Hi Dan and Penny,
Unfortunately, using the volume up button to take a picture which works just fine in the stock camera app does not work either in Tap Tap See or Talking Goggles, at least not on my 4S running iOS 6.1.3. In Talking Goggles I switched to video mode and tried the Play/Answer button on the headset which starts video recording in the stock camera app and it also does not do anything. Prizmo used to have a verbal activation option, you would just say "Take Picture" and it worked well. I assume since it worked in Prizmo it is possible unless Apple has changed something in iOS 6 which prevents developers from implementing such a verbal command. I can't remember when Prizmo got rid of it and why they did so. I think if you start a dialogue with the developers of Tap Tap See and/or Talking Goggles you should definitely mention that it would be good if this default behavior which is present in the Camera app could be implemented in their apps. I think your problem would largely be solved if you could use the volume up or Play/Answer button on the headset to take the picture or start video recording although for using Talking Goggles in video mode it doesn't really matter. First of all, you can start video and then use both hands to hold your phone whichever way you like including putting it on the table to steady it. Video mode in Talking Goggles looks all the time and it will just start recognizing text whenever it sees any. Also, if you don't stop video but just exit the app, the next time you open the app it will already be recording already. But being able to use the volume up button on the phone or on the headset to take a picture in Tap Tap See and Goggles would definitely be a good idea. Regards, Sieghard From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Penny Golden Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 8:25 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: camfind, taptapsee, goggles etc There is another way to do it; you could press your button, but know that it would not activate for 3 seconds or something, just time enough for you to get quiet or not move, or whatever. Just my two cents, and probably not worth that much. If you're using the phone at home, you could figure out a steady way to use it and not purchase a tripod or some other kind of holding device. On 7/25/2013 10:13 AM, Dan Beaver wrote: Hi all, I thought I'd get your opinions before I go chatting with the developers of these kinds of apps. I have found that one of the biggest difficulties I have is holding the phone steady enough to take clear pictures. I personally can't afford purchasing devices to hold the phone so I came up with another idea. I have found that I can take pretty good pics if the phone is resting on a table top or something. However, I still tend to jiggle the phone when tapping the button to take a pic or start the video and the like. My thought here is asking the developers to add the ability to activate pic taking or video starting and stopping via a sound. this would enable us to position the phone and then clap our hands or whistle or something to activate it. I figure that if you folks feel this would be helpful enough I'd start the discussion with the developers and see if they would be open to such a change. So, what do you all think? Thanks. Dan Beaver -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. 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