Re: CCTV use with PCs
Ray Campbell <[email protected]> Tue, 13 May 2008 13:06:22 -0500
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Hi Janice: Thank you for suggesting the Zoom-Ex. I've left a voice mail for Heater. We have the Zoom-Ex here at the Lighthouse so I've invited her to come and see it in action. Ray Campbell, Help Desk Technician Adaptive Technology Center Chicago Lighthouse for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired 1850 W. Roosevelt Road Chicago, IL 60608 312-997-3651 (Voice/Relay) or 888-825-0080 (voice/Relay) [email protected]=20 AIM Screen Name: tclhelp=20 -----Original Message----- From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of jknuth Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 12:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] CCTV use with PCs Hello Heather, Take a look at Zoom Ex. Go to http://www.abisee.com/html/zoomex_products_zoom_ex2.htm. If you have questions, you can call the manufacturer and ask them. Janice Knuth Celebrating 10 years of Pennsylvania's Assistive Technology Lending Library =20 Janice L. Knuth, MSW, LSW Assistive Technology Funding Coordinator & Low Vision Specialist Institute on Disabilities Temple University 1601 North Broad Street, USB 610 Philadelphia, PA 19122 215-204-5397 =20 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this message is legally privileged and confidential information intended for the use of the individual or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any release, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the author immediately by replying to this message and delete the original message. Thank you.=20 -----Original Message----- From: Visually Impaired Computer Users' Group List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Heather Smedberg Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 12:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [VICUG-L] CCTV use with PCs Hello, I am a librarian shopping around for CCTVs to provide for researchers at our library, and I could use some help. We are very interested in products that are PC compatible and would allow our users to capture the magnified image to a PC for saving, emailing, or printing. Ours is a research and rare books library, and since our books do not circulate out of the building, photocopying is a big part of how people do research. Screen capture from the CCTV would eliminate the burdensome extra steps of requesting photocopies or digital scans from our books and would be a real benefit to our readers. I've seen reviews of several laptop compatible models that specifically mention screen capture, but as of yet, I can't nail down if the mere fact that a CCTV is "PC compatible" means that screen capture to the PC is a feature. The laptop compatible models will not work for our purposes at the library, but a PC compatible model is an option I believe I could argue for. I'm pleased with many optical and ergonomic features of the Optelec=20 ClearView+ series, but haven't been able to ascertain if the PC compatible model or others like it can be used it the way I've described. Do any of you have experience using PC compatible CCTVs, or understand=20 the technology well enough to offer me advice? Is screen capture typically a feature, and if so, does it require=20 additional software? On behalf of our library community, I greatly appreciate any and all advice! Best Regards, Heather Smedberg General Collections Librarian Newberry Library Chicago, Illlinois 60610 312-255-3641 VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List. Archived on the World Wide Web at http://listserv.icors.org/archives/vicug-l.html Signoff: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List. Archived on the World Wide Web at http://listserv.icors.org/archives/vicug-l.html Signoff: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List. Archived on the World Wide Web at http://listserv.icors.org/archives/vicug-l.html Signoff: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected]