You got me curious. I got a box of Wheat Thins out of my cupboard. I scaned one side knfb reader and got no text. Turned the box over and got a bit of information, but nothing that would have told me it was a box of Wheat Thins. I then used Camfind, and in about 30 seconds, found out that it is a box of Wheat Thins, low sodium, 250 G. Then, I scanned the bar code on the bottom of the box with Digit-Eyes. I double tapped on the more information button after also qlkly finding out it was a box of wheat thins, and used VoiceOvers feature to copy the last thing said to the clipboard and pasted the below into mBraille, which is how I'm writing this.
Nabisco Wheat Thins Hint of Salt Crackers: A low-sodium choice 100% whole grain 21g whole grain Serving per INGREDIENTS, Wheat Flour Whole Grain , Soybeans Oil , Sugar , Corn Starch , Malt Syrup ( from [ Corn , Barley ] ) , Sugar Invert , Salt , Vegetables Color ( Annatto Extract , Tumeric Oleoresin ) , BHT , Contains ( Wheat ) " NUTRITION FACTS, Serving Size 16.0 pieces (31 g) Servings Per Container 8 Amount Per Serving Calories 150 Calories from Fat 45 % Daily Value* Total Fat 5 g 8% Saturated Fat 1 g 5% Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 0 mg 0% Sodium 55 mg 2% Potassium 95 mg 3% Total Carbohydrate 23 g 8% Dietary Fiber 3 g 12% Sugars 4 g Protein 2 g Vitamin A 0% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 0% Iron 6% Copper . Folic Acid . Iodine . Magnesium . Niacin . Phosphorus . Riboflavin . Thiamin . Vitamin B12 . Vitamin B6 . Vitamin D . Vitamin E . Zinc . If I want detailed food information off a box or can or whatever, I will use Digit-Eyes, or the DirectionsForMe web site. If I just want to know what it is, I will use CamFind. But, I would not recommend using any OCR app since the font and color is often a problem for text recognition. HTH, Richard Reality is the leading cause of stress for those who are in touch with it. Jane Wagner, from In Search of Intelligent Life in the Universe Sent from my iPhone 5S > On Dec 7, 2014, at 6:18 AM, martin nelson <martinnelso...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi: does anyone know if the knfb reader does a better job than prizmo in > reading labels on boxes? > Thanks again for your help. > Martin Nelson > > From: Richard Turner > Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2014 9:12 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: a question about Prizmo > > The only adjustment would be the distance you have the phone from the box > depending on the size of the box. > It is worth a try, but it depends a lot on the clarity of the print on the > box. > > If you are looking for directions on the box, you may find it just as easy to > go to www.directionsforme.com > And search for the item once you figure out what it is. That way, you would > not have to worry about numbers or words not getting scanned correctly. > > Good luck, > Richard > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > martin nelson > Sent: Saturday, December 6, 2014 5:21 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: a question about Prizmo > > Hello: can Prizmo be used to read labels on food boxes? If so, are there any > adjustments that have to be made in the app? > Thank you in advance for any help. > Martin Nelson > -- > 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. 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