[Dtb-talk] Dtb-talk Digest, Vol 85, Issue 5

Sat Sep 8 17:43:59 UTC 2012

the humanware intel reader going to get one of those myself.

wesley from new jersey

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> Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2012 11:05:21 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Mike Gilmore <m_b_gilmore at yahoo.com>
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> Subject: [Dtb-talk] camera scanners
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> Hi everybody,
> ?
> I seem to remember awhile back hearing about a camera that does what a 
> flatbed scanner does. I'd really like one of these gizmos because it seems 
> like it'd be easier and less time-consuming to scan a book. It'd 
> especially come in handy with books that are 600 pages or more whether 
> hardback or paperback. Does anyone out there have such a camera? Does 
> Humanware, etc. make something like this?
> ?
> Thanks.
> ?
> Mike
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> Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2012 13:16:01 -0500
> From: Cheryl Osborn <chapalacheryl at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] camera scanners
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> The Web site is:
> http://www.freedomscientific.com/products/fs/pearl-product-page.asp
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> One thing I noted when using it was that I had to hold the book pages
> flat without getting my fingers in the way.  On the flat bed scanner
> the book is face down and you can close the scanner lid plus weight it
> down if necessary.
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> Cheryl
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> On 9/7/12, Mike Gilmore <m_b_gilmore at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Hi everybody,
>>
>> I seem to remember awhile back hearing about a camera that does what a
>> flatbed scanner does. I'd really like one of these gizmos because it 
>> seems
>> like it'd be easier and less time-consuming to scan a book. It'd 
>> especially
>> come in handy with books that are 600 pages or more whether hardback or
>> paperback. Does anyone out there have such a camera? Does Humanware, etc.
>> make something like this?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Mike
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> Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2012 18:19:40 +0000
> From: "Jaquiss, Robert" <RJaquiss at nfb.org>
> To: Discussion of Digital Talking Books <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] camera scanners
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> Hello:
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>     Freedom Scientific makes a scanner called the Pearl. Serotek uses the 
> Hovercam. There are others. One problem with an overhead scanner is that 
> they are more sensitive to ambient light and if the page is curved, the 
> resulting distorted image may not scan as accurately.
>
> Regards,
>
> Robert
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> Robert Jaquiss
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: [Dtb-talk] camera scanners
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> Hi everybody,
> ?
> I seem to remember awhile back hearing about a camera that does what a 
> flatbed scanner does. I'd really like one of these gizmos because it seems 
> like it'd be easier and less time-consuming to scan a book. It'd 
> especially come in handy with books that are 600 pages or more whether 
> hardback or paperback. Does anyone out there have such a camera? Does 
> Humanware, etc. make something like this?
> ?
> Thanks.
> ?
> Mike
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