diff --git a/pylonrecorder.cpp b/pylonrecorder.cpp
index 47deaee..0d93213 100644
--- a/pylonrecorder.cpp
+++ b/pylonrecorder.cpp
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ void PylonRecorder::createActions() {
   framerateSpinner = new QSpinBox();
   framerateSpinner->setRange(1, 120);
   framerateSpinner->setSuffix("Hz");
-  framerateSpinner->setFixedSize(120, 25);
+  framerateSpinner->setFixedSize(80, 25);
   framerateSpinner->setValue(defaultFrameRate);
   framerateSpinner->setStyleSheet("QSpinBox{font-size: 10px;font-family: Arial;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);}");
   //framerateSpinner->setStyleSheet("QSpinBox{font-size: 10px;font-family: Arial;color: rgb(255, 255, 255);background-color: rgb(38,56,76);}");
@@ -383,16 +383,23 @@ void PylonRecorder::createActions() {
   buffersizeSpinner->setRange(100, 5000);
   buffersizeSpinner->setSingleStep(25);
   buffersizeSpinner->setValue(defaultBufferSize);
-  buffersizeSpinner->setFixedSize(120, 25);
+  buffersizeSpinner->setFixedSize(100, 25);
   buffersizeSpinner->setStyleSheet("QSpinBox{font-size: 10px;font-family: Arial;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);}");
 
   exposureSpinner = new QSpinBox();
-  exposureSpinner->setRange(10, 50000);
+  exposureSpinner->setRange(10, 100);
   exposureSpinner->setSingleStep(10);
   exposureSpinner->setValue(defaultExposureTime);
-  exposureSpinner->setFixedSize(120, 25);
+  exposureSpinner->setFixedSize(100, 25);
   exposureSpinner->setStyleSheet("QSpinBox{font-size: 10px;font-family: Arial;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);}");
 
+  gainSpinner = new QSpinBox();
+  gainSpinner->setRange(0, 24);
+  gainSpinner->setSingleStep(1);
+  gainSpinner->setValue(defaultGain);
+  gainSpinner->setFixedSize(80, 25);
+  gainSpinner->setStyleSheet("QSpinBox{font-size: 10px;font-family: Arial;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);background-color: rgb(255,255,255);}");
+
   dryRunCheckBox = new QCheckBox("Dry run, no writing");
   dryRunCheckBox->setChecked(false);
   dryRunCheckBox->setFixedSize(150, 25);
@@ -411,6 +418,9 @@ void PylonRecorder::createActions() {
   toolbar->addWidget(new QLabel("frame rate (Hz):"));
   toolbar->addWidget(framerateSpinner);
   toolbar->addSeparator();
+  toolbar->addWidget(new QLabel("gain (dB):"));
+  toolbar->addWidget(gainSpinner);
+  toolbar->addSeparator();
   toolbar->addWidget(new QLabel("exposure time (us):"));
   toolbar->addWidget(exposureSpinner);
   toolbar->addSeparator();
diff --git a/pylonrecorder.h b/pylonrecorder.h
index 6d195e4..c8517db 100644
--- a/pylonrecorder.h
+++ b/pylonrecorder.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ private:
     void applyScaling();
     void adjustScrollBar(QScrollBar *scrollBar, double factor);
 
-    int defaultBufferSize = 1000, defaultFrameRate = 30, movieCount = 0, defaultExposureTime = 3000;
+    int defaultBufferSize = 1000, defaultFrameRate = 30, movieCount = 0, defaultExposureTime = 3000, defaultGain=0;
     QImage image;
     QTimer *frameTimer, *preassureTimer, *labelTimer;
     QLabel *imageLabel, *writingLabel, *grabbingLabel, *cameraConnectedLabel, *fileLabel;
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ private:
     QString activeLabelStyleHigh = "QLabel { font-size: 10px;font-family: Arial; color : red; }";
     QString activeLabelStyleLow = "QLabel { font-size: 10px;font-family: Arial; color : cmyk(0, 255, 255, 0, 50); }";
     QString inactiveLabelStyle = ("QLabel { font-size: 10px;font-family: Arial; color :gray; }");
-    QSpinBox *framerateSpinner, *buffersizeSpinner, *exposureSpinner;
+    QSpinBox *framerateSpinner, *buffersizeSpinner, *exposureSpinner, *gainSpinner;
 
 
 #if defined(QT_PRINTSUPPORT_LIB) && QT_CONFIG(printer)