# I used a Drone to fill in for a Camera Operator: Result was better than expected **URL:** \ **Category:** Yo-Yo Videos\ **Created:** [January 10, 2024, 4:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-used-a-drone-to-fill-in-for-a-camera-operator-result-was-better-than-expected/391696 "2024-01-10T04:20:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 4:20am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-used-a-drone-to-fill-in-for-a-camera-operator-result-was-better-than-expected/391696/1 "2024-01-10T04:20:25Z")
It’s been a while, my skills haven’t changed much, and I really do WISH that I did this kind of thing more often. I’ve gotta get some more practice in on this hobby that used to take up so much of my time and deserves to take up more of my time going forward. [https://youtu.be/m5y74zo53ts](https://youtu.be/m5y74zo53ts) ![I WISH I Did this more often THMBNL](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/yoyoexpert1/original/4X/6/3/8/638641cbb296bc2e364583ee2078ffe2f1ade8fb.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![POspot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b2d939/32.png) [@POspot](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/POspot)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-used-a-drone-to-fill-in-for-a-camera-operator-result-was-better-than-expected/391696/2 "2024-01-10T05:11:51Z")
Yes you need to do more of this. Very good result if I may say. ---
**Author:** ![aminalcollective](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/aminalcollective/32/234203_2.png) [@aminalcollective](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/aminalcollective)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 5:24am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-used-a-drone-to-fill-in-for-a-camera-operator-result-was-better-than-expected/391696/3 "2024-01-10T05:24:15Z")
very cool man i shoot with a canon xf100, it’s cool to see how much more can be done with a drone ---
**Author:** ![LX\_Emergency](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lx_emergency/32/149227_2.png) [@LX\_Emergency](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/LX_Emergency)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 7:36am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-used-a-drone-to-fill-in-for-a-camera-operator-result-was-better-than-expected/391696/4 "2024-01-10T07:36:24Z")
Very nice man. That was cool and makes me want to buy a drone. ---
**Author:** ![Albertino](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/albertino/32/302953_2.png) [@Albertino](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Albertino)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-used-a-drone-to-fill-in-for-a-camera-operator-result-was-better-than-expected/391696/5 "2024-01-10T07:52:02Z")
This is super cool, does the drone follow you or keep you in the frame or someone other is driving it? Love the quality and the camera work ---
**Author:** ![Thruwell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/thruwell/32/194240_2.png) [@Thruwell](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Thruwell)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-used-a-drone-to-fill-in-for-a-camera-operator-result-was-better-than-expected/391696/6 "2024-01-10T07:57:59Z")
Yoooo, that was awesome! Camera/Drone work, music, landscape and flow…all were exceptionally nice! Thanks for sharing 🙏🏽 ---
**Author:** ![Lukoyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/lukoyo/32/24789_2.png) [@Lukoyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Lukoyo)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-used-a-drone-to-fill-in-for-a-camera-operator-result-was-better-than-expected/391696/7 "2024-01-10T11:28:24Z")
That was a really good watch, what a great way to capture yoyoing. Nice job! ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-used-a-drone-to-fill-in-for-a-camera-operator-result-was-better-than-expected/391696/8 "2024-01-10T14:27:38Z")
The drone was following me and keeping me in the frame completely automatically using DJI’s active track feature. The reason I had the sling bag on was so that I could keep the controller close by while yo-yoing in case I had to manually intervene in the operation of the drone, but I never had to until I was ready to land. The active track worked really well, and the Mini 4 Pro has obstacle avoidance too so it knew to fly itself around the center of the bridge compared to being at risk of crashing as shown in one of the shots. I was very impressed! ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-used-a-drone-to-fill-in-for-a-camera-operator-result-was-better-than-expected/391696/9 "2024-01-10T14:29:04Z")
Thanks for the kind feedback everyone! Yo-yoing is what got me into videography funnily enough, and lately I’ve been pursuing that more than YoYoing, but I definitely want to get back to learning some new tricks! ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-used-a-drone-to-fill-in-for-a-camera-operator-result-was-better-than-expected/391696/10 "2024-01-10T15:51:44Z")
Omg Erik, seeing your name was such a throwback lol. We used to be kids spamming the forums over a decade ago, where have the times gone 🥲 :joy: Great video! Production was sick ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-used-a-drone-to-fill-in-for-a-camera-operator-result-was-better-than-expected/391696/11 "2024-01-10T16:26:27Z")
Great to see you again! It’s crazy to think back on what the forum was like then. I just was reading through the [Food and Yoyo’s thread](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/food-yo-yos-thread-continued-after-the-contest/60663) yesterday and the nostalgia hit so hard seeing users like @Logi and @Bcmaddog in there as well. Some of the posts I made as a kid are so cringeworthy now it’s wild 😝 ---
**Author:** ![andy569](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/andy569/32/1256_2.png) [@andy569](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/andy569)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-used-a-drone-to-fill-in-for-a-camera-operator-result-was-better-than-expected/391696/12 "2024-01-10T16:30:21Z")
Yeah I can’t look back on my old stuff anymore lol. Forums def used to have a lot more kids on here and skewed a bit younger tho which is interesting how things have changed. All the youngin hooligans are on IG and tiktok now 😅 Makes me feel old now, so crazy. ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-used-a-drone-to-fill-in-for-a-camera-operator-result-was-better-than-expected/391696/13 "2024-01-10T16:36:10Z")
Yeah, I know what you mean. I’m at the age where I’ve never made a TikTok account and I don’t want to which certainly makes me feel old! I’ve had to post videos to TikTok for work, but have never used it for personal reasons :joy: ---
**Author:** ![Logi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/logi/32/7932_2.png) [@Logi](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Logi)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-used-a-drone-to-fill-in-for-a-camera-operator-result-was-better-than-expected/391696/14 "2024-01-10T17:37:59Z")
Some of my old posts are genuinely painful to read now. Really enjoyed seeing your video! Makes me want to make a yoyo video again, it’s been way too long. ---
**Author:** ![Erik\_kerber](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/erik_kerber/32/7939_2.png) [@Erik\_kerber](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Erik_kerber)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/i-used-a-drone-to-fill-in-for-a-camera-operator-result-was-better-than-expected/391696/15 "2024-01-10T19:19:24Z")
Wow, the gamer legend still visits the forums! That’s awesome! Thanks for the kind words, I would love to see a new yoyo video from you.