.. _doxcsid-interface_p1_1_1_camera_sdk_1_1_i_stored_image_handle_1aa954cd2a20eebec4b32f0e6b0a355867:

IStoredImageHandle.Preview Method
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Definition
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*Namespace:* ``P1.CameraSdk``

A blocking (synchronous) version of :ref:`RequestPreviewAsync <doxcsid-interface_p1_1_1_camera_sdk_1_1_i_stored_image_handle_1a3e0b063cbfc935126303890b2cf93c40>`.

.. ref-code-block:: csharp
	:class: doxyrest-overview-code-block

    public :ref:`IPreview<doxcsid-interface_p1_1_1_camera_sdk_1_1_i_preview>` Preview(:ref:`ImageFormat<doxcsid-namespace_p1_1_1_camera_sdk_1a56985d71dffbf0cd6359e82b0ad7778d>` format, UInt32 timeoutMs = 0);



.. rubric:: Parameters:

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	*
		- format

		- Optionally change encoding of the returned preview image. Default is RGB bitmap.

	*
		- timeoutMs

		- An optional maximum amount of milliseconds to wait for the preview, before giving up. Zero (0) is *wait forever*.



.. rubric:: Returns:

an image buffer that encapsulates the image preview, or nullptr on timeout.