This can already be done with the KNFB mobile reader. However this as you
have said is not the place to discuss this product. There is a specific list
for this product and any questions you have would be and could be better
answered on that list.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paulo Augusto" <pauloaugustoami...@yahoo.com.br>
To: "Talks Mailing List" <talks@talksusers.com>
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 9:43 AM
Subject: [Talks] Using the cell phone as a scanner
Hi listers,
Some of us depend on scanners to read books. I have used flatbed scanners
but it's kind of tricky to turn pages over.
Yesterday I found some information about the pearl scanner, that works
like a camera picturing or photographing book pages. It makes the scanning
process much easier because we just need to turn pages with the book on
the same position. It's much faster. But the pearl scanner costs about
1500 dollars. If some of nokia's phones can photograph book pages, it's an
important extra feature for talks users. If it's a new subject on this
list and for talks developers, I guess it's already an important matter to
consider. It's related to educational purposes and can make talks even
more useful for visually impaired people.
But if this idea of using phone cameras as a scanner has already been
tryed and tests showed it doesn't work, please let me know. An aunt of
mine who's a photographer told me it's fully possible to get book pages
with a digital camera with macro function. Some of nokia cameras has macro
lenses. I think it's a very important thing for us to research.
If you have a n86 or a n95 or any other phone with good lenses, maybe you
can check if you can access this camera functions such as macro mode,
black and white mode, etc.
Well, I know my english is sometimes confusing, so if I said something
that is not comprehensible, plese ask me to explain again.
Regards, Paulo
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