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# Live View

> A real-time preview of the camera image on a computer screen, used to frame and focus before capture.

Also known as: LiveView, camera live view. Category: Software.

Live view shows the camera's sensor image in real time on the camera screen or, when tethered, on a computer monitor. It is used to check framing, focus and position before capture.

## How PhotoRobot uses it

PhotoRobot Controls streams Live View from the camera through its stream server, also to several screens so stylists can follow the scene. Live View can be detached into its own window on a second monitor, and a wizard step can switch it on to check that the object is centred.

## See on photorobot.com

- [Enhancing operator ergonomics: detached Live View](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/enhancing-operator-ergonomics)

## Related terms

- [Tethered shooting](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/tethered-shooting): Shooting with the camera connected to a computer, which controls settings and receives every image directly.
- [Wizard mode](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/wizard-mode): PhotoRobot Controls mode that guides an operator through predefined capture steps one at a time.
- [PhotoRobot Controls](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/photorobot-controls): PhotoRobot's software suite for capture, editing, digital asset management, studio workflow and publishing.

## Where this term appears on photorobot.com

Mentioned on 20 pages. Most relevant:

- [Capturing Images with PhotoRobot - User Support Manual](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/capturing-images): Enable one or multiple cameras for a sequence via the Cameras interface: Click on the Live View icon (1) to enable focus point selection via clicking in a Live View picture.
- [Wizard Mode - PhotoRobot User Support Manual](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/wizard-mode): The following step types are available: create-item select-item capture-folder import-images liveview 6 - Detailed Step Descriptions.
- [Enhancing Operator Ergonomics on Your Photo Studio Floor](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/enhancing-operator-ergonomics): Categories: Product Photography, Software Controls Delivers Detached Live View & Quick-Angle Presets.
- [Getting Started - A PhotoRobot User Support Manual](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/getting-started): …either displays the currently selected image (if you have already taken some) or the live view streamed from the camera.
- [Camera Configuration - PhotoRobot User Support Manual](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/camera-configuration): If using a DSLR with live view, check that live view is not preventing the flash from triggering.
- [How to Create Video in PhotoRobot Controls App](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/create-video-photorobot-controls-user-support): After configuring all points in the recording timeline, switch on the camera’s Live View to check the object’s position.
- [Capture And Control](https://www.photorobot.com/software/capture-control): …image capture in real-time and on multiple screens via our stream server’s Camera LiveView.
- [PhotoRobot PINK User Guide & Instructions for Operation](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/photorobot-medical-pink): In the first step, the LiveView of the camera is automatically turned on.
- [Troubleshooting with PhotoRobot - User Support Manual](https://www.photorobot.com/manuals/troubleshooting): In case LiveView displays only a black screen, check the Exposure simulation setting on your Canon camera and ensure that it is turned off.
- [360° Product Photography - Content Formats and Production](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/360-product-photography): If using constant lighting, exposure simulation in LiveView is also useful.