Smartphone capture — 10 rules that change everything
Most rejected files fail on basics. Here are the 10 habits that pass 90% of batches.
Photo
- Clean the lens with a soft cloth BEFORE every session — finger grease kills sharpness
- Two-handed grip, elbows against body. Brace against a wall for long exposures
- Turn on rule-of-thirds grid in camera settings
- NEVER digital-zoom — walk closer instead
- Lock exposure by long-pressing on the subject
- Natural light > flash in 95% of cases
Video
- 1080p 30fps minimum. 4K 60fps only when the brief asks — it fills storage fast
- Built-in stabilization ON
- Horizontal for road missions, vertical for people missions
- Listen back: wind or bag-rub ruins a take
Audio
- Quiet spot. Doors + windows closed. AC off
- Phone 15-20 cm from the speaker's mouth
- Record 3s of silence BEFORE and AFTER (for post-prod noise profiling)
- WAV / FLAC if your app supports it, else M4A 256 kbps
OraData · guide public · révisé 2026
Photo de couverture : Eduardo Casajús Gorostiaga · Unsplash
