Im an old hand at RC flying of all types, but Im a newby with drones. Thats especially true with reguards to camera settings. Waaay back in the very old days, I was pretty good with my SLR flim Minolta, but that was pre-cell phone days. Im just too spoiled by point and shoot phones and havent even thought about Fstops or ISO or anything in decades.

So, my question is, where is a good place to start getting up to speed? Leaving the cam set to auto just isnt cutting it. Especially when there is bright sky in the frame.

Ive started looking through YouTube videos but that a chore - sorting the crap from the few gems takes forever.

Any links or tips appreciated!!

Leaving the cam set to auto just isnt cutting it. Especially when there is bright sky in the frame.
Your drone's camera is more basic that the one from your old SLR, but the principles are the same.
Locking the ISO on its lowest setting is a good idea unless you are having problems with moving subjects in very low light.
High ISO values the small sensor will make for grainy images.
The camera has no adjustable aperture, so shutter speed is the only variable.
Letting the camera choose an appropriate shutter speed should get you good exposure with uniformly lit scenes - shoot with the sun behind the camera, so it lights the scene, rather than shooting against the light.

The issue you mentioned will always be a problem if you have a scene with a big difference in brightness between the highlights (bright sky) and shadows (darker foreground).
The camera's sensor is not able to properly expose both at the same time.
It can properly expose the highlights or the shadows, but not both.
The camera gives an exposure value that's an average between the bright and dark and you end up with something you aren't happy with.

Get around that by being more careful about composition or lighting angles.
Shoot from a direction which gives you better light or tilt the camera up or down so the image isn't a 50/50 split between bright and dark.

Labroides Posted at 4-12 16:16
Leaving the cam set to auto just isnt cutting it. Especially when there is bright sky in the frame.
Your drone's camera is more basic that the one from your old SLR, but the principles are the same.
Locking the ISO on its lowest setting is a good idea unless you are having problems with moving subjects in very low light.

Great tips.      Learned something new again today.  Thanks Labroides.  

Labroides Posted at 4-12 16:16
Leaving the cam set to auto just isnt cutting it. Especially when there is bright sky in the frame.
Your drone's camera is more basic that the one from your old SLR, but the principles are the same.
Locking the ISO on its lowest setting is a good idea unless you are having problems with moving subjects in very low light.

Yes, thank you... Good reading...