Taking Screenshots on Your Humminbird

HELIX

Required:
-32 GB or Smaller Micro SD (HELIX 7/5) or an unlocked SD (HELIX 12/10/9)

Steps:

1. Place a writable SD card in the card slot
2. Turn on Screen Snapshot Waypoint Feature
     -Press Menu (2) twice > Accessories > Screen Snapshot Waypoint = ON
       
3. Take a screenshot with marking waypoint
     -Press and hold the “Mark” button to take a screenshot. This will also mark a waypoint
     -To take a screenshot without marking a waypoint, turn off Screen Snapshot Waypoint > Menu (2) > Accessories> Screen Snapshot waypoint = OFF. Press and hold the “Mark” button to take a screenshot this will only create a snapshot
       
4. Exporting the screen shot images
     -Eject SD or MicroSD and download image to your computer

Click here to watch a video explaining the process of taking a screenshot

APEX XPLORE and SOLIX Software Version 5.060 and Later

The Snapshot feature is enabled by default and the save location is defaulted to the internal hard drive.

STEPS:

1. Place an unlocked writable SD card in the card slot (32 GB or Smaller)
2. To set default screen capture save location
     -Navigate to the Home Screen and select Tools

3. Tap on Images

     -Select Settings and set Screen Capture Save Location to Internal, SD Card 1 or SD Card 2

4.Take a screenshot
     -Press the Screen Snapshot Key to take a screenshot

     -The image will be saved to internal Hard Drive or SD card (which ever was set as default in step 3)
5. Exporting screen shot images saved to SD card
     -Eject SD or MicroSD and download image to your computer
6. If you did not insert a writable card and have images saved to your SOLIX’s internal hard drive you will need to export the screenshots from the internal hard drive to an unlocked SD card
     -Navigate to the dashboard and select Images
     -Press and hold your finger on the image you’d like to move. You can also use the Menu Button to select the image.      

     -Select “Copy” or “Copy All” (if you’d like to move all internally saved images)

     -Select desired SD Card Slot to which to save the image(s)

SOLIX and APEX Software Version 4.210 and Lower

The Snapshot feature is enabled by default and the save location is defaulted to the internal hard drive.

STEPS:

1. Place an unlocked writable SD card in the card slot (32 GB or Smaller)
2. To set default screen capture save location
     -Navigate to the Home Screen and select Images

     
 
     -Select Settings and set Screen Capture Save Location to Internal, SD Card 1 or SD Card 2



3.Take a screenshot
     -Press and hold “Go To” button to take a screenshot
     
     -The image will be saved to internal Hard Drive or SD card (which ever was set as default in step 2)
4. Exporting screen shot images saved to SD card
     -Eject SD or MicroSD and download image to your computer
5. If you did not insert a writable card and have images saved to your APEX or SOLIX internal hard drive, you will need to export the screenshots from the internal hard drive to an unlocked SD card
     -Navigate to the dashboard and select Images
     -Press and hold your finger on the image you’d like to move. You can also use the Menu button to select the image.
     
 
     -Select “Copy” or “Copy All” (if you’d like to move all internally saved images)


 
     -Select desired SD Card Slot to which to save the image(s)


 

Legacy Models

For older Humminbird models that have snap shots as a menu feature, please watch this brief video on performing this task.