When you click on the Preview button on the main Snappy interface, you put Snappy into Preview mode. This mode is very useful because you actually see your video source displayed in the Preview/Adjust Monitor before you commit to a Snap. This is probably the mode you will use most of the time.

When you click on the Preview button, two things will happen:

The Preview controls (see figure 1) display on the Snappy interface.

The Preview button will remain glowing -- more brightly than either the Adjust or Setup buttons.

figure 1: The Preview Screen

Once you have assured yourself that all is well with your video source and you are ready to snap an image, simply click on the Snap button.

Clicking on the Snap button will not take Snappy out of Preview mode, but clicking on either of the other mode buttons (Adjust or Setup) will cause that mode’s controls to appear and its button to remain pressed down.

You can also call up the Save or Help requesters by clicking on their buttons. When you exit either of these, Snappy will return to whatever mode it was in before you clicked on them the first time.


To learn more about the Preview/Adjust Monitor, follow this link.

Preview/Adjust Monitor


The Unobtrusive Snappy Alerts

Another important feature of Preview mode is its built-in alerts, which will alert you, much as the name suggests, to any potential problems before you take a snap. Snappy will cough up alerts that tell you when no (or a bad) video source is connected, when the battery is low and when the power saver feature is active. They are described at the end of the following links.

No Video Signal

Video Too Bright

Battery Low

Power Saver


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