Video recorders are paid to film ordinary life for AI systems: chores from a phone on the head, walks and drives from a trailing camera. The postings say little about your home and the people in your footage. Facts here come from the recording postings and the platforms’ own pages, read 13 October 2026.
You are paid for footage that passes review
The micro1 listings pay for video, not for the hours you spend. The camera listing says payment is based on the duration of video that passes quality review and is accepted. The at-home phone listings say pay is per hour of recorded video that follows the project guidelines. Terac’s two studies state an hourly rate and do not say whether it counts footage or time.
Footage that fails review is not paid. The postings do not say whether setup, charging, upload or retakes are paid. Your rate per hour worked can therefore be lower than the printed rate.
One Portuguese-language micro1 listing goes further. It pays per video that meets the specification and sets a weekly minimum of approved footage. That makes it a commitment, not a casual task.
Three ways to film, and what each pays
| Setup | Listings | What you film | Pay as stated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phone on your head, first person | 5 | Household chores filmed from your own point of view | $5–15 an hour |
| 360 or action camera, trailing third person | 3 | Your whole body in frame while you move through places | $10–20 an hour |
| Camera mounted on your car | 1 | Local driving seen from behind the vehicle | $15–20 an hour |
The highest ceiling, $20 an hour, is on 2 listings. The lowest, $5, is on 2, from Terac. Both sit well below the site-wide median ceiling of $80. Most listings ask for kit and attention to detail, not professional experience.
The camera listings also mention animal-mounted recordings and walking through changing places. Owning the gear is what separates them from the phone work.
Kit you need before you apply
- Phone listings: a recent phone. The micro1 US listings name iPhone 12 or later, Pixel 6 to 9 and Galaxy S21 or later. They mention a shipped mount and a head strap reimbursed after 20 hours of work. Terac’s studies name a forehead mount and do not say who supplies it.
- Camera listings: your own 360 or action camera, such as an Insta360 X-series, DJI Osmo 360 or GoPro MAX. It needs at least a 170-degree view and 720p video. The 360 listing says reasonable mount costs may be reimbursed.
- Car listing: a camera and a vehicle-rated mount, plus software to reframe and export 360 footage. It offers limited equipment support to qualified people.
Handheld selfie sticks, chest mounts and tripods do not meet the third-person requirement in the camera listings. Clips must run at least 60 seconds.
Your home and the people in it are the set
The phone listings ask you to film everyday household tasks. The camera listings put you and your surroundings in frame. The car listing records your vehicle on local roads. Each of these captures more than you.
None of the listings mention consent from housemates, visitors or children who appear in footage. They do not mention blurring faces or plates, how long footage is kept, who can watch it, or what rights you grant. The Terac listings run to two sentences. The Portuguese micro1 listing also collects motion data from the phone’s sensors.
Both platforms tie the work to your identity. micro1’s at-home listings say selected candidates complete an ID check within 48 hours. Terac says a verified ID is needed before you can cash out. Your name is therefore attached to footage of your home.
This is our advice, not the postings’:
- Ask the platform in writing what happens to the footage before you record.
- Tell everyone you live with, and keep children out of frame.
- Clear mail, screens and documents from view.
- In the car, remember that other road users and their plates appear in exterior footage.
- Filming laws on sound and on people in public differ by place, and the postings do not address them. Check yours.
Who can apply, and from where
By their wording, 2 of the 9 listings are limited to the US. The US phone listings name states rather than the whole country, so check that yours is on the list. The Latin American listings name countries in the region. The car listing names the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. Terac’s studies state no location. Outside the US explains how to read a silent posting.
Stated openings are large: 739 per listing on average against 78 site-wide, and 4,000 on the biggest listing. Those are the platform’s figures. How many people it takes on is unknown.
How applying works
micro1 asks for a device compatibility check and an AI interview during onboarding. See micro1’s AI interview guide. Terac needs a verified phone number to apply and a short screener for each study. See Terac’s screening guide.
Pay and payout timing differ by platform, so read how you get paid before you count on a date.
What the postings leave out
- What happens to footage after it is accepted, and for how long it is kept.
- Whether you keep any rights in it.
- How long review takes, and what share of footage is rejected.
- Whether work is steady once the first batch is done.
- Whether time spent on setup and upload is paid.
See every open video recording role for the current list.
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Open video recording roles right now
The 6 newest of 9 open roles this site lists today, with the pay each posting states.