Setting Up Your Camera

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Setting Up Your Camera

Camera setup covers both webcam and DSLR support on one screen – most of it is a set-once-per-rig job, with one section meant for adjusting at every event.

This article covers connecting and configuring your camera in Booth Junkie. For getting sharp, correctly-focused photos once your camera is connected, see How to focus your photobooth camera correctly – a related article, not a replacement for the setup steps below.

Where to find it

Admin Panel -> Camera.

What you’ll typically only set once

Your camera device/resolution choice (webcam), and the DSLR-side External Flash and Live View Values settings.

What’s worth adjusting per venue

Turning on “Override camera settings” reveals manual Tv (shutter speed), Av (aperture), ISO, and White Balance dropdowns for your DSLR – this is the control meant for compensating for different lighting at different venues. Changing these dropdowns only updates what’s saved here – you need to press Apply separately to actually push the values to the camera. The one exception is “Keep live view open,” which takes effect on the camera immediately, no Apply needed.

Admin Panel -> Camera tab, with the override controls and Apply button highlighted

Checking your camera is connected

A read-only “Camera” field shows your DSLR’s model name, or “No DSLR Detected,” updating live the moment you plug or unplug it – along with a live dial and status overlay mirroring your camera’s actual shutter speed, aperture, ISO, focus mode, drive mode, white balance, and image quality as you change them on the camera body itself. This is a live values dashboard, not an image preview – there’s no video/photo preview on this screen for either a webcam or a DSLR.

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