[Reader-users] Problem, may be camera related?

Fri May 2 14:01:31 CDT 2008

Dean

Actually I wasn't responding to you. I was responding to Wil who has 
some serious concerns about the performance of the reader before he 
purchases one. While I can understand that, Slamming it or asking 
questions like- "Why does it do that?" and "Why did they do it that 
way?" and "How do they expect us as blind people to...?" to me has 
little value since we aren't the developers. And it says to me that 
his expectations may be too high at this point and it might be better 
to wait of year or two until it is a more "hastle free" product.

Denise
At 10:19 AM 5/2/2008, you wrote:
>They're good examples of use!  Even around the house I find myself
>reading mail with it instead of being stuck next to the scanner.  I
>find it good for those leaflets that come through the mail or free
>with things that are bigger than a standard A4 scanner.  I wasn't
>picking on the reader and I didn't mean to start this big long
>"reader is bad" thread, I just had a problem and posted.  At the time
>I thought my phone had seriously gone wrong but now I think it might
>just be a background/focus issue.
>
>At 17:44 02/05/2008, you wrote:
> >You know what? There are very few things in life that are hastle
> >free. I'm a new user of the reader and for the first time in my life,
> >I can choose which TV dinner I want to eat without having to set it
> >all up ahead of time. I read the directions on a bottle of a new
> >product that I've never used before. I read my churches monthly news
> >paper for the first time sitting waiting for someone to pick me up
> >instead of having to scan it sitting in a specific spot at home near
> >my computer. I can read my mail on the go like other people. It isn't
> >a perfect product, but it's very liverating in many ways. If it
> >requires a little care or maintenance or doesn't operate perfectly
> >every time- I'm willing to work with it and appreciate the list when
> >folks can share ways to make the experience better for all of us.
> >
> >I would say if you think it's too much trouble or don't have- or want
> >to spend the money, then don't. It's each person's choice to make.
> >But unsubscribe from the list.
> >
> >Denise
> >At 10:21 PM 5/1/2008, you wrote:
> > >well what's the point then if the reader will keep doing this if you
> > >are out and about if the polerizers are that unreliable how as blind
> > >people can we be sure to have hassle free results
> > >
> > >On 2 May 2008, at 01:11, Jim Barbour wrote:
> > >
> > > > Unfortunately, I've also seen this problem when the glue holding the
> > > > polarizers to the phone gets "spread" over the camera lens as a result
> > > > of the poloarizers slipping.  I had to remove the polarizers, clean
> > > > the lense pretty thoroughly and have someone apply new ones.
> > > >
> > > > Jim
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, May 01, 2008 at 06:02:29PM -0600, James gashel wrote:
> > > >> Deane, you should be absolutely certain that you are taking
> > > >> pictures against a plain background without any pattern
> > > >> whatsoever.  I would also suspect that one or both of your
> > > >> polarizers might have been moved.  have someone who can see compare
> > > >> their alignment with the pictures in the polarizer envelope, which
> > > >> should have been part of your product package.  the polarizers are
> > > >> most likely the problem.
> > > >>
> > > >> -original message-
> > > >> Subject: [Reader-users] Problem, may be camera related?
> > > >> From: Dean Wilcox <wilcoxdean at yahoo.co.uk>
> > > >> Date: 05/01/2008 5:18 pm
> > > >>
> > > >> Hi,
> > > >> My reader has been working great for the week I have owned
> > > >> it.  However, I'm now having a problem where I hear the camera sort
> > > >> of click open like you can if you listen carefully and when I try and
> > > >> get a field of view report or take an actual picture it tries for
> > > >> quite a few seconds.  I can hear the camera making its noise to
> > > >> prepare, but then the reader says picture cancelled, please make sure
> > > >> the camera cover is open, or similar wording.  I know it i and closed
> > > >> it and opened it to make sure, this the reader reported correctly so
> > > >> it is open.  Now sometimes it says cannot focus try taking picture
> > > >> again again and sometimes it will work.  This is very new and I'm
> > > >> hoping someone else has had this problem.
> > > >>
> > > >>
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