Recently, many smartphone brands are offering us with high-end cameras.

In spite of their ability to shoot brilliant videos, there are certain limitations compared to a professional DSLR camera. However, there are many ways to improve the quality of the video captured through the eyes of a smartphone.

Avoid Shaky Footage

Videos shot with both professional camera and smartphone are useless if it is shaky. Quivering videos actually makes the video very poor in quality and annoys the viewers. Consider, you are shooting a story on the topic “Videography Calgary”; it is difficult to film those tall skyscrapers without shaking your phone much. So how could you take a stabilized video?

The no-money solution would be to use your phone’s inbuilt Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) or Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS). Another affordable solution would be to use a gimbal, which is available at cheap prices these days. In addition, after the shoot, you could use editing software such as Adobe to improve the stabilization of the video.

Use Different Apps

There are several limitations in your phone’s stock camera application though your camera could do much better. Hence, consider using different apps for different kinds of videos such as time lapses, slow motions, etc. The one recommended application is the Google Camera, which provides wonderful night mode and post-processing effects.

Audio Quality

Audio plays an import role in the videography. Even though your video may be of high-quality 4k resolution, poor audio would ruin it entirely. Most smartphones do not offer a very good microphone; they make the videos sound creepy. Hence, think about getting an external microphone.

Shoot To Edit

The most important aspect of videography is to plan before shooting. First, think about how the output video must look. Then, ponder on the ways you are going to edit it. Finally, decide on the shots you need to make a perfect video. This process actually saves a lot of time and works well if you are planning to edit your video with features like masking transitions.

Focus On The Content

Many professionals say, “It is not the quality of the camera but the subject in front of it that is more salient”. Thus, shooting poor content with a very high-quality camera does not do any good. Rather, a very creative story or content with a considerably low-quality camera would captivate the audiences.