So David are you saying that the stabilization in the 6+ doesn't really help?
On 9/24/14, Annie Skov Nielsen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi David. > > Which of the phones would you recommend, I have thought going for the 6 > plus. > > Best regards Annie. > Den 24/09/2014 kl. 08.47 skrev David Chittenden <[email protected]>: > >> My partner and I played with the 6 and 6+ in the Apple Store yesterday. As >> a sighted person, she found that physical stabilisation helped only >> marginally when taking pictures of a printed page. She said it was easy to >> blur the image, though the 6 was even easier to blur the image. >> >> As someone who is quite good at prismo and TextGrabber freehand, I have >> been blown away by the ease that I have with KNFB reader using the balance >> vibration system. I can snap a very readable scan in one to three seconds. >> I am reading documents almost as easily as with the Stand Scan Pro. >> >> The OCR engine is definitely the same as in TextGrabber. However, the ease >> of use and speed of operation has caused me to change my opinion to an >> unreserved recommendation of the product. >> >> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA >> Email: [email protected] >> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 24 Sep 2014, at 11:33, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Keith, >>> >>> In my opinion it won't make much of a difference if you have a steady >>> hand. Maybe if you don't it could help. I also like the idea of the 6 >>> Plus in terms of battery life, but I'd have to hold the phone to see if I >>> liked it. Anyhow, not a consideration for me until at least next year >>> since I'm definitely not upgrading from a 5S to a 6 or even 6 Plus. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sieghard >>> >>> From: [email protected][mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf >>> Of Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. >>> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 6:25 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: KNFB seems to be working so well, is the physical stabilization >>> feature in the 6+ relevant anymore? >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm still debating 6 versus 6+. >>> >>> I'd love the much longer battery life, but the KNFB app seems to be >>> working so well on 4s, 5, 5c, 5s phones, that I'm starting to wonder if >>> the physical stabilization feature really matters for blind folks wanting >>> optimal OCR, making the smaller 6 a stronger consideration. Maybe the >>> size of the 6+ requires the additional physical stabilization to get good >>> photos. . >>> >>> I'm curious to learn what others are thinking about this. >>> >>> Best, Keith >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the viphone >>> list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you >>> have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you >>> feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >>> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. 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