Re: question about OCR on iPhone 5
Hi, based on the tech specs of both iPhone 4S and 5, the results for OCR apps won't be much different. -- Raul A. Gallegos "The greatest thing about Twitter, is that you can quote anything and totally make up the source." - Abraham Lincoln Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 Facebook: http://facebook.com/rau47 On 10/18/2012 8:49 AM, Alex Wallis wrote: Hi list, I am planning to get the iPhone 5, as I have had the chance of a very good deal on the phone. I am just wondering, has anyone tried any of the OCR apps on the 5? in particular I am interested in text detective, but observations on the performance of other apps would be interesting to know about as well. I am interested in if results are better, worse or the same as on the 4s, I mention text detective as like so many of you, text detective is the only app I have got any useful results from. I wonder if the camera on the 5 makes any noticeable difference. Many thanks for any information, Alex. -- 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
re: question about OCR on iPhone 5
Hi list, well, I have never got any useful results with prismo. The reason I go for text detective is because of course it repeatedly scans til it finds text. Prismo is just so fiddly to use, and its extremely frustrating to snap a photo with it, then find out its unusable, and then to have to tap several buttons just to take another photo, If prismo had some sort of repeat scan feature til text is found like text detective, I might be more inclined to keep trying it. Also, of course in prismo several buttons aren't labeled, and over all I just find prismo clunky and unfriendly to use, unlike text detective. The one thing I wish they would add in for the next version is a start scan button to the results screen, as at the moment if you get rubbish for your results you have to find the button to go back, then find the start scan button to have another go. I think it is all about how the paper is positioned, and where the phone is in relation to it, I just keep raising and lowering the phone til I get something useful from it. -- 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
Re: question about OCR on iPhone 5
Well, here in NZ, pages are usually a4 which is 9 x 12, I think. I go slightly toward the top of the page. If necessary, I do another scan in the lower 3rd, but if that's the case, I usually run Prizmo. I find Prizmo has better OCR. Text Detective gives me the general overview quicker. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 19/10/2012, at 3:10, "Richard Turner" wrote: > Are we talking about an i.5 by 11 sheet and you are getting the entire page? > I've never gotten more than a half a page and that seldom. > I don't have particularly long arms, but I will try that approach. > I'm guessing you are about 16 to 18 inches above the page? > Holding the phone landscape, is it over the center of the page or toward top > or bottom? > > Richard > > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of David Chittenden > Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 7:07 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: question about OCR on iPhone 5 > > I find, with Text Detective, if I place my elbows on either side of the > paper and have my arms go straight up, I hold my iPhone in landscape > orientation at the top. This gives me a good image. I have fairly long arms. > > With Prizmo, I start with the iPhone flat on the page and raise up slowly > until I hear VO say auto-focus. Sometimes, I raise until the second time > auto-focus is announced. > > David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA > Email: dchitten...@gmail.com > Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 > Sent from my iPhone > > On 19/10/2012, at 2:32, "Richard Turner" wrote: > >> Alex, >> I don't have the iPhone 5 yet, but on the 4S I can only get small >> portions of text with Text Detective. Prizmo is the only OCR app I >> can get reliable results with. I've continued to try, DocScanner, >> SayText, Text Grabber, Text4u (not sure on the spelling of that one) >> and Prizmo and Prizmo works best for me. >> You comments mirror that of the reviewer from Access World who put >> Text Detective at the top of the list. >> I'm wondering if you wouldn't mind sending pretty detailed steps of >> how to get good results with Text Detective to the list? >> I am pretty sure I'm not the only one who wouldn't mind this being >> revisited. >> >> Thanks, >> Richard >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >> Behalf Of Alex Wallis >> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:50 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: question about OCR on iPhone 5 >> >> Hi list, >> I am planning to get the iPhone 5, as I have had the chance of a very >> good deal on the phone. >> >> I am just wondering, has anyone tried any of the OCR apps on the 5? >> in particular I am interested in text detective, but observations on >> the performance of other apps would be interesting to know about as well. >> >> I am interested in if results are better, worse or the same as on the >> 4s, I mention text detective as like so many of you, text detective is >> the only app I have got any useful results from. >> I wonder if the camera on the 5 makes any noticeable difference. >> Many thanks for any information, >> Alex. >> >> -- >> 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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 "VIPhone" > Google Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> 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 "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to
