Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 is a beautiful game and it only makes sense to preserve the memory of those visuals through screenshots and cinematic recordings. Players can use a Drone Camera through which you can adjust the camera angle, position etc. If you want to know how to control your drone in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, read this guide.
Microsoft Flight Simulator Drone Camera: Photo Mode
It is very simple to use the drone in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. All you need to do is press the Insert key on the keyboard (or Ins).
Another option is to get the Drone Camera activated by clicking on the Camera on the top menu on the screen. When you do it, you can switch between the drone and normal mode as you wish. Choose your favorite angle and pick your favorite settings like decreasing drone depth of field, drone rotation speed, auto exposure, auto focus and much more.
Microsoft Flight Simulator Drone Camera Controls List
Here are the controls you can use to make the most of your drone camera. You can bind them to other buttons if you like.
| 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 |
Note that you should control it when you have engaged Autopilot or Active Pause in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. By doing this, you can be stress-free while you take your awesome screenshots. Once you need to go back to controlling you plane, press the Insert key again.
That completes our how to use drone in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 guide. Don’t miss more such helpful tips in our other guides for this game.