Glossary

Plain-language definitions for the terms used in this documentation.

Flight terms

Yaw

Rotation around the vertical axis. It changes where the camera points without intentionally moving the drone toward the subject.

Pitch

Nose up or nose down. In Normal and Sport, the right stick's vertical axis commands forward/backward movement.

Roll

Banking left or right. In Normal and Sport, the right stick's horizontal axis moves the drone sideways.

Throttle

Vertical thrust. In Normal and Sport, centre is hover; in Manual, centre is mid-thrust.

Mode 2

The control layout used by FPV Map: throttle and yaw on the left stick, pitch and roll on the right.

Acro / Manual

A mode where stick input commands body rates and the attitude is not self-levelling. FPV Map calls it Manual (M).

FPV

First-person view: flying through a camera image rather than watching the aircraft from outside.

Gimbal

The stabilised camera mount. In FPV Map the camera stays horizon-level while yaw follows the drone.

HUD / OSD

Heads-up display / on-screen display. The Avata-style telemetry overlay.

RTH

Return to home. In FPV Map, the H button.

Cinematic terms

Establishing shot

A wide shot that introduces a place and its scale before the story narrows.

B-roll

Supporting footage used under narration or between story beats.

Reveal

A shot that hides the subject, then uncovers it.

Orbit

Moving around a subject while keeping it framed.

Parallax

The difference in apparent movement between near and far objects as the camera moves.

Keyframe

A stored camera pose used by an animation tool to interpolate movement. FPV Map does not have a keyframe timeline.

Previsualization

Planning a shot in a virtual environment before the real shoot.

Shot brief

A one-page description of a shot: subject, start/end frames, movement, pace, risks.

Shot list

An ordered set of shots for a sequence.

Related guides

• Mode 2 at a glance
• Controls quick reference
• Composition and visual storytelling