---
title: "Camera guide: where the phone goes"
description: "The UNFORCE phone position for tennis, padel, pickleball, badminton and table tennis."
slug: "camera-guide"
date: "2026-08-04"
author: "UNFORCE"
category: "Filming"
schema: "TechArticle"
noCta: true
---

## Tennis, padel, pickleball and badminton

Behind the baseline, centred, about head height or a little above. Keep the whole court in frame, including the far baseline — that line is the one we measure everything against.

Wedge the phone against a fence post or use a clamp. A friend's hands are the most common reason a session fails.

## Table tennis

Film side-on, level with the table, two to three metres back. From the end you lose the bounce.

## Before you film

The camera screen shows the court guide live. When all four corners go green and the badge says `LINES LOCKED`, you are set. If the corners go clay, the guide tells you which way to move before you waste a recording.

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