Aeroptics - Specialist Aerial Filming Services

Imagine the skill and dexterity required to manoeuvre a paraglider to land on terra firma when the runway is an icy alpine lake. Scrutinize every kite string vibrating as the pilot struggles to maintain balance and forward motion.
When his feet skim across the water the droplets dance and sparkle and are captured in needle sharp, 1080 HDCamSR 60 fps SLOW MOTION !

These were the kind of opportunities that the 2007 New Zealand Air Games provided to test the latest upgrades to the Aeroptics camera system. Top aerial athletes from around the world gathered in the Queenstown / Wanaka district to compete in a variety of events that took them to the very limits of their sport. The above event is known as ‘swooping’ by the way.

In Winter 07 we had the opportunity to film top snowboarder, Travis Rice in action at the Snow Park…again in slow motion. Snowboarding looks so easy…in slow motion !! (sigh)

The recent upgrade from the Sony F950 camera to the Sony HDC-1500 L444 camera has opened the door to many exciting embellishments:

• Support for 720P as well as 1080P HDTV formats, both onto hdcamsr videotape.
• Simultaneous normal speed and slow-motion recording where one helicopter flying hour can deliver three hours of videotape.
• Significantly extended dynamic range with hyper gamma software.
• Improved image resolution with new prism design.

Remember the midwinter eclipse? The new Aeroptics 168x zoom lens arrived just in time! By combining optical and digital extenders even a flight at midnight had an exposure on the red moon surface. A quick test flight around Michael Hills' golf course in daylight showed the versatility of the new lens and an exciting future for sporting events.

With dual lens options of Fujinon 22x and the Fujinon 42x Aeroptics can cover any aspect of filming and by retaining Aeroptics’ unique polariser filter and in-house developed sun shades and flare masks, the resulting image is as good as it gets.