Hi Scott, Since I don't have an iPhone 5 I can't do a direct comparison and in order to get objective results one really would need to have both phones and do a number of scans under the exact same conditions. However, I definitely believe that having perfect lighting and a super stabil platform along with the right distance and focus will make a much bigger difference than the small improvement in the camera itself. This of course is why the Standscan is such a useful device, really a game changer with respect to OCR on the iPhone. After all, if you look at a device such as the Pearl from Freedom Scientific, it is just a specialized digital camera mounted on a special stand so you get exactly what the Standscan provides, a stabil platform and good distance/focus. Of course the Pearl has other specialized features like automatic detection for when you turn a page and all that, but I bet as a camera it's no better than what the iPhone camera is and there is no reason why the iPhone shouldn't be able to provide impressive scan results. The 4S and even more so the 5 certainly have the processing power for accurate and fast OCR and from the results Sandy and Anne posted the Standscan really does make all the difference especially for us visually impaired users.
Take care, Sieghard ----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Davert Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 11:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Standscan Pro improvements Hello Sieghard. I have not tried the 4s, so I'm not aware of how that compares, but was told that the saffire lends in the 5 made a difference in terms of working with glare. Not sure how much that would effect OCR, but I gather that you think not much. So thank you for that info! I ordered the standscan today, and am verry much looking forward to it. Thank you for the informative email, Scott On 3/17/13, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Scott and Denise, > > OK, Scott, you maybe mix up the 3GS and the 4/4S/5. There is a very > noticeable improvement in the camera between the 3GS (a 3 MP camera) and > the > 4 (a 5 MP auto-focus camera). Yes, the 4S also has a better camera than the > 4 (an 8 MP), but the difference between the 4S and 5 is minor. The 5 still > has the same 8 MP camera, just a slight improvement in the lens and maybe > the processing in low light. I highly doubt that in terms of OCR and with a > Standscan which guaranties perfect lighting and perfect stillness/focus, > you > would notice any difference between the 4S and 5 and probably little > difference to the 4. > > So, Denise, yes, the Standstand will work just fine with an iPhone 5. It is > actually not designed as an iDevice accessory and will work equally well > with any Android or Windows 7 Smartphone as it is meant to be simply an > accessory which gives you great lighting, a stabil surface to put your > phone > on instead of holding it and the distance is designed to be perfect for > most > uses. > > I highly recommend you read the information at www.Standscan.com and of > course there have been dozens of messages by now which you can review in > the > archives by searching for "Standscan". Both Sandy and Anne have posted very > impressive OCR results in some of these posts. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -- > 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.
