Microsoft Flight Simulator

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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 ControlKeyboardController
Toggle Drone Depth of FieldF1B + Y
Toggle ForegroundF5B + left on d-pad
Drone Top Down ViewCtrl + SpaceX + Y
Attach Drone to Next TargetCtrl + Page UpNone
Attach Drone to Previous TargetCtrl + Page DownNone
Toggle Drone Auto ExposureCtrl + F4Y + LS
Toggle Drone Auto FocusF4B + LS
Decrease Drone Rotation SpeedF3X + RB
Decrease Drone Translation SpeedF1X + RT
Decrease Drone Depth of FieldF2B + LT
Increase Drone Depth of FieldF3B + RT
Decrease Drone ExposureCtrl + F2Y + LB
Increase Drone ExposureCtrl + F3Y + RB
Increase Drone Rotation SpeedF4X + LB
Increase Drone Translation SpeedF2X + LT
Lock Drone to Next TargettNone
Lock Drone to Previous TargetShift + tNone
Translate Drone BackwardsLeft Stick Down
Reset Drone RollSpaceRB + LB
Translate Drone UprRT
Translate Drone RightdLeft Stick Right
Translate Drone LeftaLeft Stick Left
Translate Drone ForwardwLeft Stick Up
Translate Drone DownfLT
Reset Drone Target OffsetNum 5X + A
Pitch Drone DownNum 2Right Stick Down
Roll Drone RightNum 9RB
Pitch Drone UpNum 8Right Stick Up
Yaw Drone LeftNum 4Right Stick Left
Yaw Drone RightNum 6Right Stick Right
Roll Drone LeftNum7LB
Toggle Drone Follow ModeTabRight Stick
Toggle Drone Lock ModeCtrl + TabLeft Stick
Increase Drone ZoomNum +Y + RT
Decrease Drone ZoomNum –Y + LT
Toggle Plane ControlscNone