It doesn't matter 3 inches, 6 inches, 2 feet away, low, medium, direct light, all the results are unreliable--sighted help or not.
LS ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Chittenden" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 7, 2013 11:48 AM Subject: Re: Accessible Color identifier 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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