Hello Mary, I have both the StandScan Pro and the Giraffe Reader. The StandScan Pro with its built-in lighting does a better job but not by that much. You need to make sure that the Giraffe Reader has enough light, either by putting it somewhere near a well-lit window, or by using the phone's flash.
The big advantage of the Giraffe Reader is its small size, low weight (70 g or about 2.5 oz), the incredible ease with which you can set it up, and its small footprint once erected. You have to remember that it's calibrated for an A4 sheet, so if your document is smaller than that, you should place it further away from the upright portion of the Giraffe. I like the Giraffe Reader for its portability (it fits comfortably into a large handbag) so can go everywhere with me in case I need it. Cheers, Anne On 7 Jul 2014, at 02:14, Mary Otten <motte...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > Does anybody on the list have the giraffe, stand that is suppose to help get > good scans when using a phone? I'm familiar with standscan, but I have to > say, the thought of paying 50 bucks for cardboard is not particularly > thrilling. Has anybody compared the giraffe with the standscan? I've > certainly had poor luck with ocr and my phone when not using a stand. I > gather that the demo for the knfb was not using a stand but am not sure. In > any case, I'd be interested to hear peoples' experiences with the giraffe. > Mary Otten > motte...@gmail.com > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. 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 http://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 viphone list. All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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. 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 http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
