Microsoft Flight Simulator
Microsoft Flight Simulator is a series of flight simulator programs. It is one of the longest-running, best-known, and most comprehensive home flight simulator programs on the market. It was an early product in the Microsoft application portfolio and differed significantly from Microsoft's other software. At 37 years old, it is the longest-running software product line for Microsoft, predating Windows by three years. Microsoft Flight Simulator may be the longest-running PC game series of all time.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 is discussed as one of the best-looking video games to ever be released, and it contains a photo mode, which in Microsoft Flight Simulator is referred to as a Drone Camera.
Drone Camera
- Entered into the Active Pause state (Pause)
- Press the Insert key on your keyboard
- This is how you toggle the Drone Camera on and off.
- You can also activate the Drone Camera by moving your mouse to the top of your screen and activating the top menu, then choosing Camera.
| Drone Control | Keyboard | Controller |
| Toggle Drone Depth of Field | F1 | B + Y |
| Toggle Foreground | F5 | B + left on d-pad |
| Drone Top Down View | Ctrl + Space | X + Y |
| Attach Drone to Next Target | Ctrl + Page Up | None |
| Attach Drone to Previous Target | Ctrl + Page Down | None |
| Toggle Drone Auto Exposure | Ctrl + F4 | Y + LS |
| Toggle Drone Auto Focus | F4 | B + LS |
| Decrease Drone Rotation Speed | F3 | X + RB |
| Decrease Drone Translation Speed | F1 | X + RT |
| Decrease Drone Depth of Field | F2 | B + LT |
| Increase Drone Depth of Field | F3 | B + RT |
| Decrease Drone Exposure | Ctrl + F2 | Y + LB |
| Increase Drone Exposure | Ctrl + F3 | Y + RB |
| Increase Drone Rotation Speed | F4 | X + LB |
| Increase Drone Translation Speed | F2 | X + LT |
| Lock Drone to Next Target | t | None |
| Lock Drone to Previous Target | Shift + t | None |
| Translate Drone Backward | s | Left Stick Down |
| Reset Drone Roll | Space | RB + LB |
| Translate Drone Up | r | RT |
| Translate Drone Right | d | Left Stick Right |
| Translate Drone Left | a | Left Stick Left |
| Translate Drone Forward | w | Left Stick Up |
| Translate Drone Down | f | LT |
| Reset Drone Target Offset | Num 5 | X + A |
| Pitch Drone Down | Num 2 | Right Stick Down |
| Roll Drone Right | Num 9 | RB |
| Pitch Drone Up | Num 8 | Right Stick Up |
| Yaw Drone Left | Num 4 | Right Stick Left |
| Yaw Drone Right | Num 6 | Right Stick Right |
| Roll Drone Left | Num7 | LB |
| Toggle Drone Follow Mode | Tab | Right Stick |
| Toggle Drone Lock Mode | Ctrl + Tab | Left Stick |
| Increase Drone Zoom | Num + | Y + RT |
| Decrease Drone Zoom | Num – | Y + LT |
| Toggle Plane Controls | c | None |