Subject: | |
From: | |
Reply To: | |
Date: | Thu, 13 Nov 2014 13:18:24 -0500 |
Content-Type: | text/plain |
Parts/Attachments: |
|
|
Phil,
I pinch pennies so tight they squeak. I swore I never would pay $100 for an
iPhone app, and I didn't. I got the KNFB Reader for $80 and love it.
Like the one that came out in the PDA and then subsequently on the Nokia
phones, alignment is very critical. I was amazed though at how well it
works, even when I took a picture in near darkness. It brings up the
results in about two seconds.
A couple suggestions if you aren't used to using it:
1. It helps to have good lighting.
2. Use the tilt option, it helps you keep the phone from skewing the print
vertically or horizontally but not radially; but accidentally tilting makes
a marked difference on results. That was the hardest thing to train new
users on when I sold the Nokia ones.
3. It is designed for reading printed material; any time it can read a
screen or a display, that is a bonus.
4. If you are going to do a ton of scanning with it, consider buying a
Scanstand, ScanJig, or build your own box that you can put the iPhone on top
of so you don't have alignment issues. A good way to go might be something
with Plexiglass that would not block light.
Steve, K8SP
----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Scovell
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 8:23 PM
Subject: KNFB iPhone Reader
Well, I dove in headfirst this afternoon and downloaded the KNFB OCR app for
blind users. It definitely takes practice positioning the camera to get a
good picture before reading much is possible.
|
|
|