Find the lens before adjusting the text

The preview shows your face; the lens is where the viewer appears to be. Put the phone on a stable support at eye level. Find the camera you are using and speak the opening sentence towards it.

With the front camera, it is tempting to watch your own face. Use the preview to frame the shot, then bring attention back towards the lens when delivering the line.

Run a three-sentence gaze test

  1. Open Prompter settings from camera tools in Teleprompter Focus.
  2. Move the text area near the active lens. Adjust its height and font size until reading feels easy.
  3. Record three sentences at your normal distance. Do not lean in to read.
  4. Watch playback. If your eyes visibly sweep side to side, try shorter lines or a different distance. If you squint, increase text size or contrast.

Change one thing at a time. There is no universal font size: your eyesight, phone position and framing decide what works.

Give yourself room to look up

Know the opening and ending well enough to look towards the lens without searching for the next word. Short paragraphs and conversational sentences make those small glances easier. See the script delivery guide for a rewrite example.

Teleprompter Focus helps by bringing text close to the camera. It does not digitally redirect your eyes. If you use a beam-splitter rig, Mirror text reverses the prompt for the glass; it is not an eye-contact correction feature.