Steve,

Good ideas.  I'm just a novice at using it since I just started yesterday so 
all these experiences folks are having are giving me a lot of thought.  I 
figured positioning would be the number 1 problem to achieve and so it is.

Phil.
K0NX




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 11:18 AM
Subject: Re: KNFB iPhone Reader


> 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.
>