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Handheld Video Magnifier with Clear, Vivid Image and No Distortion

The RUBY handheld video magnifier is small and lightweight enough to fit into a pocket or purse, yet provides the magnification you need to help you read or see details, whether you are at home or on the go. The 4.3-inch, full color, bright screen makes it outstanding for reading bills, letters, checks, and receipts. The RUBY is easy to use, with large buttons that are easy to see and feel.

Features

  • View text and images on the compact 4.3-inch screen
  • Built-in LED lighting
  • 2x–14x magnification with handle extended
  • 5x to 10x magnification flat on a table
  • Lightweight design at only 7.7 ounces
  • Uses rechargeable or disposable AAA batteries
  • Goes anywhere with 2 hours continuous use
  • Fast reading with no blur
  • Easy flip-out handle

Advanced Features

  • Freeze Frame with adjustable magnification
  • 5 high-contrast color viewing modes so you can adjust the text to be easy on your eyes
  • Internal memory to store up to 15 images
  • Includes batteries, charger, wrist strap, and case
  • Optional reading stand

 

The ONYX OCR magnifies and reads aloud any document. The clear voice, magnification and high contrast makes reading so much easier. Comfortably change your focus from reading magnified texts yourself, to letting the ONYX OCR read them to you when reading becomes too tiring. Just place your document under the fixed OCR camera on the left and activate the speech function. Enjoy listening to any document as it is read aloud by a high quality voice, without straining your eyes. This four-in-one solution integrates two separate cameras: one for transforming text to speech output and one for magnifying documents and observing the room around you. This way, you can clearly see what you want, whether it is across the room or at your desk!

The ONYX OCR is a video magnifier for users who want to combine magnification and speech. The self-contained design integrates two cameras and a 24-inch touch-screen. It allows you to view a full letter page on the screen, and to magnify materials up to 131 times.

The ONYX OCR combines the perks of several video magnifiers in one design. With this four-in-one solution, you can magnify text on your desk, write, work on hobbies, view images from a distance, view yourself, and even listen to documents as they are read aloud! You can comfortably switch between reading magnified-text and listening to documents. Just place your document under the fixed OCR camera on the left side of the magnifier, tap the touch-screen and enjoy listening to the text, without straining your eyes.

Features

 

  • Four-in-one video magnifier with two separate cameras for distance, document, self-view and OCR functionality:
    • Flexible camera to observe objects across the rooms or auditoriums in sharp focus (distance view), to magnify documents such as reading materials, daily business tasks, classroom assignments, product labels and craft projects (document view), and to get magnified true mirror image (self-view)
    • Convenient fixed position OCR camera to listen to documents effortlessly – Always place the document in the same place
  • Touch screen monitor: Tap the screen to begin reading at any point and from any place in the document
  • Displays full pages and automatically identifies the document layout

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Autofocus HD camera
  • OCR camera – 13 Megapixels
  • Magnification Range: 24-inch monitor: 1.7x to 131x
  • 24-inch full-color TFT widescreen display
  • Point & Read functionality: intuitive touch interface
  • Overview: full letter page viewing
  • Assistive reading with automatic text zone recognition
  • Fast text recognition (OCR)
  • Over 60 reading voices in 31 languages
  • Saving and opening documents on an SD card or USB stick
  • Large icon and large font menu
  • Volume control
  • Speed control
  • Digital photo viewer
  • Built-in stereo speakers
  • SD card slot
  • USB port
  • Headphone connector
  • Weight: 24-inch – 25.8 lbs / 11.7 kg
  • Working height under camera: 16.4 inches / 41.6 cm

 

The ONYX Deskset HD is a portable video magnifier that adapts to multiple environments and tasks for productivity at school, work, and at home. The new sleek design integrates a high-definition camera and monitor to let you clearly see what you want, whether it's across the room or at your desk. The 3-in-1 flexible camera provides document reading, distance viewing, and self-viewing modes with versatile controls.

Features

 

  • Self-contained and easy to carry
  • Three-in-one flexible camera with distance, document, and self-views:
    • In distance view, even objects from across large rooms or auditoriums can be seen in sharp focus
    • Document view gives you the ability to magnify items such as reading materials, daily business tasks, classroom assignments, product labels, and craft projects
    • With self-view, you get a magnified true mirror image close up
  • Automatically remembers your last working settings in every view
  • Choice of monitor sizes: widescreen 20-inch, 22-inch, or 24-inch
  • Magnification up to 131 times the original size, depending on monitor
  • Read what you want, where you want, with camera rotation in all three directions
  • True full color plus high-contrast full color
  • Optional rolling carrying case (20-inch and 22-inch models)

Productivity Features

 

  • 33 color modes including high-contrast, true-color, and grayscale to fit your viewing needs
  • Freeze Frame allows you to freeze the image on the screen for close inspection of small objects or to keep your place
  • Focus Lock to keep the camera focused on the paper while writing
  • Keep your place easily with the adjustable Reading Lines, Masks, and Shades
  • Quickly zoom out to easily find your place and zoom back in using the Find feature

 

Desktop Video Magnifier with OCR and Speech

The TOPAZ OCR combines video magnification and text-to-speech features into a single desktop video magnifier. The high-definition camera produces a clear picture with sharp images and crisp text. This lets you use a lower magnification to maximize the amount of information displayed on the screen. It also reduces the need to move the XY table as much when reading text, looking at pictures, or working on crafts and other projects.

