Colour always looks different depending on the lighting and shading in the area. The person's brain makes automatic shifts in order to recognise the colour. Apps are not able to do this. They always report exactly what they detect. They do not make the human mental adjustments. Camera optics will not help with this factor.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 7 Jan 2015, at 08:03, Rick Alfaro <rick.alf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Neal, for what it’s worth, I’ve tried just about every color detection app > I could get my hands on and have yet to find anything that even comes close > to being acceptable. That was on my iPhone 4s and 5s. I haven’t done this on > my 6 plus yet but honestly I probably won’t bother unless there is some sort > of major breakthrough. I found them all to be very lacking in terms of > accuracy. Hopefully things will change with better optics. It would certainly > be wonderful to have an accurate color detector on our phones. > > > > Best regards, > > Rick Alfaro > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Neal Ewers > Sent: Monday, January 5, 2015 6:32 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: RE: Good color identifying apps > > Hi Eileen. This is mostly for my own curiosity. I have a stand alone device. > It is many years old and it is terrible. I joined this discussion just > because I had tried some of the iPhone apps and found that they were not, for > me, all that good. So, thanks for wanting to help. At the moment, it is just > a scientific quest, but thanks for the information in case I decide to go > there. I might. > > Neal > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Eileen Misrahi > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 3:21 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Good color identifying apps > > Hi Neal, > > I would like to know how accurate you need the colors and what types of > activities you would need a color app on the phone? I'm not sure who stated > this in an earlier post, but if I need a more accurate result, I use my stand > alone Colorino. This device can be purchased from Maxi-Aids, LS and S, to or > Independent Living Aids. I believe that the cost is about $200, but don't > quote me. > > Eileen > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 5, 2015, at 8:08 AM, Neal Ewers <neal.ew...@ravenswood.org> wrote: > > Well, I just installed camfind and it is, so far, about 50% accurate. I can > hold the object in a stationary position at the same distance from the camera > and take two pictures which are not often identified as being the same color. > So far, my wife is still more accurate than it is, and if I didn’t have > sighted assistance, I still don’t know if 50% is accurate enough. I’ll play > some more, but, so far… > > > Neal > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Sandratomkins > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 3:54 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Good color identifying apps > > Do try CamFind!it is free and, in my opinion, absolutely wonderful not only > colour recognition that it describing patterns et cetera. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 4 Jan 2015, at 23:37, Julia <julia.ku...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Marie. I have also had lousy luck with the color identification apps for > the iPhone. I would suggest color Reno as a good standalone alternative. > Color test may be the best, but I don't think many blind people have upwards > of $800 to pay for the best. Julia. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jan 3, 2015, at 7:19 PM, Marie Lyons <mlyons...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have downloaded 2 free apps with less than satisfactory results. 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