Digital booths
Use digiCamControl overlays as framing guides only
Keep a strip template visible in preview without baking it into portraits.
digiCamControl can display an overlay on live view to help align a booth frame. The manual says this display is not applied to the final image, so use it as a guide and keep the captured file clean for later layout work.
Load a reference overlay
Open Live View settings and select an overlay image from the overlay folder. Adjust its scale and position until its frame edges match the intended portrait crop. Use a transparent PNG guide if you need to see both the camera preview and layout boundaries at once.
Evidence: Official product documentation
Check crop separately
Use the live-view crop margin only to inspect a tighter preview if needed; the manual distinguishes preview framing from captured-image processing. If the final image itself needs a crop, configure and test the relevant crop transform separately instead of assuming preview zoom is recorded.
Evidence: Official product documentation
Compare preview and file
Take one test image with the overlay on. Open the captured file outside the live-view pane and confirm that the guide is absent and the intended composition remains. Save the overlay and crop settings in setup notes so a later operator can recreate the frame.
Evidence: Official product documentation
Sources & further reading
Sources for the specific facts and product descriptions above. Our worked examples, interpretations and practical suggestions are original editorial guidance.
- digiCamControl User Guide — Live ViewOfficial product documentation