Gear and formats
ILC with a prime reduces zoom drift; macro lenses help small parts. Normalize RAWs before exporting JPEGs to reduce per-frame exposure jumps.
Aperture and focus
f/8–f/11 is a common sharpness–DoF trade-off band; focus stacking helps tiny subjects when a single plane is insufficient.
Turntable stepping and bottom
High overlap between stepped frames keeps tracking continuous; flip the asset to cover the bottom with overlapping transitions. Automated turntable masking still needs QC.