It is recommended that the camera be held at a distance of about 12 inches from the page.
Jewel -------------------------------------------------- From: "Gordon" <gor...@gordonradio.com> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2016 7:51 AM To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: getting started with knfb reader Try holding your phone higher from what you're trying to capture and see if you have better results. I've found that about six inches is good. On 12/22/2016 12:46 PM, Donald Raikes wrote: > Hello, > > Recently I decided I would like to try knfb reader to enable me to > read product packaging. > > I have an iPhone 5 and installed the app, but I can't get knfb reader > to recognize any text. I have tried it on a printed page and on a DVD > cover, but it never seems to be able to read the text. > > According to the view finder, I have to keep rotating the page but I > never get all four edges and all four corners in the field of view. > > Is there a trick to using this app or have I just wasted $100 of my money? > -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. 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. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.