Booth App Settings (Gear Menu)

Use the booth app settings when you need to change the camera or printer, fix preview or print quality, set the operator PIN, or adjust auto-start and other behavior. Everything is in one place: open the gear icon on the welcome screen to open Settings, then use the sections below or the Camera settings and Printer settings buttons for more options.

When you need this

Change which camera or printer the app uses
Fix preview lag or wrong aspect ratio (camera)
Fix wrong paper size or print alignment (printer)
Set or change the operator PIN (for skip payment or unlocking)
Turn auto start or offline mode on or off
Adjust local downloads, system controls (edge swipe, lock on wake, timeouts)

How to open settings

On the welcome screen of the Photobooth App, tap or click the gear icon.
The Settings (main) modal opens. From here you can change camera, printer, PIN, and other options, or open Camera settings or Printer settings for more controls.

Main settings (this screen)

Camera — Choose which camera the app uses (dropdown). Use the Camera settings button to change preview quality, capture quality, aspect ratio, rotation, mirror, and other camera options.
Printer — Turn printing on or off, and select which printer to use. Use the Printer settings button to set paper size, orientation, alignment, and margins.
Download — Toggle whether to save captured photos locally on the PC.
PIN — Set or change the operator PIN. This PIN is used for skip payment and to unlock operator actions. See Customer Handling for skip payment flow.
Auto start — Start the app automatically with Windows; you can also choose to auto-load the active project.
System controls — Edge swipe to open settings, lock on wake, and session timeouts (brief delays before returning to welcome).
Offline mode — Run the booth without syncing to the platform. Use when you have no internet; sessions can be uploaded later when back online.

Camera Settings

Open Settings → Camera → Camera settings (button) to reach this screen.

When to use it

Wrong camera is selected, or you use a secondary camera (tabs: Primary / Secondary).
Preview is laggy — Lower Preview quality to improve performance.
Printed photo has wrong aspect ratio — Set Capture ratio (e.g. 4:3, 16:9, 1:1).
Image is upside down or sideways — Use Image rotation (0°, 90°, 180°, 270°).
You want mirror preview (selfie-style) or to apply filter on preview (or turn it off for better performance).
DSLR/mirrorless: Use Use shutter capture for better quality; Brighten live view when using flash can help you see the scene before capture (not all cameras support this; webcams do not).
Use webcam — Turn on or off to allow or block webcam devices (can help if the wrong device is detected).
Eject camera when idle — Optionally disconnect the camera after inactivity on the welcome screen to avoid camera exhaustion (experimental).
Show camera quality warnings — Turn off if your booth room is intentionally dark before capture.

Full Camera Settings Reference

Each camera (primary and secondary) has independent settings:

Preview Quality — Pixelated (240p), Low (480p), Medium (720p), High (1080p), Ultra (1440p, enterprise only). Lower = smoother live view.
Capture Quality — Same presets, plus custom dimensions / JPEG quality / resize quality. Affects the final saved image, not the preview.
Preview Rotation / Capture Rotation — 0°, 90°, 180°, 270°. Set rotation independently for preview and capture so the operator-facing preview reads correctly while the saved image lands the right way up. Use 90° / 270° when the camera is mounted vertically; use 180° when it's mounted upside-down (common when the camera sits above the screen pointing down).
Capture Ratio — Auto, Square (1:1), Portrait (3:4), Landscape (4:3), Wide Portrait (9:16), Wide Landscape (16:9), Classic Portrait (2:3), Classic Landscape (3:2). Match this to the frame's aperture shape.
Mirror — Horizontal flip on/off. Selfie-style mirroring helps customers pose; turn off when text appears in the shot.
Apply Filter on Preview — Toggle. Off improves performance dramatically — filter renders only when the shutter fires.
Use Shutter Capture — DSLR only. On = real shutter (cleaner image, slight delay). Off = preview frame (instant, lower quality). Turn on for printed output, off for fastest response.
Auto-brighten Live View for Flash — Adjusts shutter speed (1/4 to 1/200 s) so you can see the scene under low-light flash setups. DSLR only.
Eject Camera When Idle — Auto-disconnects after about a minute of inactivity (experimental). Reduces shutter wear; the camera reconnects on the next session.
Show Camera Quality Warnings — Detects dark / black / over-exposed frames and warns the operator. Turn off if your scene is intentionally dark before capture.

Camera configuration (device-specific) — If your camera supports it, extra options (e.g. exposure, white balance) may appear below App settings. Options depend on the camera model.

For brand-level recommendations and multi-camera setup, see Recommended Cameras.

FPS Tips

Live view feeling sluggish? Run through this list in order — the first one or two fix most cases.

Use a laptop with a capable CPU. Aim for Intel i5 10th gen+ / Ryzen 5 5000+. Older or low-power CPUs (Atom, Celeron, N-series) will struggle with HD live view + filters.
Close background apps. Especially browsers, Zoom, OBS, and anything that holds the camera or eats CPU.
Lower Preview Quality in Camera settings. Medium (720p) is the sweet spot for most booths. Drop to Low (480p) if you still need more headroom — capture quality is unaffected.
Disable Apply Filter on Preview. Toggle off; the filter applies once at capture instead of every preview frame. The single biggest performance win after Preview Quality.
Pick a lighter filter. Heavy filters (multiple LUTs, color grading, vignette, grain) are more expensive than simple LUT-only filters. Optimized LUT filters render fast.
Plug into power. Many laptops throttle CPU/GPU on battery, dropping FPS dramatically.
Optional: enable debug FPS (developer setting) to see real-time numbers and confirm whether tweaks helped.

Open Settings → Printer → Printer settings (button) to reach this screen.

When to use it

Wrong printer — Select the correct printer from the dropdown (tabs: Default / Secondary / Tertiary if you use multiple printers).
Wrong paper size or orientation — Set Orientation (portrait/landscape) and Page size (width and height) to match your paper and project.
Print is cropped or shifted — Adjust Margins or Print position shift so the image aligns correctly on the paper.
Secondary or tertiary printer — Use the tabs to assign a different printer (e.g. for special frames) and choose which frames it prints.

Main controls

Select printer — Choose the Windows printer for this tab.
Presets (if available) — Some setups offer quick presets for common paper sizes.
Orientation — Portrait or landscape.
Page size — Width and height to match your physical paper (e.g. 4×6).
DPI — Resolution; higher can improve quality but may slow prints.
Scale factor — Scale the output (e.g. 100% = actual size).
Margins — Top, bottom, left, right to avoid cropping or to fit the frame on the paper.
Print position shift — Fine-tune where the image sits on the page (e.g. if the print is shifted down, adjust bottom).
Print background — Whether to print the background of the layout.
Resolution scale — For secondary/tertiary printers, may affect output resolution.

Quick tips: If the print is the wrong size, check Page size and Orientation. If the crop or position is wrong, adjust Margins or Print position shift. See Printer Issues if the printer is not detected or won’t print.