Hey Buddy,

You can just shoot in 4k60fps and that footage would be crisp and perfect. ProRes is basically for people who wish to tweak the details in the video like improving highlights or white balance change, etc. I would say it is not that useful and if your videos are recorded in a well-lit room you are totally fine to use the 4k60fps option. For storage, you can use an HDD or SSD, and store it safely, and let people know where to find it and it is best not to encrypt or password-protect the storage. Sometimes shit happens with password protection and we don’t want that now. Multiple copies are appreciated.

You are doing a great job as a dad and I am sure your daughter will cherish all the effort you are putting in, to make her happy. I wish you all the warmth you can get.

I don’t own an iPhone, but your best bet would be to clean your lens using a microfiber cloth. Open the camera app, point it towards street light (at least 2 sources of light), and then wipe the camera lens from a single direction. Now you will see the lines change direction, do this multiple times until the lines become faint. Dont randomly rub your camera lens, do it gently from one direction to other. Sometimes, if it is too dirty (or greasy), use a drop of water and then rub it and then use a dry microbifer and gently wipe it.