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Camera as tool
Of course, the camera is the tool of choice for photographers,
but as the digital era develops, it's looking more and more like an accessability tool for blind and low-vision individuals. I've pointed out a few times that, as I'm walking about, my camera comes in handy when I encounter something unusual. I just pop it out, snap a pic, and then show it to a sighted individual later in order to find out what was there. Also, if there's a sign, or something else with a written message, I can snap a picture, and then go home and use my OCR (optical character recognition) software on my computer to read what was previously unaccessable. But, today, I found out the digital camera can actually help improve my access to, what else? other digital cameras ... If I snap a shot of my XSi's display panel with my SX120, I can then zoom in and maneuver my way around the information to figure out what all the settings are set to. While not exactly foolproof (can't use it outside most of the time), I'm anticipating this technique will give me a great deal of control over aspects of photography I previously needed sighted help to manipulate. Now, if I can fine tune the technique a bit, I might even be able to use it to compose certain types of shots (ie: better layout of still life shots might be possible by adding grid lines to LiveView and then examining the shot with my second cam). I knew there was a reason I bought this SX120! http://www.blind-apertures.ca/images/ScreenReader.jpg (Full Size) http://www.blind-apertures.ca/images...eaderSmall.jpg (Fast Loading) Take Care, Dudley |
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