It works fine on the iPhone 4, latest firmware. Glenn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Chao" <mattc...@verizon.net> To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" <mac-access@mac-access.net> Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2011 7:19 AM Subject: Re: VO helping me center a face in my iPhone's viewfinder
Interesting. Tried the facial thing on my 4s, and it's pretty amazing. Don't know about the iPhone 4 with iOS 5, though. Matthew Chao >Hmm that's interesting. maybe in a few years. >You never know. You just never know. >On Dec 17, 2011, at 3:14 PM, Glenn wrote: > > > I wonder if it will lead to facial recognition, so it will say mom on > > left > > and dad on right, for example. > > Glenn > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dónal Fitzpatrick" <dfitz...@computing.dcu.ie> > > To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" <mac-access@mac-access.net> > > Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 4:39 PM > > Subject: Re: VO helping me center a face in my iPhone's viewfinder > > > > > > Apropos of this thread, I saw a lovely app at the recent Assets > > conference > > in Dundee which assisted blind photography. Hasn't been released yet > > but > > some people are doing some very interesting things in this domain. > > On 17 Dec 2011, at 22:37, Glenn wrote: > > > >> I have an iPhone 4, and it has worked flawlessly since I stumbled upon > >> it > >> just as Bryan did. > >> Glenn > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Sarah Alawami" <marri...@gmail.com> > >> To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" <mac-access@mac-access.net> > >> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 3:55 PM > >> Subject: Re: VO helping me center a face in my iPhone's viewfinder > >> > >> > >> lol. I can hardly get that to work in ios 5 on my iPhone 4 but maybe > >> I'll > >> have better luck with my 4s when I get it in june. or if not the 4s > >> then > >> what ever is out there by then. I've heard good things about this face > >> thing > >> and I hope it improves with time. > >> On Dec 17, 2011, at 1:20 PM, Bryan Jones wrote: > >> > >>> Hi Folks, > >>> > >>> I imagine most of you already know about this feature, but I don't > >>> recall > >>> knowing about it until this afternoon when I stumbled upon it > >>> completely > >>> by accident. I think this is pretty darn cool. > >>> > >>> I was lying on the floor with the dog snoring against my left side > >>> and > >>> the cat purring against my right, so I thought I'd hold the iPhone > >>> camera > >>> at arm's length and try to snap a photo. I launched the native camera > >>> app > >>> on my iPhone 4 running IOS 5, put it in photo mode with auto flash and > >>> back-facing camera, held it straight in front of me with the > >>> back-facing > >>> lens aimed in the general direction of my face, and prepared to snap > >>> one > >>> of my standard off-center photos. > >>> > >>> . Next thing I knew, VO started saying," One face, small face, near > >>> top > >>> edge." I tilted the iPhone a bit and VO announced, "One face, small > >>> face, > >>> near left edge. I kept tilting the phone until VO announce, "face > >>> centered." Then I moved the camera closer to my face and VO announced, > >>> "One face, large face, face centered." > >>> > >>> I then switched cameras to the front camera and got the same results. > >>> I > >>> also tried this in video mode but VO was silent. > >>> > >>> Lastly, I tried aiming the back facing camera at my Black Lab's face > >>> but > >>> could not get VO to recognize her. The cat decided she didn't want to > >>> be > >>> part of this experiment and ran off somewhere. > >>> > >>> I wonder what other IOS accessibility marvels I'm missing. <grin> > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> Bryan > >>> > >>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > >>> > >>> To reply to this post, please address your message to > >>> mac-access@mac-access.net > >>> > >>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access > >>> forum > >>> at either the list's own dedicated web archive: > >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > >>> or at the public Mail Archive: > >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > >>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > >>> > >>> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, > >>> virus > >>> and worm-free! > >>> > >>> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by > >>> visiting > >>> the list website at: > >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > >> > >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > >> > >> To reply to this post, please address your message to > >> mac-access@mac-access.net > >> > >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access > >> forum > >> at > >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: > >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > >> or at the public Mail Archive: > >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > >> > >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, > >> virus > >> and worm-free! 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