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Any recommendations for an overhead electronic magnifier camera? (self.Blind)
submitted by ignoremesenpie
Hi there. I'm legally blind, and I am looking into an overhead magnifier that I can use when reading print books as well as writing by hand (specifically writing by hand in Japanese and English). I used a $1 but I returned it because it seemed like the Transformer could not keep up with the handwriting task due to low-end computer specs.
I'm looking into it again because I now have a system that should be more than enough to do the job. Unfortunately, The options I've come across range from $2,500 to $3,000 CAD, which are way out of my price range.
I'm thinking whatever this $1 uses, pictured on the bottom right corner of the screen, might be ideal depending on price. Unfortunately, I don't know the model, and searching for stuff like "electronic magnifier camera" on Amazon brings up microscopes.
I'm looking into it again because I now have a system that should be more than enough to do the job. Unfortunately, The options I've come across range from $2,500 to $3,000 CAD, which are way out of my price range.
I'm thinking whatever this $1 uses, pictured on the bottom right corner of the screen, might be ideal depending on price. Unfortunately, I don't know the model, and searching for stuff like "electronic magnifier camera" on Amazon brings up microscopes.
Shadowwynd 2 points 1y ago
What you want to look for are called "Document Cameras". These are usually used in schools to show a paper on the screen. As long as you don't need any special features that most Video Magnifiers / CCTVs have (false colors, negative image, OCR, etc.) a document camera will work fine; some even connect to HDMI so you can just connect them to a 32" (or any other size TV.
This one will work either with a computer or without (with just a TV and is $200.
https://www.amazon.com/IPEVO-Communication-Real-time-Projection-conferencing/dp/B088NGLQL4
This one will work either with a computer or without (with just a TV and is $200.
https://www.amazon.com/IPEVO-Communication-Real-time-Projection-conferencing/dp/B088NGLQL4
ignoremesenpie [OP] 1 points 1y ago
Document camera! Perfect!
I tend not to use the other colour settings on my CCTV (Merlin; the light blew out and it's right in my face if I insist on normal writing posture, but that's a rant for another time), at least aside from the high contrast black and white ones, but I can probably replicate that through software if I wanted.
Thanks again for the info!
I tend not to use the other colour settings on my CCTV (Merlin; the light blew out and it's right in my face if I insist on normal writing posture, but that's a rant for another time), at least aside from the high contrast black and white ones, but I can probably replicate that through software if I wanted.
Thanks again for the info!
[deleted] 2 points 1y ago
Commenting because I'm interested in this too.
gmomto3 1 points 1y ago
My 54 year old brother has lost almost all his vision. He had something similar but it broke. He lives alone and is very independent. I didn’t think about Reddit.
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