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Build a Servo-based Mini Camera Pan & Tilt for Aerial Video

Mounting a tiny camera on a pan & tilt system on RC models has been a passion for countless modelers over decades. Seeing your flying field and surrounds from on high—or nearby RC planes and even soaring raptors—is fantastically entertaining, and this drove the First Person View (FPV) industry’s rise. Two commercial products illustrate well basic pan & tilt mini-cam design: the HobbyKing Pan-Tilt Camera (video below) and the Aliexpress.com Boscam CM210 720p HD Mini...

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