, The Da Vinci Code, and The Beach.

Films typically use wires and tracks and all sorts of other devices to get difficult shots. But what if you still can’t get a camera close enough to the action? No problem! Just rig up “the methanol-powered Flying Cam, a mini helicopter that can be outfitted with 35mm, 16mm or HD video cameras” to get the job done.

For amateur filmmakers, you could use a helicopter spy cam instead. However, I doubt the video quality would measure up.

Source: People of the Web: Gadgets and Gadflies