Abstract: A document camera with light compensation functionality includes a camera securing to a base. The document camera has an emitting-adjustable light source. A sensor, installed on top of the camera, measures the light in the surroundings and outputs an analog signal. A converter transforms the analog signal into a digital signal. A light-computing unit receives the digital signal and produces a signal including an optimum light condition. A light controller controls the intensity of the light of the emitting-adjustable light source according to the signal including the optimum light condition outputted from the light-computing unit.