Singapore drone frees your fingers to take photos


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 07 Dec 2017

NUS School of Computing researcher Lan Ziquan showcases their project Xpose, an interactive drone photo-taking system, at their faculty premises in Singapore November 27, 2017. Picture taken November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su

SINGAPORE: As more people shoot pictures and videos from consumer drones, researchers in Singapore have found a way round the frustrating task of framing and taking photos while manually piloting the craft. 

More than 2.8 million consumer drones are expected to be sold this year, up from 2 million last year, says research firm Gartner. Most carry some kind of camera.  

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