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CapSure |
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| Version 1.11 | |
| Cost: Free | |
| Scott Hoopes (Developer Info) | |
 (1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) |
Screenshots are commonly used to capture things on the screen that may not be there a minute from now. It’s a great way of capturing moments to show your friends later on. Being a built-in feature on desktop Windows, it is a shame that no such default function can be located on the Windows Mobile platform. I have been personally trying to find one that’s intuitional and efficient. CapSure may just fit the bill.
Unlike  the desktop feature, CapSure isn’t just a one-click function. However, there are ways you can narrow it down to just 2 clicks to capture screenshots. We will elaborate on that.
Installation
Easy installation, Device or Storage doesn’t matter.
Design
The design is fairly basic, but maybe confusing when first started up. You’re faced with a blank page with the option “CapSure Now” and “Options” on either side of the bottom menu bar. If you click on CapSure Now, the application will capture the screenshot that appear prior to the running of CapSure. Options will bring you to well, options that you may access.
Nothing too fancy here in terms of design. I do however appreciate the helpful quick tips marked by question marks in a blue box. I’ve always felt too many useful applications are not providing enough help to users who don’t necessarily have the same logic as they do.
Anyway, clicking on the blue box will launch a small guide for each options. Sometimes they are blocked out, yet you can’t move them around but close them. So if you couldn’t make out part of the sentence, just guess.
Other components, such as the Browse under the Options lets you browse the screenshots you have captured. The design is simple, a list of filenames with a small preview on the right. This preview tool may also be used to preview other image files that you may have on the device (for example: as seen here).
Usability
This application can be very useful and it has yet crash on me, except when the preview files gets too big. The default way that the application functions is that when it is launched and you have clicked on CapSure Now, the application will capture the screenshot of the screen prior to the launch of CapSure.
So for example, if you’re doing some crazy maths and found the solution to world poverty and want to take a screenshot, you will need to somehow launch the application and then click on “CapSure Now”.
The bad part? When you got to the application, the screen is already no longer that of the calculator but something alongside of a menu.
Solution? Assigning one of your hardware button to CapSure. When assigned, the application can be launched in one click, and the screenshot can be captured in one click. All but 2 clicks. Much easier than any other screenshot applications that I have tried.
Features
- Supports screen captures in BMP*, GIF*, JPG, PNG formats (*not on all devices)
- Add captions to screen captures
- Obscure sensitive information in screen captures
- Choose the saved image file name
Pros
- Capturing screenshot in 2-clicks on a WM device is marvelous
- Easily editing screenshots and apply changes
- Allows preview of screenshots
Cons
It takes a little longer to start up CapSure than I’d like. Maybe a little more fancier design would be nice?
Should I get it?
Screenshots are important to some but disposable to others. If you’re a screenshot kind of guy (or girl), this tool is definitely going to be useful for you.
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| Min Req: | Windows Mobile 5 and 6 PocketPCs |
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| Device Tested: | Samsung Omnia Samsung Epix |
| Price: | Freeware |
| Ratings | (1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) |
| Target Audience: | Screenshot-manics, this is the tool for you! |
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