A 360 Booth That Shows You the Shot Before You Record
Frame the guest while watching the actual camera feed — on the recording device itself, or on a second phone you keep at the sharing station. Stop pressing record and hoping.
Recording blind is the most expensive habit in a booth
The arm turns, the guest laughs, the clip finishes — and only then do you discover that the top of someone's head is cut off, that the platform edge is in the frame, or that the group stood a metre too far back. Now you have two bad options with a queue watching: shoot it again, or hand over a clip nobody will post.
A 360 photo booth with live preview removes the guessing. The camera feed is on screen while you set up the shot, so what you see is what gets recorded. It sounds like a small thing until you count how many re-shoots it saves across one wedding.
Two ways to see the frame
Whether you work with one device or two, you get a live view.
One device
The camera and the screen are the same phone, so the feed is rendered right there: framing before the recording, the real footage during it, and back to framing the moment it ends. Nothing to connect, nothing to pair.
Two devices
The second device shows a live view of what the recording camera sees, over a direct connection between the two. You can stand at the sharing station, greet the next guest, and still watch the frame.
Nothing extra to buy
No capture card, no HDMI run, no laptop under the table. The preview uses the devices you already carry to the event, which is also two fewer things to fail at 11pm.
What you actually use it for
- Height and angle, per guest — a child, a couple and a groomsman in a top hat do not share a frame; check it before the arm moves, not after
- Groups — see whether all four of them fit while they are still shuffling into place
- Lighting that changes all night — the venue dims the room at nine, the DJ turns on the lights at ten. The preview shows what the sensor sees, which is rarely what your eye sees
- Directing people — "step in, chin up, look here" works far better when you are watching the frame you are describing
- Catching the boring problems — a smudged lens, a bag left on the platform, the exit sign in shot
What else the second device does
Once you have a phone in your hand showing the live view, it doubles as the sharing station: the QR code for the finished clip appears there, so guests collect their video away from the platform while you keep recording. The queue moves and the booth never stops.
And your guests still install nothing — they scan the code and the video opens on their own phone. See how the no-app guest flow works.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need extra hardware for live preview? +
No. There is no capture card, no HDMI run and no laptop involved. The preview runs on the phone or tablet you already use as the booth.
Does live preview work with a single device? +
Yes. With one device the camera and the screen are the same phone, so the feed is rendered locally — nothing to pair and no network involved.
What does the second device show? +
A live view of what the recording camera sees, over a direct connection between the two devices, plus the QR sharing station where guests collect the finished clip.
Does the preview interfere with the recording? +
No. When you press record, the camera is handed to the recorder and the panel shows the real footage; when the recording ends, the framing view comes back.
Does keeping the preview on drain the battery? +
The camera stays open while the studio screen is up, which uses battery like any booth app. At a long event, keep the device on a charger between guests.
See the frame before you record it
Try live preview at your next event with 15 free recordings — one device or two, your choice.
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