Vlogger (Insta360, DJI Osmo, GoPro MAX)

$10–25/hr

rate as listed

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

micro1 is contracting 360° video recorders to capture continuous third-person footage — walking, driving, and moving through indoor and outdoor environments — as training data for embodied AI models. You supply your own Insta360, DJI Osmo, or GoPro MAX-class camera and a backpack or vehicle mount that keeps your full body in frame, and deliver clips of at least 60 seconds at 720p or better.

What the work actually involves

You are producing raw perception data, not content. Each session means choosing an activity and environment from the collection brief, rigging the camera above and behind you angled slightly downward, and recording continuous takes of at least 60 seconds in which your entire body and the surrounding scene stay visible. Typical tasks span everyday indoor activity, walking through changing outdoor environments, vehicle navigation with the camera hard-mounted to the car, and occasionally animal-mounted POV. Between shoots you'll be offloading files, checking each clip against the spec (framing, duration, resolution, stabilization), naming and organizing them to the project's convention, and uploading. Rejected clips are a real cost — a take where you drift out of frame for ten seconds is usually a full reshoot.

What the platform screens for

Equipment you actually own. micro1 asks which body you have and which mount. Insta360 X3/X4/X5/X6, DJI Osmo 360, GoPro MAX or MAX2, or another camera at 170°+ FOV and 720p minimum. Owning a third-person backpack harness or a vehicle mount already is what lets you start collecting sooner.
Understanding of the third-person constraint. Selfie sticks, chest mounts, shoulder clips and tripods are explicitly disqualified. Screeners probe whether you understand why — the model needs your body and the environment in the same frame from behind.
Environment access and variety. Whether you can realistically produce indoor, outdoor, and in-vehicle footage across different settings rather than twenty near-identical walks down one street.
File discipline. Whether you can follow a naming and submission convention without being chased, and whether you check footage before submitting.
Safety judgment, particularly around vehicle mounting and public filming.

Logistics

Fully remote and contractor-based, at an observed rate of $10–15/hr — pay bands on these collection projects vary by geography and task type and are never guaranteed. Recording is largely self-scheduled around daylight, weather, and whatever activities you can naturally arrange, which makes it genuinely async; the fixed points are batch deadlines and occasional written or verbal check-ins about progress and technical blockers. Expect the brief to change mid-project — required environments, angles, or clip counts get revised as the customer's model needs shift, and adapting without renegotiating is part of the job. Storage and upload bandwidth are on you: 360° footage at usable bitrates fills cards fast.

What they look for

Ownership and hands-on use of a 360°/wide-angle camera (Insta360 X-series, DJI Osmo 360, GoPro MAX) at 170°+ FOV, 720p+
Third-person mounting: backpack harness, extension pole rigs, or secure vehicle mounts
Consistent framing and stabilization across continuous 60-second-plus takes
File management — offloading, naming conventions, quality checks, and bulk upload
Access to varied indoor, outdoor, and in-vehicle recording environments
Clear written communication on progress and technical issues

Before you apply

Would you pass this screen?

Drawn from what this listing actually requires. Answered in your browser — nothing is sent to us, and we do not store your answers.

Do you currently own a 360° or wide-angle camera with at least 170° field of view that records at 720p or higher?
Camera ownership · required
Do you own or can you obtain a backpack, harness, or extension-pole mount that positions the camera above and behind you?
Third-person mount · required
Do you have access to a vehicle you can securely mount a camera to for driving segments?
Vehicle access · preferred
Do you have access to an indoor space where you can film everyday activities?
Indoor filming space · preferred
Are you able to work as an independent contractor and invoice for hours?
Contractor status · required
Do you have internet bandwidth and storage sufficient to transfer large volumes of high-resolution 360° video?
Upload capacity · 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 physically possess qualifying gear right now, versus planning to buy or borrow it.
A strong answer: Name the exact body and generation (e.g. Insta360 X4), the resolution and frame rate you shoot, and how you export or reframe the file — showing you've handled the footage end-to-end, not just unboxed the camera.
Where people lose it: Saying 'I can get one' or naming a camera below 170° FOV — a standard GoPro Hero in linear mode does not meet the spec, and screeners know the difference.

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