Our preferred aerial camera system is the Ultramedia II supplied by Arena Aviation. This is a fully gyro-stabilised Sony 570 camera with a 36-1Fujinon zoom and doubler. The system is switchable between 16:9 or 4:3 and provides a digital output which can be recorded in Digibeta or Beta SP. The camera system and recorder are remotely operated from inside the aircraft, creating efficient and effective working environment.

The system provides rock-steady images even at the end of the zoom and the mount gives the camera a very wide arc, clear of obstruction by the aircraft fuselage. It is usually mounted on a Eurocopter 350, a smooth, comfortable, fast, modern helicopter and it can also be carried on the 355, a twin-engined machine, for the longer-distance, overwater tasks.

With pilot, director and camera operator working together as a team, high quality, stable footage can be produced of almost any subject.

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