Hi Dan, If you compare Omoby and Digit Eyes you are compares Apples to Oranges (pun intended). Anyhow, Omoby is an object recognition app which recognizes things like logos, shapes etc. I believe Omobody may red a barcode if you focused on one properly, but Digit Eyes is a dedicated barcode and QR code scanner/reader which means you have to find the code or it will give you nothing. In some cases Omoby may give you enough information, but in many cases it will not. For example, I did sometimes get Omoby to tell me that I was dealing with a can of Coke, but at other time it simply told me "Pop can" and of course that doesn't help me much if I want to distinguish between a can of Coke or a can of Ginger Ale.
Digit Eyes takes time to learn, but if you take that time you can get very good results in a pretty reasonable amount of time. This is especially true of smaller packages where it is easy to aim the lens in the middle of the package from an inch away, start scanning and then slowly raise the phone straight up until the entire package is in focus and it can read the barcode. Even cans are relatively quick if you read all the help files because if you do you find out that a barcode on a can with a label is most always located right next to the seam where the label meets when it's glued onto the can. You also get best results with good lighting, I usually put the package on the stove where I have a light directly above under the hood of the exhaust fan or on my dining table which also has a light above it. Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dan Beaver GMail Sent: Thursday, February 7, 2013 11:03 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: app to read barcodes? Hi, I tried digit eyes and did not like how dificult it was to get it to recognize the barcode. I have found that for me OMoby works much easier and seems to do a pretty darned good job. Just my 2 cents. Dan Beaver -------------------------------------------------- From: "Annie Skov Nielsen" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 1:49 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: app to read barcodes? Hi. My mother will love that one, when she tries to help me finding the barcodes, and remember where they are located. I have discovered that I sometimes can feel where the barcode is located. I will recommend digit-eyes, but also download redlaser, it can find many barcodes, and it is easy to use, and it shows the numbers, if the barcode can not be found, and you can when write it down and search on google. Best regards Annie. On Feb 1, 2013, at 12:06 AM, JoJo and Clinton <[email protected]> wrote: > When I go to the grocery store, I have whoever is shopping with me put > a piece of clear tape over the bar code. Then when I use digit-eyes I > know exactly where to scan. This method works wonderful for me and > saves lots of time. > > HTH > > JoJo > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- 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]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- 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]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- 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]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- 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]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
