With regards Jaison Bellarmine-----Original message----- From: Umesha Economics Sent: 2011:10:28, 6:37 pm To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AI] Digital cameras for scanning books
hai friend, I do understand your need. But as per my knowledge the portable device is knfb reader which could be used on a mobile. The scanning machine which you mentioned may be the one by freedom scientific. It has a normal size of a scanner and a hard disc. It can only scan and reproduce the same in voice as JAWS does. A few weeks back there was a news about intel. They are about to market portable machines which takes photos and convert them into text. But we have to wait for it. The best available option at present is the apple IPhones which reads text in a cleare voice. But I am not sure whether it can scan and store them. Any way it is very good to read a book. With regards Jaison Bellarmine. Friends, by digital camera I meant the camera with still images (Photos). As per my knowledge, all the digital cameras with video recording facility have the option to take still images. In fact I am experimenting a little bit about it. your knowledge and experience will add to it greatly. some of the fellow members mentioned the products like KNFB reader and others. As the information I got from Ram Agarwal, KNFB reader is no longer available as a stand alone device and it is a software. moreover, I hope no one will object if I say that those products are expensive to middle class people. Most of us have Kurzweil, a good user-friendly software. all that one needs is a device that feeds it with compatible images of printed pages. We can get a good quality camera for 15000 - 20000 Rs. and it will be economic when compared to one with 70000 Rs. As you know, Kurzweil does not take long time to recognize images. much of the time is consumed in scanning and it requires lot of patience to hold the books firmly on the scanner bed, that too, large books like those with 1000 to 1500 pages. in addition to that, some persons require that the binding of the books borrowed from them are not damaged. I don't know about Umax and portable scanner with Karishma. how much time they take to scan a full A4 page? do they do it in 1 or 2 seconds? I request all the members to contribute their knowledge on the matter. Umesha ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shona Man" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 7:20 PM Subject: Re: [AI] Digital cameras for scanning books > Hi recently I saw that karishma enterprises are having potable scanner > with them which is very useful and it takes images like a camera. Its > very good for recognition of voluminous books. But the cost of that > scanner is above 70,000 Rs. > > On 10/27/11, Jaison Bellarmine <[email protected]> wrote: >> KNFB READER comes as a digital camera.it takes images and reads them. But >> I >> am not sure whether all your needs will be met in it or not. Visit >> www.karishmaeterprises.com >> With regards >> Jaison Bellarmine-----Original message----- >> From: Umesha Economics >> Sent: 2011:10:27, 11:48 am >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [AI] Digital cameras for scanning books >> >> >> Friends you did not understand my real question. that's why I changed the >> subject line. >> I am also using HP scanner from past 6 years. but it takes about 45 to 50 >> seconds to scan a page using them whereas we capture an image in a >> digital >> camera within a second. so if we can use thus obtained images of pages of >> our books, I hope that we can greatly save time. presently I have to scan >> about 10000 pages of my printed books which requires me more than 100 >> hours >> of continuous heavy labour. so friends, I want to know your opinions, >> ideas >> and experiences about the possibility of getting the page images for >> kurzweil from digital cameras like sony handycams. please contribute your >> knowledgeable replies and help my purpose. >> >> Yours >> Umesha >> >> (I have cut some of the text in the trailing discussion in order to >> simplify.) >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "ashik" < >> [email protected]> >> >>>I use Umex 4100, and it has been working for me for the last six-seven >>>years. So, it means everyone talks about the brand of the scanner that he >>>or she has. There is noone who says that a particular brand is not good. >>>So, to conclude, all the brands available in the market are good. No >>>company can afford to put a weak model in the market. >> >>> From: "Shona Man" < >> [email protected]> >> >>>I think you should go to HP scanners, which are fast, acuret, and >>>> durable, I am using the same. >> >>>> On 10/25/11, Umesha Economics < >> [email protected]> >> wrote: >>>>> I am not particular about the model. somebody was telling that they >>>>> are >>>>> expensive. that's why I asked it. also I want to know whether we can >>>>> use >>>>> sony digital cameras to capture images for kurzweil? is anybody has >>>>> tried >>>>> it? please help me. >> >>>>> umesha >> >>>>> From: "Sheik mohammedali" < >> [email protected]> >> >>>>>> cost depends upon the moddle. which moddle you want particularly? >> Register for AccessIndia convention 2011(November 12-13) at: >> http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> [email protected] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please >> visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> >> >> Register for AccessIndia convention 2011(November 12-13) at: >> http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm >> >> Search for old postings at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to >> [email protected] >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please >> visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> >> > > > -- > LL.M candidate > at Faculty of Law in University of Delhi > > Register for AccessIndia convention 2011(November 12-13) at: > http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > Register for AccessIndia convention 2011(November 12-13) at: http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. 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