
Photobooth Shooting 45
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Some older PowerShot models have a significant delay when taking a photo and this can result in the
photos being taken later than expected. This delay can be reduced by using AF lock but if the delay is
still a problem enter a value for the delay in 1/10th sec in the "Camera delay" edit box e.g. to enter a
delay of half a second enter 5 in the camera delay edit box. Please take care when changing this
setting because too large a value may upset the timing of the photos.
Note: AF lock can be selected or updated in fullscreen photobooth using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+A.
When the "Minimum duration in seconds before closing 'processing' screen is set to 0 the 'processing'
screen will be close as soon as the data has been sent to the printer. The 'processing' screen can be
displayed for longer by adjusting this value. This is useful if you want to keep displaying a message
such as "Thank you! Your photos are being printed, please leave the booth now" for longer than it
takes to print the images.
The countdown text is displayed before shooting each image and is updated every seconds. The
following tokens can be used:
@imageNumber@ - the shot number in the photobooth sequence
@numberOfImages@ - the number of images in the photobooth seconds
@secsToNextPhoto@ - the number of seconds until the next photo in the sequence is taken
Select "Enable live viewfinder for fullscreen photobooth shooting" to display live view images in the
fullscreen photobooth shooting mode. The live viewfinder image can be mirrored so that the user sees
the image the same way round as when looking in a mirror. Use the height setting to resize the live
viewfinder image.
By default the live view images are displayed centered at the top of the screen with the count down text
beneath. The position of the live view images can be adjusted using the "Left offset" and "Top offset"
settings. These specify the offset in pixels from the left and top of the screen respectively. If the left
offset is set to -1 the live view display will be centered horizontally on the screen.
If the count down text offset is set to 0 the count down text is automatically displayed centered in the
spare space above or below the live view images (depending on whether there is more space above or
below the live view images). Please make sure there is enough space for the count down text when
setting the live view size and position.
Alternatively the countdown text can be manually positioned on the screen by setting the offset to a
non-zero value. This value is the number of pixels the text is offset from the top of the screen. If
required, the countdown text can be positioned so that it overlays the live view images.
Normally the live view display, if enabled, is shown before each image in the sequence is taken. When
the "Only display Live View images for the first shot in the sequence" option is selected live view
images are only displayed to the user before taking the first shot of the sequence and are hidden
during the rest of the sequence.
Please note: Live viewfinder images from PowerShot cameras are only 320x240 pixels in size and will
appear pixellated if they are enlarged too much.
The live view display can be cropped if required by selecting fullscreen photobooth mode and holding
down the Shift key and using the cursor left and right keys to increase or decrease the cropping.
Cropping removes equal amounts from the left and right of the live view image when displaying live
view images in landscape orientation and from the top and bottom when using portrait orientation.
When adjusting the live view cropping a status message showing the amount of cropping is shown
briefly in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.
An optional overlay image can be displayed over the live view images in fullscreen photobooth mode to
add fun effects such as superimposing a body builder's body with the user's head. It can also be used
to create fancy borders for the live view images to give the booth a more custom feel. The overlay
image should be a PNG file with transparency information in the alpha channel. It should be in
landscape orientation with an aspect ratio of 4:3 e.g. 320x240 pixels in size. The overlay file should be
named live_view_overlay.png and saved in the photobooth images folder.
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