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EasySnap: real-time audio feedback for blind photography

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This demonstration presents EasySnap, an application that enables blind and low-vision users to take high-quality photos by providing real-time audio feedback as they point their existing camera phones. Users can readily follow the audio instructions to adjust their framing, zoom level and subject lighting appropriately. Real-time feedback is achieved on current hardware using computer vision in conjunction with use patterns drawn from current blind photographers.

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    UIST '10: Adjunct proceedings of the 23nd annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology
    October 2010
    126 pages
    ISBN:9781450304627
    DOI:10.1145/1866218

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    1. blind users
    2. non-visual interfaces
    3. photography

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