The iPhone will never replace a dedicated bar code scanner for speed and ease of finding the bar code. Depending on how much detail you want, I would start with using an object identification app like CamFind for free, or Tap Tap See which gives you the first 20 or so shots free, then you either buy 100 pictures for $7.99 or subscribe for unlimited at something like $10 per month.
They are faster than any bar code scanning app on the iPhone because you just take a picture of the front of the can or box and they come back with an ID fairly quickly, 30 seconds or so on average. The best bar code scanning app is DigitEyes for $19.99 for the whole package. But, it can be a bit slow compared to a USB scanner. Plus, to take full advantage of the iPHone camera, you get the best results by starting wit the camera very close to the object, then slowly pulling back to anywhere from 4 to 10 inches so the auto focus feature can do its thing. Of course, you need to know pretty much where the bar code is to have this work in a timely manner. The advantage to DigitEyes is that if the manufacturer added any details like contents, package size, calories, you will get all that. You can read about it in detail at: www.digit-eyes.com DigitEyes also works with some Bluetooth bar code scanners, but they are several hundred dollars. HTH, Richard "The highest reward for a person's toil is not what they get for it, but what they become by it." - John Ruskin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robert Spangler Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2015 9:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Barcode Scanning Hello: Currently, I use a barcode scanner that connects to my computer via USB and uses bcscan.com. I would like my iPhone to take over this job. A few years back, I tried doing this with several different apps and found the experience to be severely lacking. Perhaps it was the apps, perhaps it was the camera. I have an iPhone 6+ which has a significantly better camera. What would be the go to app for this task? I'd like to be able to identify canned foods and other items in my kitchen, while I'm cooking, instead of having to run back and forth to the computer and back. Thanks in advance, Robby -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. The archives for this list can be searched at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
