[Electronics-Talk] Orcam

[Brian]

     I do think that any one of theese devices are not for the totally 
blind.  My friend and I had a demo of the siber eyes system and we did 
experience the same problem.  We are both totally blind.  you can be off 
just a hair and you have to move the camera up or down or right or left 
with somone telling you to move in the required direction.  Until they 
come up with some kind of auto focus theese devices won't be very useful 
or practicle for us totally blind.  There is the problem of spacetial 
problems in the totally blind that some of us do have.  This is why some 
blind people can do it and some can't.  The rep told us that we can call 
somone on skype to help us with the orientation process.  Kind of like 
be my eyes.  This type of a system is not worth 35,000 dollars.  The rep 
did tell us that there is a man who is totally blind and he is able to 
use it quite well.  I can't say that is impossible to use technology but 
it is not ready for most totally blind users yet.  We were not impressed 
with the siber eyes system at all.  This may have great benifit for 
visuallllly impeared people but not for the totally blind.

Brian Sackrider

On 3/21/2019 1:34 PM, Laz via Electronics-Talk wrote:
> I've always assumed this device was made for those who have some sight
> or enough site to be able to point at something. I believe it's not
> for we who are totally blind. I might be able to point in the general
> direction of something but I could also be way off.
>
> Laz
>
> On 3/21/19, Tracy Carcione via Electronics-Talk
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Is anyone using the Orcam?  I've gotten 2 demos of it, and both times I've
>> had trouble getting it to focus on the thing I want to read.  I am totally
>> blind, and "looking" at my pointing finger is harder than I would have
>> thought.
>>
>> Is anyone using the Orcam, and does it get easier to aim it with practice?
>>
>> Tracy
>>
>>
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