Quadcopter photography is used in all manner of ways. It is used for military and police surveillance. Firefighters employ it in situations hazardous to manned aircraft. The use is also growing in the civilian commercial and private sectors.
Cameras may be secured to the aircrafts and some quadcopters have built-in equipment that can shoot photos and videos in high definition.
Photographers are realizing that using a quadcopter for aerial photography opens up a whole venue of new options for both commercial and personal uses. Quadcopters, a type of unmanned aerial vehicle, are maneuverable enough to allow for photos and videos that have been impossible before.