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Find out 15 tips for recording videos on your cell phone, in this top article!!! It's been a long time since a specific camera was needed to make videos on the internet.
Therefore, any smartphone today can do the job without problems, but there are still many people who have not yet taken advantage of the ease of recording videos on their cell phones to start producing this type of content to boost their business on the internet.
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In fact, I've put together 15 essential tips so you can record videos on your cell phone without any major problems and finally kickstart your YouTube channel, Facebook Fan Page or Instagram profile. Check it out below and start preparing now!
1. Find a bright environment
Lighting is key to making your videos look more professional.
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However, the ideal is to use a naturally lit environment to make your videos, as the light sensors and lenses on smartphones are smaller than those on a common camera. Finally, take advantage of bright days to record your videos with your cell phone.
The photo of the restaurant below is a great example of a place with natural lighting that is ideal for recording.
2. Clean your cell phone camera lens
It may seem like a silly tip at first glance, but it is possible that the quality of your videos is not so good due to annoying dirt on the lens.
Finally, it is also worth remembering that, if you are recording with the rear camera of the smartphone, you will only notice dirt clogging the camera after you have recorded, wasting your time.
3. Learn how to use landscape or portrait formats
Not every type of video looks good in landscape or portrait format. This question largely depends on the objective of the video and the options available.
Recording videos on your cell phone for Stories, for example, must be done in portrait format. Live broadcasts can be done both ways, but it largely depends on the situation.
If you are on the street or on the move, the ideal is to use the portrait format for the live broadcast, as holding the cell phone horizontally is more difficult and can end up distracting you from your focus, which is transmitting content.
On the other hand, if you are in your office or in a static place, landscape is more recommended, especially if you have some kind of tripod for smartphones.
4. Invest in equipment
This tip will depend on how much you have available in your budget.
At first, the ideal is to purchase a tripod so you don't have to hold your smartphone in every video you record.
Then, a lapel microphone can help capture sound and a small LED lamp to help with lighting when the environment is not bright.
5. Keep your wrist steady
Nothing is more annoying than a shaky video.
In addition to tiring their eyes, those watching cannot maintain focus on the content of your video, worrying more about finding a point to look at than hearing or seeing what you have to demonstrate.
If it's difficult to keep your hands from shaking, try holding your cell phone with both hands or take advantage of the previous tip and purchase a tripod for your recordings.
6. Analyze your camera settings
Despite not having as many features as video cameras, smartphones also offer some options that can be accessed in the camera configuration, allowing you to adjust things like resolution and frame rate, for example.
On Android devices, it is common to find them within the camera app itself. On the iPhone, just enter the Settings, proceed to Photos and Camera and access the option Record video.
7. Keep the main element of your video in focus
Just like in photos, it's important to keep the main subject of the video in focus. If you're vlogging, that guy is you.
If you're showing a new product that you want to recommend, keep your lens on that product most of the time.
The same if you are demonstrating a tourist attraction, for example. Make sure this element is in the center of the lens while recording.
8. Prefer noise-free environments to record your videos
There is nothing as frustrating as recording a video and, when editing it, noticing that your cell phone's internal microphone has picked up noises such as wind or the sound of a machine such as fans or air conditioning. Unfortunately, most smartphone microphones end up capturing this video, often getting in the way of your own voice.
Tips for recording videos on your cell phone
If you cannot purchase a microphone or other device to record audio at the moment, our recommendation is that you avoid recording externally, unless the environment is calm.
When recording inside the office, turning off any noisy devices and isolating the place is a great help.
9. Don't use digital zoom
Few things are worse than the quality of a photo or video when using digital zoom.
A kind of “workaround” to bring your photo closer, digital zoom actually sacrifices quality in exchange for this approximation. Therefore, whenever necessary, get physically closer to record an element that is far away.
10. Record in 4K
Currently, not all smartphones have lenses capable of recording in 4K, as well as screens that can reproduce this resolution.
However, everything indicates that in a few years the FullHD standard will be abandoned and 4K will become the new standard.
In other words, your videos recorded today can be watched smoothly for many years to come. If your smartphone can record in 4K, don't hesitate to use the resolution.
11. Don't use flash
Although it may seem like a useful feature to brighten up your video, the light from your smartphone's flashlight is usually too strong, which causes the colors to change.
For example, many times a photo or video with flash ends up turning the participants' skin yellow and ends up generating undesirable “red eyes”. For lighting, try to use external illuminators, like the one in the photo below.
12. Try other camera apps
Both Android phones and iPhones have their default camera apps to take photos and record videos on your phone.
However, there are other apps that can also take care of your camera and offer more features and settings.
So, try the different types of apps available on Google Play and the App Store, until you find your favorites – or decide that the default is the best.
13. Keep an eye on the battery!
The concern about recording a good video and having everything in position for recording is so great that sometimes the most basic thing is forgotten: having your smartphone's battery charged. Therefore, whenever possible, record your videos with the phone connected to the charger and, when this is not possible, make sure to charge it completely before starting.
14. Make sure you have space available on your phone
However, another detail that may go unnoticed when recording a video is the space available on your smartphone.
Before you start, be sure to clean up and, ideally, transfer other recorded videos to a cloud storage service or your computer.
However, it is a very frustrating experience to have a long recording interrupted due to lack of space on your cell phone.
15. Ignore the “don’t record vertically” advice
Returning to the video format, many sites still say that you shouldn't record videos vertically.
However, this tip is now obsolete and there is nothing wrong with recording videos on your cell phone in this format.
In fact, as we said at the beginning of the text, there are situations in which it is best to use portrait format, while others use landscape.
Finally, whenever you see this advice in another text, ignore it solemnly.
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