Exocentric Video Recorder

$10–25/hr

rate as listed

Workload: ~15h/week
Engagement: Project-based
Location: Worldwide
Field: Generalist

micro1 is contracting remote 360° video recorders to capture third-person (exocentric) footage of everyday movement, vehicle navigation, and animal-mounted POV for an AI training dataset. You supply your own 170°+ FOV camera and a backpack or vehicle mount that keeps your full body and surroundings in frame for clips of 60 seconds or longer.

What the work involves

You receive collection instructions describing a capture type — walking through a changing environment, running errands indoors and out, driving or navigating a vehicle, or mounting a camera on an animal — and you go out and record it. The defining constraint is the perspective: the camera sits above and behind you, angled slightly down, far enough back that your whole body stays visible along with the scene you are moving through. Selfie sticks, chest mounts, shoulder clips and tripods are explicitly rejected because they don't produce that exocentric view. Each continuous clip runs at least 60 seconds, at 720p or better, with no stitching artifacts or body parts drifting out of frame.

Work is paid hourly at an observed rate of around $20/hr for this listing, and volume depends on how many valid clips you can deliver across varied environments. Recorders who already own a compatible rig — Insta360 X3/X4/X5/X6, DJI Osmo 360, GoPro MAX or MAX2, plus a third-person backpack mount or a secure vehicle mount — typically start collecting sooner.

What the platform screens for

micro1's screening is AI-led and short. It confirms three things: that you actually possess (not intend to buy) a camera meeting the 170° FOV and 720p minimums, that your mounting solution genuinely achieves a third-person view rather than an approximation of one, and that you understand the difference between footage that will pass QA and footage that gets rejected. Expect follow-ups on specific model numbers, mount hardware, how you handle stabilization and stitch lines, and how you keep recording safely near traffic or animals. Vague answers about "good camera gear" don't survive the second question.

Logistics

Fully remote, contractor engagement — you record on your own schedule
Asynchronous: instructions arrive as task briefs; you upload footage against them
Variable hours; consistent recorders who deliver clean, varied clips tend to get more assignments
You must be able to move through varied indoor and outdoor environments and, for driving tasks, have legal access to a vehicle you can mount a camera to

What they look for

Ownership of or access to a 360°/action camera meeting 170° FOV and 720p minimums (Insta360 X-series, GoPro MAX, DJI Osmo 360 or equivalent)
A harness or backpack third-person mount, or a secure vehicle mount
Practical experience shooting and reviewing 360° footage (framing, stitch lines, stabilization, exposure)
Ability to follow written capture specs precisely — clip length, camera angle, subject visibility
File management and upload discipline for large video files
Safety awareness for recording in traffic, public spaces, or around animals

Before you apply

Would you pass this screen?

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Do you currently own or have direct access to a camera with at least a 170° field of view and 720p or higher recording resolution?
Compatible camera · required
Do you have a backpack, harness, or extension mount that positions the camera above and behind you (not a chest mount, shoulder clip, selfie stick, or tripod)?
Third-person mount · required
Do you have access to a vehicle to which a camera can be securely mounted for driving-related captures?
Vehicle access · preferred
Are you able to work as an independent contractor on a remote, per-task basis?
Contractor status · required
Have you previously shot and reviewed footage on a 360° or action camera?
360 footage experience · preferred
Do you have access to an animal for which you could arrange a safe, harness-mounted POV recording?
Animal-mounted capture · preferred

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Included with this listing

Interview prep — 10 questions

Matched to what this platform's screening actually measures. Answer each out loud in 60–90 seconds: claim → concrete example → implication.

What it tests: Whether you already possess hardware that clears the 170° FOV / 720p gate, rather than planning to acquire it.
A strong answer: Name the exact model and firmware-relevant specs — e.g. 'Insta360 X4, dual 200° lenses, I shoot 5.7K 360 and export 4K reframed' — and mention any second body you can fall back on.
Where people lose it: Saying 'I have a GoPro' without a model number; older Hero models are not 360 cameras and fail the FOV requirement, so an unspecified answer reads as a fail.

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