How far away from the object is your phone? When the phone is relatively close, the shadow cast by the phone changes the lighting. You want to be at least a foot away.
If you have no vision, it is a good idea to work with a sighted person to learn optimal distances for acquiring proper colours in various situations. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 08/02/2013, at 1:58, "Lauren Simmons" <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not sure its just a light issue. I tried both of these apps out in the > sunlight as well as right on our dining room table which has a large light > above it. Didn't matter as these color detectors failed pretty miserably in > both conditions. Heck, both apps could not reliably determine the color of > the paint on one of my bedrooms even though there was lots of light and it > was a large blank wall. In fact, if I left the color detector close to the > wall and leaning on a few books in an effort to eliminate hand movement, both > color detectors would eventually start speaking random colors. The wall is > the same and the placement of the camera is the same, so with good lighting > and all things equal, it appears that $1 or $5 doesn't get you much in terms > of color identification. Then again, the $1 ColoredEye app was the absolute > worst. It feels like I paid for a voice to simply speak random colors with > fancy sounding names and 0 relevance to the object of interest. The > colorVisor was only marginally better. Don't bother with either of these > apps, or at least until an upgrade is posted. > > LS > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sherrie" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 4:13 AM > Subject: Re: Accessible Color identifier > > >> I downloaded one called Color ID which is free but it seems the colors >> change as I move the phone. After reading the descriptions of Color Visor >> ($4.99) and Colored Eye ($.99) I don't know that it is any worse than the >> paid apps as changing colors seems to be a problem due to lighting. It >> would seem to me that the color apps would make the flash turn on like a >> flashlight app does so the lighting would be dependable. If that were the >> case I would pay the money. But I have been burned buying apps that someone >> or other recommended only to find that they don't work for me at least. I >> really like it when an app lets you try it for free so you can determine if >> it works for you before putting out the money. >> >> Sherrie >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Scott Edwards >> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 12:16 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Accessible Color identifier >> >> I use colored eye which seems to work well >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Feb 5, 2013, at 9:30 PM, "Lauren Simmons" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Besides TapTapSee and such, is there an accessible color identifier >>> many of you have found useful and accessible? If you have a name of >>> such a utility I would apreciate knowing about it, so I can then >>> search for details in iTunes store. 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