One of the low vision folks in our tech department told me about Vision
Assist. It is $3.99 and thus far everyone I have shown it to thinks it is
nearly as good as Ruby, which is very popular with low vision folks.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Esther" <mori...@mac.com>
To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2012 6:46 PM
Subject: Re: Can the iPhone be used as a Magnifier?
Hi Mike,
Yes, there are a number of apps that will let you use the iPhone camera as a
magnifier. Some of these were mentioned in discussions by low-vision users.
Here's one that has gotten a lot of recent publicity (but I don't know
whether it works with VoiceOver -- some of them do):
• Lumin Turns Your iPhone into an Illuminated Magnifier by Adam C. Engst, 4
January 2012, TidBITS article:
http://tidbits.com/static/html/TidBITS-1108.html#0
Here's the App Store link:
• Lumin ($1.99) by Mahboud Zabetian
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/lumin/id480343142?mt=8
Some other apps that should work with VoiceOver:
• Spectacles ($0.99) by Mach One Mobile
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/spectacles/id380054681?mt=8
Bryan Jones can tell you more about this one, since he posted questions
about this some time ago. See "Re: Using the iPhone 4 as a video magnifier
with illumination":
http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries%40googlegroups.com/msg28434.html
• Over 40 Magnifier and Flashlight ($0.99) by TLA Investments, LLC
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/over-40-magnifier-flashlight/id381663967?mt=8
There's an ad-free version of the "Over 40 Magnifier and Flashlight" app for
$2.99 that may have other features. The $0.99 version was a free download
at one time.
Most of what I know about zoom and low-vision magnification comes from
supporting Mac setups for older relatives who want some magnification of
their screens, but are not really low-vision users. Still, magnification
apps like the ones I've listed are helpful for them.
The Lumin app lets you increase the magnification of the image you've taken
beyond the maximum set by the camera, by using the pinch-to-zoom gesture to
enlarge the image. All of these apps can turn on the LED flash of the
iPhone 4 and 4S cameras.
HTH. Maybe Bryan can suggest other apps that he finds useful.
Best,
Esther
On Mar 18, 2012, at 1:04 PM, Mike Busboom wrote:
Hi.
I am totally blind, so this wouldn't help me. I was asked by a physician
whether or not there was an App for the iPhone that turned it into a
magnifier. The idea is that you point the rear camera at some print that
is then magnified and displayed on the front screen of the unit for
viewing. Does such an App exist?
My best to all,
Mike
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