Do you have a flash (or remote trigger) connected to the hotshoe of your Canon camera, and all of a sudden it isn’t firing? That’s due to a peculiarity in the way Canon has built their Live View. You have 2 options with Wifibooth, depending on which Canon camera you have.

Canon Cameras: REBEL series

If you have a REBEL series Canon camera including the 750D and 760D (aka T6i, T6s), and you need to shoot with a flash, then you must have adequate lighting during the countdown sequence or you’ll have a very dark liveview. This is because these cameras do not support having a different exposure setting for the liveview and for the photo. You can also disable live-view in Wifibooth (event settings -> Taking Photos).

Canon Cameras: mid-to-high end

If you have a Canon 60D, 7D, or other mid/high-end Canon, then you can use Canon Live View with WiFi Booth and flash as well — all you have to do is disable a setting on your camera called “Silent LV shoot.” (older cameras like 40/50/60D: instead by enabling the camera setting “exposure simulation”). Here’s a photo of the setting you need to change. If you cannot find it, please consult your Canon manual to learn how to disable silent live-view shooting (there is mode1, mode2, and disable; you want “disable”).

There is more information here: https://martybugs.net/blog/blog.cgi/gear/lights/Triggering-Flashes-While-Using-LiveView.html, and here: https://photo.stackexchange.com/questions/95333/how-to-fire-an-external-flash-in-liveview-mode-on-a-canon-77d

When Wifibooth is running on an iPhone or iPod, it is automatically looking for iPads running Wifibooth that are nearby. All you need to do is make sure that bluetooth and wifi are turned on (see below).

Use your iPhone/iPod to control the iPad

Sorry, there’s no Android version available. iOS 9.0 or newer is required.

Using your iPhone/iPod/Apple Watch, you can trigger the iPad, get the photos, and even fill in your email address and print too!

Connecting your iPhone / iPod / Watch to the iPad

When you first start Wifibooth on your iPhone/iPad/Watch, it will immediately start trying to connect to Wifibooth on an iPad. It uses bluetooth to connect, so bluetooth must be turned on. You will see a warning if bluetooth is not turned on, in which case turn it on by swiping up from below the screen, and touching the Bluetooth button:

You don’t need to connect bluetooth or wi-fi to anything, or enter any information — connection is automatic. If you cannot connect, try moving closer to the iPad as the range of Bluetooth can be limited by radio interference.

Press the Button to take a Photo!

Once connected, press the big red button in the middle of the screen to instruct the iPad to take a photo.

Downloading your Photos

You can only download photos that were taken when you triggered the camera with your iPhone/iPod/Watch:

• After you trigger a photo, it is sent to your iPhone/iPod/Watch immediately afterwards

On your iPhone/iPod, Photos are saved to the Camera Roll. To get to them, open the Apple Photos app and look for an album called Wifibooth.

If you are using the Apple Watch, please note that Photos are only saved on your iPhone (not on the Watch). If you experience problems with the Watch, please make sure your first use the iPhone to take & save one photo before trying the Watch again.