# Desktop Mode camera setup

**Desktop Mode was proposed after version 2.0.0 and is experimental. Use it at your own risk.** It is not part of the normal first-use route, and its behavior may change or fail in a future build.

Desktop Mode sends the camera image directly to the PC over USB. It does not need Wi-Fi.

## Quick test

1. Connect the camera to the PC with USB.
2. Open **Setting → General → Camera** and wait for **Cable Connected**.
3. Choose **Desktop Mode**.
4. Open **RP1 → Camera View** and aim the camera at the front-facing Tracker lights.

<figure class="" id="bkmrk-desktop-mode-camera-">[![Desktop Mode Camera View, cropped as one contiguous native-scale panel from the app screen; points are scripted, no live camera or calibration implied.](https://wiki.elecholic.tech/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/img-036-webp.webp)](https://wiki.elecholic.tech/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/scaled-1680-/img-036-webp.webp)<figcaption>Desktop Mode Camera View, cropped as one contiguous native-scale panel from the app screen; points are scripted, no live camera or calibration implied. · Open image at original size.</figcaption></figure>The expected result is moving raw light points in Camera View. This is only a camera-view test. The current build does not run the Headset Mode yaw-correction path, and **Desktop Cali** / TIC is paused. Moving dots do not prove corrected full-body tracking.

For the supported full-body camera workflow, use [Headset Mode](https://wiki.elecholic.tech/books/excap-beginner-guide/page/headset-mode-camera-setup). If you try Desktop Mode, keep a recovery path available and do not use it as the first setup for a child or first-time user.