Timing, Battery Life And The Snap Button

Since Snappy is battery-powered, it was necessary to provide some means of preserving the battery life when you are not actually taking a snap. The way this was done was to make sure Snappy stays powered down until you actually click on the Snap button. Snappy powers up once you have clicked Snap. This takes between 1/2 and three seconds depending upon the speed of your computer.

This means you might miss the exact frame you want to snap if you are snapping from a moving source such as a video tape or live TV signal. To make sure you get the right frame, click on the Preview button before you snap. Whenever you enter Preview mode (you can tell because the Preview button will be glowing), Snappy is powered-up, and there is no delay between the time when you click and release the Snap button and when Snappy snaps the picture.


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