How to set up a shared camera for your event in 5 minutes

A shared event camera gives every guest a way to contribute to one roll of photos — and getting one running is quick. Here's the full flow with ROLL, start to finish.

1. Create the camera (1 minute)

Open the app and create a new event. Name it, set the guest count, choose how many shots each guest gets (10, 20, or 50), and pick when the roll reveals — end of the night, a scheduled time, or manually whenever you tap develop.

2. Get your QR (instant)

Every camera comes with a QR code. This is how guests join — there's nothing for them to download and no account to make. You'll share this one code with everyone.

3. Put the QR where guests are (2 minutes)

• Print it on table cards or place settings so it's wherever people sit
• Add it to the invite or a welcome sign at the entrance
• Drop it in the group chat for a trip or a smaller party

The trick is putting it where guests already are. A QR on every table gets used; one taped by the door gets missed.

4. Everyone shoots (all event)

Guests scan, type a name, and start shooting through one shared film look. Like a real disposable, the viewfinder hides every frame — nobody can curate, delete, or peek, including the person who took the shot.

5. Develop the roll (the reveal)

At reveal time, every photo drops at once: the whole event from everyone's eyes. Schedule it for brunch the next morning and the reveal becomes its own moment. From there you can export the full-resolution originals or open a web gallery so guests view and download everything in any browser.

That's it

Five minutes of setup, then the camera runs itself. No cameras to buy, no lab to wait on, no photos lost in everyone's separate camera rolls — just one shared roll, revealed together.