Mirror Booth or Brand Edition? How to Choose Your FaceVibe Booth Format

FaceVibe Booth comes in two formats: the Mirror Booth and the Brand Edition. Both deliver exactly the same AI experience and can be booked with any package. They differ only in exterior branding (Brand Edition only) and printer set-up (with printing, the Mirror Booth needs extra room for a separate printer stand).

Is the AI experience different between the two formats?

No. An AI photo booth is an interactive on-site installation that captures guests in the moment, generates stylised images with an AI model and delivers them on the spot. FaceVibe Booth's Mirror Booth and Brand Edition run the same FaceVibe AI styles and the same QR code download flow, so the AI experience is identical. Both use a DSLR camera, and the guest journey is the same on either: step up, take a photo, pick an AI style on screen, then scan a QR code to choose and download the portrait on a phone, with no waiting at the booth (The booth).

Themes are not tied to the hardware either. Ready-made styles from the FaceVibe Style Library and Campaign Custom themes built around your key visual work on both formats. That gives you a simple order of decisions: choose the AI experience you want guests to have first, then choose how the booth should look in the room. If you are preparing a custom theme, How to Brief a Custom AI Photo Booth Theme walks through what to send.

How do the Mirror Booth and Brand Edition compare?

The table puts what is shared and what differs side by side (The booth, Packages).

The Mirror Booth is a 40-inch mirror with a built-in 21.5-inch touchscreen, an LED strip around the frame and a top fill light. The Brand Edition has a 27-inch portrait touchscreen, one top soft light and two vertical front lights. Both formats support a branded touchscreen interface, frame and download page, both handle group photos and bring their own 5G connection, and both can be tried at our Causeway Bay office before you book. Only the branded body panels are exclusive to the Brand Edition. Two formats. The same FaceVibe AI experience. Both are complete FaceVibe Booth set-ups; the choice is about presence and layout, not AI quality.

Which format can carry our branding on the outside?

Only the Brand Edition. Both of its sides carry full-height removable panels that can be printed with your key visual, logo or campaign artwork, so one booth can take on a new identity for each event. Branded panels are included in the Signature and Headline packages and apply to the Brand Edition. Designed alongside a Campaign Custom theme, the panels and the AI portraits can share one visual language.

Choosing the Mirror Booth does not mean giving up on brand presence: the AI theme, the branded touchscreen interface, the frame and the download page can all carry your look. It helps to separate two ideas. A custom AI theme, available on both formats, shapes every portrait: wardrobe, setting and colour. Custom exterior branding, available on the Brand Edition only, shapes what the booth itself looks like on the floor. What each package includes on the branding side is listed on the Packages page.

Can both formats print on site?

Yes. FaceVibe Booth delivers digital portraits by default, and either format can add on-site photo printing (200 prints included, extendable in batches of 50). The Headline package already includes 200 on-site prints (The booth).

The only difference is where the printer sits. On the Brand Edition, the printer is built into the booth body. With the Mirror Booth, the booth comes with a separate printer stand. When you draw up the floor plan, include the stand and the spot where guests will pick up their prints. For help deciding whether you need printing at all, see Instant Print or Digital Delivery?

How much space should we plan for?

Both formats need about 3 m × 3 m including the queue, plus two 13A sockets (For events). If printing is added to the Mirror Booth, allow extra room for the printer stand, with the exact position confirmed on your floor plan. Technical venue information for both formats is available when you ask for a quote.

Do not compare the formats on the booth alone. Queue space, the spot where guests pick up prints, power and the delivery route into the venue all affect the real footprint. Our Photo Booth Venue Checklist covers space, power, network and guest flow, and Where to Place a Photo Booth looks at hotel ballrooms, convention halls and mall atriums.

How should we choose for our event?

Three questions usually settle it:

• Should the booth itself be part of the set? If you want the booth wrapped in your key visual so it lines up with backdrops and signage, the Brand Edition is the natural choice.
• Is the brand story mainly in the portraits? If what matters is the AI portrait each guest takes home, and the booth exterior does not need branding, the Mirror Booth delivers the full FaceVibe AI experience.
• Do you need prints? Both formats can add printing. With the Mirror Booth, mark the printer stand on your floor plan.

Some common patterns: a product launch that wants the booth to match the campaign look tends towards the Brand Edition; a cocktail hour or award night focused on the guest portrait experience works with either; a venue with strict styling rules is easiest to plan if you share photos of the space first. If you are unsure, tell us about the venue and the event when you enquire and ask the team to recommend a format.

Which format is shown in the 3D model?

The 3D model on The booth page is the Brand Edition. It is there to show the exterior and the replaceable brand panels, so organisers and agencies can plan placement and guest flow. For the Mirror Booth, refer to the photographs.

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