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# Filming family moments without missing them

By Con, founder of Music Wide Selfie · Updated 22 October 2026

**Short answer**Set the phone on a stand, start recording, and put it down. You'll get a longer, calmer video and you'll actually be in the moment.

A phone on a shelf at kid height films better moments than a phone held at arm's length.

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