Hi David, And I might add that automatic image stabilization which is another new feature of the new camera in the 5S may further help if you are taking a picture for OCR without the benefit of the Standscan.
Regards, Sieghard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 4:02 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Features of the 5S and 5C So long as one uses good technique for capturing the image, I expect OCR recognition to significantly improve for two reasons: the additional led will give better lighting for the camera, and the wide-angle aperture will give greater area coverage at the same distance. The A7 64 bit processor will increase OCR processing speed. All that said, it will still be necessary that one has a steady and still hand when taking the picture, and that the page be as close to 90 degrees as possible. Jitter (camera shaking), skew (text at angle off true vertical), and shading (shadows cast by light / not enough light / too much direct light, are the factors which cause difficulty for blind people to capture images which are clear enough for OCR. I use my iPhone 5 for OCR daily to very good effect. when I am able to combine it with the StandScan Pro, my OCR is almost always just about perfect. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 11/09/2013, at 20:54, Mario Barbuto <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Annie and everybody, > > I'm a little skeptical about the new iphone 5S performances on this respect. > In fact, its Braille low speed and poor efficiency derive mainly from the VoiceOver software and its way of bluetooth managing. > As well, I don't believe the most improved camera will be able to dramatically increase text recognition capabilities. Talking of simple black & white text recognition it especially depends on the picture clearness and understandability rather than on the higher megapixels resolution. > We will see! > > Warmly, > > Mario. > > > At 00:12 11/09/2013, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote: >> Hi. >> >> The new IPhone could have some advantages for braille users, because it is faster. I do not think there is much use of it, if you only use speech, but braille speed e.g. in kindle could possibly be improved. >> >> Best regards Annie. >> Den Sep 10, 2013 kl. 10:20 PM skrev Anthony Vece <[email protected]>: >> >> > Hi Karen; >> > >> > I think that's about it. >> > >> > I'll wait and see what the 6 has to offer. >> > >> > Anthony >> > >> > >> > Sent from my Verizon iPhone 5! >> > >> > On Sep 10, 2013, at 4:16 PM, "Karen Poulakos" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> >> Will it be the same phone as the 5 is now? or will new features be added? What are the new features of the 5S, other than the security features i've seen mentioned here? >> >> >> >> Karen P >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Olver" >> >> <[email protected]> >> >> To: <[email protected]> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 3:04 PM >> >> Subject: Re: Features of the 5S and 5C >> >> >> >> >> >>> Karen, the 5C will replace the 5. It will be offered in 16 and 32 GB models. >> >>> Fred Olver >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Author of Dealing with Vision Loss >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> have a look it just makes sense. >> >>> >> >>> http://www.dealingwithvisionloss.com >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Karen Poulakos" >> >>> <[email protected]> >> >>> To: <[email protected]> >> >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 2:52 PM >> >>> Subject: Features of the 5S and 5C >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>> I've seen lots of posts about the purchase of these phones, but haven't seen any posts about the features offered. What is the difference between the two? I now have the 4S, and was planning on upgrading to the 5, with the hopes that one would be offered at a less expensive price. 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