RE: question about OCR on iPhone 5
Are we talking about an i.5 by 11 sheet and you are getting the entire page? I've never gotten more than a half a page and that seldom. I don't have particularly long arms, but I will try that approach. I'm guessing you are about 16 to 18 inches above the page? Holding the phone landscape, is it over the center of the page or toward top or bottom? Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Chittenden Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 7:07 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: question about OCR on iPhone 5 I find, with Text Detective, if I place my elbows on either side of the paper and have my arms go straight up, I hold my iPhone in landscape orientation at the top. This gives me a good image. I have fairly long arms. With Prizmo, I start with the iPhone flat on the page and raise up slowly until I hear VO say auto-focus. Sometimes, I raise until the second time auto-focus is announced. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 19/10/2012, at 2:32, "Richard Turner" wrote: > Alex, > I don't have the iPhone 5 yet, but on the 4S I can only get small > portions of text with Text Detective. Prizmo is the only OCR app I > can get reliable results with. I've continued to try, DocScanner, > SayText, Text Grabber, Text4u (not sure on the spelling of that one) > and Prizmo and Prizmo works best for me. > You comments mirror that of the reviewer from Access World who put > Text Detective at the top of the list. > I'm wondering if you wouldn't mind sending pretty detailed steps of > how to get good results with Text Detective to the list? > I am pretty sure I'm not the only one who wouldn't mind this being > revisited. > > Thanks, > Richard > > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Alex Wallis > Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:50 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: question about OCR on iPhone 5 > > Hi list, > I am planning to get the iPhone 5, as I have had the chance of a very > good deal on the phone. > > I am just wondering, has anyone tried any of the OCR apps on the 5? > in particular I am interested in text detective, but observations on > the performance of other apps would be interesting to know about as well. > > I am interested in if results are better, worse or the same as on the > 4s, I mention text detective as like so many of you, text detective is > the only app I have got any useful results from. > I wonder if the camera on the 5 makes any noticeable difference. > Many thanks for any information, > Alex. > > -- > 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 "VIPhone" Google Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
Re: question about OCR on iPhone 5
I find, with Text Detective, if I place my elbows on either side of the paper and have my arms go straight up, I hold my iPhone in landscape orientation at the top. This gives me a good image. I have fairly long arms. With Prizmo, I start with the iPhone flat on the page and raise up slowly until I hear VO say auto-focus. Sometimes, I raise until the second time auto-focus is announced. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 19/10/2012, at 2:32, "Richard Turner" wrote: > Alex, > I don't have the iPhone 5 yet, but on the 4S I can only get small portions > of text with Text Detective. Prizmo is the only OCR app I can get reliable > results with. I've continued to try, DocScanner, SayText, Text Grabber, > Text4u (not sure on the spelling of that one) and Prizmo and Prizmo works > best for me. > You comments mirror that of the reviewer from Access World who put Text > Detective at the top of the list. > I'm wondering if you wouldn't mind sending pretty detailed steps of how to > get good results with Text Detective to the list? > I am pretty sure I'm not the only one who wouldn't mind this being > revisited. > > Thanks, > Richard > > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Alex Wallis > Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:50 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: question about OCR on iPhone 5 > > Hi list, > I am planning to get the iPhone 5, as I have had the chance of a very good > deal on the phone. > > I am just wondering, has anyone tried any of the OCR apps on the 5? > in particular I am interested in text detective, but observations on the > performance of other apps would be interesting to know about as well. > > I am interested in if results are better, worse or the same as on the 4s, I > mention text detective as like so many of you, text detective is the only > app I have got any useful results from. > I wonder if the camera on the 5 makes any noticeable difference. > Many thanks for any information, > Alex. > > -- > 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
