Could having one's phone in a case interfere with the camera? Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 3, 2018, at 5:33 PM, Terri Stimmel <icecreamlove...@outlook.com> wrote: > > Hello Sieghard, > > > Yes, I do believe that my camera lens is clean. > > And no, I've never gotten Seeing AI to work. > > However, I have a money reader App on my phone. It seems to work just > fine. I had a little bit of a problem the other day. But I was able to > work it out. > > > Terri > > >> On 4/3/2018 4:25 PM, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >> Have you made sure your camera lens is clean? I mostly use the short tex >> function since it provides such good ands immediate results. But just out of >> curiocity I grabbed a print out of a report for my retail business which >> happened to be on my desk. I put the phone down on it so the camera lens was >> about in the middle of the page which on my 6S Plus means I line it up so >> there is about an inch of paper sticking out at the bottom of the phone and >> the same on the left side of the phone. I then opened Seeing AI, switched to >> the document channel and then raised the phone up about a foot above the >> document. Seeing AI immediately told me to hold still, the picture was taken >> automatically and I had an almost perfect scan. >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Kelby >> Carlson >> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2018 1:48 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com; Tom Rash <dadnthed...@gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: Seeing AI help >> >> Let me add that many, many times this is what will happen: I will hold the >> phone a foot above a document on the "document" channel (with proper >> lighting); Seeing AI will take a picture immediately; and come back with "no >> text recognized". There are normal documents I have tried this on ten times >> in succession with no luck. >> >> >>> On 4/3/2018 10:21 AM, Tom Rash wrote: >>> If you want to read mail or some printed info, use the quick text mode. >>> Raise your phone up slowly from the printed text and it will start reading. >>> This is a live reading, no processing, so when it starts reading you can >>> pull the phone away, and it will continue reading what it saw. >>> To read bar codes go to product mode, and it will beep faster as it begins >>> to see the bar code. Try those two out for now. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of >>> Terri Stimmel >>> Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 7:12 AM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Seeing AI help >>> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> >>> Could someone please give me some tips on how to possibly use Seeing AI? >>> >>> >>> I've tried to get it to work a couple of times now, with absolutely no >>> luck! I think it's human error. I really don't know for sure though. >>> >>> >>> I tried to read a can yesterday. It wouldn't do anything. So I >>> switched channels and tried to read a piece of mail. Again, nothing >>> happened. >>> >>> >>> I am holding the camera above the item, and moving the phone slowly >>> back and forth. >>> >>> Is this how I should do it? >>> >>> >>> Any thoughts or advice would be much appreciated. >>> >>> >>> Thank you, >>> >>> >>> Terri >>> >> -- >> 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. Mark can be reached at: >> mk...@ucla.edu. 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