Photo Capture

Owned by Joe Large
Nov 22, 2024
2 min read

To add or replace someone's ID photo:

  1. Locate the person by searching for them or by selecting them from a List.

  2. In their record, click the camera button or the photo area itself to open the "Take a Photo" window.

  3. Follow the prompts to capture the new photo from your selected source, crop/rotate it if needed, and click Save.

The new photo will automatically replace the previous photo associated with that person's record.

Capture options

EliteID provides multiple options for the photo source:

Web Camera

  1. Select your connected webcam from the provided list.

  2. Click Capture to take the photo.

  3. Crop/rotate as needed, then Save or Retry for another photo.

 

 

 

File Upload

  1. Click the Upload Photo button.

  2. Browse and select an existing JPG/PNG image file.

  3. Once uploaded, crop/rotate and Save, or Retry.

Canon Camera (requires EliteID+)

  1. Click the Canon Camera option.

  2. Pick the connected Canon camera from the list.

  3. Capture the photo, crop/rotate, then Save or Retry.

  • The camera flash is enabled by lifting the flash cover located atop the camera

  • Zoom in/out by twisting the lens barrel

  • The camera will automatically focus on the subject when the photo is captured

Background Removal (requires RemotePhoto with Background Removal add-on)

Remove photo backgrounds from any image captured or uploaded in EliteID. This feature is available to customers with the RemotePhoto integration that have the Enable background removal for EliteID photos setting enabled.

  1. Capture a photo using webcam/Canon, or upload an image

  2. Select the Remove Background button

Photo Information

The most recent photo timestamp is tracked in the Record Details panel.