OrCam User Guide
Version 7
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2.
Moving your finger within the camera's field of view (between three and
ten percent of the page) results in text being read continuously. When
your finger travels more than ten percent of the frame of view, the device
restarts “Touch Reading Mode” - i.e. stops current reading and starts in
the new location if text is available. A low pitched beep indicates that
finger movement has been detected. A double beep sound begins the
reading of a new section. If there is no text in the area selected the device
will announce “blank area”.
3.
When your finger exits the camera frame entirely the device will continue
reading until the end of that section.
4.
Touch Reading Mode can be enabled/disabled with “OrCam Please”
(Enabled with "OrCam Please Enable Touch Reading" and disabled with
"OrCam Please Disable Touch Reading") or using the audio settings
menu.
Reading with the Trigger Button
When using the trigger button to read text, the OrCam device attempts to read all
of the text it recognizes in the document. It then identifies differentiated sections
of text, called “blocks”. This term is used interchangeably to describe any type of
text, such as a title, paragraph, column, section, and more. As it moves through
the document, it announces “Reading first text block” and "Reading next text
block” so as to assist with navigation of the document.
Resuming Reading
When the OrCam device reaches the end of a section, it plays a chime sound to
signal that it has finished. In certain situations, the OrCam device tries to resume
reading from where it left off if it identifies that the continuation of the section
was cut off by the limits of the camera frame. For example, if in a given reading all
of the text in the frame was read, the same section was pointed at again, and the
