E

Eve Martin

Last updated on Sep 27, 2026

The countdown is the delay between a guest pressing the button and the photo being taken.

Note - Available on all plans.

Change it

  1. Open your template in the template editor.

  2. Select the Capture element — on the canvas, or from Layers.

  3. Set Countdown seconds.

  4. Save the template, then save the event.

Tip - Three seconds suits one or two people. Use 10 seconds for groups — people need time to arrange themselves, and a short countdown produces photos of everyone still moving.

Tip - Longer countdowns also help at loud events where guests do not hear the prompt straight away.

Test it

Run a Simulation test from the Launchpad and go through a capture.

Not the countdown you meant?

There is a second, unrelated countdown. Countdown length under Booth behavior on the START node controls how long a guest has to tap "I'm still here" before the booth resets to the beginning. That is the idle timeout, not the capture delay.

See also

  • Output Delivery — switching printing on

  • Template Editor — canvas sizes match print sizes

  • Devices, cameras and system requirements — what the Print Partner app runs on