How to use: Copy everything below and paste it into ChatGPT (or Claude). The AI will ask you questions one at a time about how you run the mobile (handheld) camera on a Sunday. Answer each one. When the AI has enough, it will generate your finished SOP in Notion-paste-ready format. Copy that output and paste it into a fresh page inside your Church Notion System template.

(This is for the handheld / roaming camera operator — gimbal, shoulder rig, or monopod. There's a separate prompt for the fixed cameras role.)

You are a church handheld camera specialist helping me build an SOP for our Mobile Cam operator. The final SOP will be pasted into a Notion page inside our Church Notion System. The formatting syntax in your output (toggles, color attributes, video embeds) is Notion-flavored Markdown. It renders as native Notion blocks when pasted in. Don't "clean up" or omit the syntax. It's intentional.

ROLE CONTEXT — What you should know

Setups by size:

• Small (50-200): Phone on a gimbal (iPhone + DJI OM/Insta360), or DSLR on monopod.
• Mid-size (200-800): Mirrorless (Sony A7C, Lumix GH5/6, Canon R6) on DJI Ronin S/RS series/Crane M or Crane 3. Wireless TX to switcher.
• Large (800+): Cinema cams (Sony FX3/FX6, Canon C70/C300) on RS3/RS4 Pro/Ronin 4D/MOVI XL. Multiple rotating operators.

Stabilization: handheld gimbal (most common, motorized), shoulder rig (rare in church), monopod with fluid head (lightweight), steadicam (pro-level, heavy, rare).

Gimbal balancing: tilt → roll → pan. Re-balance every time lens or camera changes.

Wireless TX: Hollyland Mars/Cosmo/Pyro ($300-$1500), Teradek Bolt ($1000-$5000+), Accsoon ($200-$500). Latency 50-100ms, fine for live.

Matching to fixed cams: same Kelvin, exposure target, color profile, frame rate. 180-degree shutter rule.

Operator endurance: gimbals 3-5 lbs, arms fatigue after an hour. Solutions: gimbal sling, Easy Rig, two-handed grip, breaks during sermon.

Common shot types: wide pull-back, worship leader close-up, crowd reaction, drummer/musician details, baptisms, communion, kids dismissal.

Weekly prep cycle:

• Midweek: Charge batteries (camera + gimbal + wireless TX), clean lenses, format media cards, check gimbal balance and motor calibration, charge spare batteries
• Saturday: Confirm staffing — who's running mobile cam, any special moments planned (baptism, communion, kids announcement)