Video of the week - Something you never thought you could buy at a photo show!
October 29, 2011 Post a Comment 
There were lots of cameras at the Photo Plus Expo, including one that cost almost $8500. The reason this Sony digital camera was so expensive is that it included a complete high-tech photo booth! Kingdom Photo Booths were showing several models. A company spokesman said that they said are popular with DJ’s who appear at big events, and of course with weddings planners. It’s a great additional interactive activity for guests. Who doesn’t like a photo booth? Heck, I got into it and took my picture. But the Kingdom Photo Booths are really updated a far cry from the ones I used years ago. This one can shoot classic strip photos, print and automatically cut them in only 7.5 seconds! Color photos came out in under 8 seconds too! The software can be set up to produce many options within the 4×6 print area: double strips, postcards,1 to 8 pictures, backgrounds, graphics, etc. But wait, there’s more! Guests
can post their pictures on FACEBOOK in real time while they’re still in the booth. They can instantly request a 2nd set of strips and/or email their strips—and yes, the booth captures your email address for use as a marketing tool – so remember that. A great feature – guests at a wedding or party can record live video messages that turn into an instant digital movie for the bride & groom, party giver, or client. The “Real Photo Booth Experience” is available in a genuine arcade ‘sit-down’ booth or a stand-up booth. Prices range in the $8,000 to $9,000 area. But don’t worry, there’s an option to install a bill changer. So on days when you don’t rent it out, you can put in a high traffic area and sell individual “photo booth” pictures. Like the basement of TWiT perhaps?
On the right above is a strip of photos from one of the Kingdom Photo Booth on display at the Photo Plus Expo. They were produced in about 8 seconds. I could hardly believe it when I got out of the booth and saw my pictures were already on their way into the photo pick-up bin.
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