Hi Kerri, Paperback books are probably one of the most difficult items to read successfully with the KNFB Reader. Your goal would be to make the book as close as possible to a flat document. Obviously, this can be tricky.
It's also possible that the text on the adjoining page (next to the page you're trying to read) is confusing the KNFB Reader, causing the tilt guidance to continually try to correct its focus. You could try covering the adjoining page with cardboard or thick paper, and setting the camera to automatic. I would also try turning off the tilt guidance for a few shots. I have the Stand Scan, but I did not find it to be very helpful with paperback books. Gary -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kerri Kosten Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 6:33 AM To: viphone Subject: Questions about KNFB Reader... Hi Everyone: I am still having a little trouble with KNFB Reader. Last night, I went to my parents house and tried using the KNFB Reader there. I did get it to successfully scan a flat letter, but I have a bunch of paperback books I really want to read that I was hoping I could sort of use the KNFB reader to read. I went through the archives on this list and I read how a few people successfully got results with paperback books but I'm still having a lot of trouble with paperback books. I also have not gotten the tilted guidance to stop vibrating at all. By reading the archives, people are saying it is best to hold the phone in landscape mode...what does that mean? Also, people said it is best to hold the phone 10- inches or so above the page...how high is that? I guess I'm just feeling frustrated because I still don't think I am doing it right. Every once in a while I get good results but usually I end up holding the phone close to the page and yet to get the best results you are supposed to hold it 10 inches above the page but I have no idea how high 10 inches is and I still have not gotten the guidance to completely stop vibrating. Have you been able to get good/accurate results on a standard, gently used paperback book? For someone like me who is having trouble, would purchasing a standscan be best? Has the standscan made it easier to get accurate results? Would a standscan help with my wanting to scan and read a paperback book? Thanks, Kerri -- 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.