Re: question about OCR on iPhone 5
Yes, OCR depends on how clear the image is. I regularly have excellent success with both Text Detective and Prizmo. I find that Prizmo has more accurate OCR when a clear image is taken, but Text Detective is easier to get an image initially. Compared with my iPhone 4, both apps work better on my iPhone 5. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 19/10/2012, at 2:22, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: > Hi Alex, > > I have an iPhone 4S, but I can tell you that I doubt there will be any > change in how accurate OCR will be. The camera of the iPhone 5 is the same > as in the 4S except that they put a slightly better lens cover over it and > did a few things on the software end which make it a bit better. Low light > performance is also improved, but the actual camera is still the same 8 > Megapixel as is in the 4S so unless you are taking pictures in poor > lighting, I doubt you find any difference. > > How well Text Detective or Prizmo will work probably depends a lot more on > how well you are able to take the picture, i.e. how still you hold the > camera, how far from the page, how good is the lighting etc. > > > 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > 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 "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
RE: question about OCR on iPhone 5
Hi Alex, I have a 4S, and the camera is the same is on the 5, as far as megapixels. I've come to like Say Text. The way I use it is to place the paper in front of me. I put the camera in the very center of the paper, lift straight up with two hands. There is an auto take feature that will prompt you when to stop moving. Hold still, and it will do the rest. HTH, Thom -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Wallis Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 8:50 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: question about OCR on iPhone 5 Hi list, I am planning to get the iPhone 5, as I have had the chance of a very good deal on the phone. I am just wondering, has anyone tried any of the OCR apps on the 5? in particular I am interested in text detective, but observations on the performance of other apps would be interesting to know about as well. I am interested in if results are better, worse or the same as on the 4s, I mention text detective as like so many of you, text detective is the only app I have got any useful results from. I wonder if the camera on the 5 makes any noticeable difference. Many thanks for any information, Alex. -- 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
RE: question about OCR on iPhone 5
Alex, I don't have the iPhone 5 yet, but on the 4S I can only get small portions of text with Text Detective. Prizmo is the only OCR app I can get reliable results with. I've continued to try, DocScanner, SayText, Text Grabber, Text4u (not sure on the spelling of that one) and Prizmo and Prizmo works best for me. You comments mirror that of the reviewer from Access World who put Text Detective at the top of the list. I'm wondering if you wouldn't mind sending pretty detailed steps of how to get good results with Text Detective to the list? I am pretty sure I'm not the only one who wouldn't mind this being revisited. Thanks, Richard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Alex Wallis Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:50 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: question about OCR on iPhone 5 Hi list, I am planning to get the iPhone 5, as I have had the chance of a very good deal on the phone. I am just wondering, has anyone tried any of the OCR apps on the 5? in particular I am interested in text detective, but observations on the performance of other apps would be interesting to know about as well. I am interested in if results are better, worse or the same as on the 4s, I mention text detective as like so many of you, text detective is the only app I have got any useful results from. I wonder if the camera on the 5 makes any noticeable difference. Many thanks for any information, Alex. -- 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
RE: question about OCR on iPhone 5
Hi Alex, I have an iPhone 4S, but I can tell you that I doubt there will be any change in how accurate OCR will be. The camera of the iPhone 5 is the same as in the 4S except that they put a slightly better lens cover over it and did a few things on the software end which make it a bit better. Low light performance is also improved, but the actual camera is still the same 8 Megapixel as is in the 4S so unless you are taking pictures in poor lighting, I doubt you find any difference. How well Text Detective or Prizmo will work probably depends a lot more on how well you are able to take the picture, i.e. how still you hold the camera, how far from the page, how good is the lighting etc. 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/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
