Optical Reader - Samsung GT-I9500 User Manual

Utilities

Optical Reader

Use this application to scan or extract text or data from images, documents, business cards, or
QR codes.
Tap Optical Reader on the Applications screen.
To select languages to recognise, tap
Scanning text
Aim the pointer at an image, document, or QR code.
• T ext: View the definition of extracted words.
• B usiness cards: Make calls or send messages from the scanned contact information.
• Q R codes: View information for QR codes.
• S ome QR codes may not be recognised.
• T he following types of text may not be recognised: handwriting, small fonts,
graphic fonts, cursive text, or text in images.
Extracting and translating text
Tap , and then select the languages to translate. Tap
and then tap to capture an image of the text.
To capture a large text image that does not fit within the viewfinder, tap
image in multiple sections.
• T ap the highlighted word to translate it.
• T ap
to extract the text from the image.
→ Language settings.
, aim the rear camera at some text,
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to capture the