Welcome - most of the Gorge is open to flying as long as you stay away from Multnomah and Wahkeena Falls. For the most part the airspace around PDX is the only real restricted area. Most of the OR coastline is open to fly in other than a few...
The key questions I have - what are the camera sensors and what are the resolutions? Focal length doesn't really tell me much of anything about what I can expect for image quality. The price points so far compared to high quality camera gear...