![]() So my next oldest camera that does work is a Canon 50D. I tried going as far back as a Canon 10D, but no dice. The first thing you’ll need is (obviously) a camera that can be tethered to a computer. People had the instant gratification of seeing their photos on a screen and it was a huge hit. I didn’t set up a printer, but you still can (I explain how below). People would walk in the room, push the button on the remote trigger (which was attached to a door using velcro), wait two seconds (the camera was on a 2 second self-timer), the camera would take the shot and the photo would be instantly displayed on a monitor connected to the laptop that the camera was tethered to. The way this worked after everything was set up was pretty simple. USB cable for connecting the camera to the computer.Tethering software (I use the free DigiCamControl software in this tutorial).Table (for holding props, the laptop and the extra monitor). ![]() An SLR that can be remotely fired (I use an older Canon 50D in this tutorial).I thought my solution might help someone out who needs to do something similar (maybe at a wedding), so I decided to document how I solved the problem. This was a somewhat last minute request and I needed to use equipment that I had on-hand. I was recently asked to put together a photo booth for an event at work. ![]()
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