We are trying to make our support photos less random. The temptation is to photograph everything, which produces a very thorough pile of nothing.
Before a normal reset, what single view or detail has helped someone later work out what happened? I am asking about record keeping, not a replacement for whatever the local procedure requires.
One wide view that shows the cell state, then take a detail only if it answers the report. A close-up of a cable tells me less if nobody can tell which side of the fixture it was on. Photos have a talent for becoming evidence of nothing.
Wide view for location, yes, but not if that's the only shot and the actual message is unreadable. I'd rather have the text recorded accurately than another photo of the whole machine looking perfectly ordinary.
Agreed, I made wide sound like a universal answer; I meant establish where the detail belongs, not sacrifice the only readable fault message for a portrait of the cell.
I would not make a particular camera angle compulsory. The record needs to allow 'not visible from the permitted position'. Otherwise someone inherits an instruction to obtain a view without any explanation of how that can be done within the local procedure.
Thanks. I'll drop the idea of one compulsory view. Readable observation, where it belongs, and what we couldn't see. That sounds usable without turning taking the perfect photo into the job.