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Interested in Voice Activation for your camera?

Started Nov 21, 2008 | Discussions thread
bee4
bee4 New Member • Posts: 9
Re: Interested in Voice Activation for your camera?

Sol Leonard wrote:

As a disabled photographer with similar issues as poster bee4 above when it comes to operating cameras, I'd be interested in any progress you make.

I wonder what your level of dexterity is?  I have some (limited) hand function which makes it possible to use touch screens. I ended up getting 2 different cameras for different purposes.  I got a gopro 10, which can be voice controlled.  Its application is quite limited though.  The lens is wide angle and the zoom is nonexistent, the battery seems to heat up quite quickly causing the camera to shut down.  You need to open the battery door to charge the camera (i invested in a door that has a hole for the charging cable, but it's additional cost). Accessing the on switch (located on the side of the camera) can be tricky. On the plus side, I find the gopro app quite good and the quality of pictures is excellent.  I like carrying the gopro attached to my wheelchair, just in case.

For more focused photography i invested in A lumix fz82, which I operate either via the touch screen or the app on my phone.  The app connects to the camera via WiFi, which means it knocks off access to the Internet on my phone, the app is also slow to launch and connect, so you can forget about snapping quick spontaneous pics. It would help if it was possible to delete images through the app, you have to do it the camera or on the computer.  The fz82 has a brilliant zoom (60x), which is great when I can't get Close to the object, and the price was reasonable at £299.  The fz82 might be hard to buy though, as I believe it was released quite a few years ago.

I hope this helps.  Let me know if you would like any more information.  Good luck.

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