The TOPAZ also includes an OCR camera. A simple screen tap changes TOPAZ from a video magnifier to a scanning and reading device with speech. When in OCR mode, TOPAZ displays, processes, acquires, and reads aloud the document currently displayed on the screen.

Magnification Features

  • All the features of our standard TOPAZ XL HD magnifier PLUS...
  • 24-inch touchscreen display
  • The high-definition camera provides a crisp image that is easy to read at all magnification levels
  • Widest field of view to fit more text on the screen at once, for greater productivity with less fatigue
  • Use the optional GEM® image management software to view, capture, and save magnified images from TOPAZ to your computer

OCR Features

  • Acquire and process documents displayed on the screen
  • Listen to the unit read the processed text
  • See a full page view of the document with clearly marked reading zones
  • Reading zones permit fast document navigation by tapping a zone and having immediate speech from that part of the document
  • Continue to add more pages to the document, and quickly save it to an SD card

 

The lightweight TOPAZ® PHD offers the comfort and productivity features of a desktop video magnifier but folds away like a laptop. With auto-focus, a wide magnification range, intuitive controls, six default and 27 customizable high-contrast color modes, and adjustable reading lines and masks, the new TOPAZ PHD offers the freedom to independently read and view the details that matter in the home, office, classroom, or on the go.

Features

  • Brilliant image quality that is easy to read at all magnification levels with magnification to 31 times (on a 15-inch monitor; up to 24 times on a 12-inch monitor)
  • Lightweight, collapsible, portable design
  • Choice of monitor sizes: 12-inch or 15-inch
  • Auto-focus camera
  • Six default and 27 configurable screen color modes for a total of 33
  • Document reading and self-viewing modes
  • Over 9 inches of working space to write and work comfortably
  • Adjustable reference lines and masks to easily keep your place and reduce glare
  • Find function to quickly zoom out, locate the next area of interest, and zoom back in
  • SD Card slot to quickly store images
  • USB PC connectivity when used with GEM® software

Options

 

  • Lithium-ion battery pack
  • XY table for a smooth gliding motion while you read

 

The ultimate desktop video magnifier, TOPAZ XL HD provides high-definition magnification with the sharpest image and the crispest text, allowing for low magnification levels that fit more text on the screen for faster reading and better comprehension with less fatigue. With its extra features and computer connectivity, TOPAZ XL HD is the video magnifier of choice for those looking for maximum productivity in work and school environments.

The Topaz XLHD comes with 3 sizes of monitors - 20", 22", and 24".

Features

 

  • All the features of our standard TOPAZ HD and TOPAZ EZ HD models PLUS...
  • High-definition camera to provide a crisp image that is easy to read at all magnification levels
  • 1080p resolution
  • Widest field of view to fit more text on the screen at once, for greater productivity with less fatigue
  • Position Locator to pinpoint the area you see on the monitor
  • Use with GEM® and OpenBook® Scanning and Reading Software to send the image from TOPAZ XL HD to your computer to read it aloud

 

Simple to Use, Yet Packed with Features. The TOPAZ HD desktop video magnifier blends practical performance with features and usability. The TOPAZ HD not only offers a high-definition camera with a wide magnification range, but also includes advanced features such as Reading Lines and Masks, Focus Lock, Freeze Frame, and the Find Feature, along with 33 color modes. The TOPAZ HD also includes the unique Enhanced Full Color Mode - perfect for viewing newspaper print, photos, and maps.

Features

  • Magnification to 64 times (on a 24-inch monitor)
  • Choice of widescreen 20-inch, 22-inch, or 24-inch monitor
  • Auto-focus camera
  • Accurate colors and even illumination with no glare to minimize fatigue
  • 33 screen color modes including high-contrast full color, true-color, and grayscale to fit your viewing needs
  • Over 8 inches of working space to write and work comfortably
  • Unique can and bottle holder holds round objects steady
  • Extra-wide reading table to smoothly glide large books and objects under the camera

Other Helpful Features

 

  • An adjustable monitor can be raised or lowered, tilted forward or back, or turned 90 degrees to the right or left
  • Freeze Frame to stop movement for close inspection of small objects or to keep your place
  • Focus Lock to maintain focus while writing
  • Find feature to quickly zoom out, find your place, and zoom back in to read
  • Reading Lines, Shades, and Masks to reduce eye fatigue and focus on what you want to read

 

Makes Reading Easy Again

Does reading your newspaper or favorite book become too tiresome with a video magnifier? Do you lose time searching through text? Now enjoy the Optelec ClearView+ Speech, a completely new approach for the integration of OCR and text-to-speech technology in a desktop video magnifier. Just sit back, relax, and listen to any printed documents as they are read aloud.

The ClearView+ Speech combines video magnification and accurate text-to-speech that makes it easy to select what you want to read. It allows you to enlarge materials to a more comfortable size or change the high contrast viewing modes with one master dial. To activate the Speech feature, just simply touch the screen and instantly enjoy listening to articles, letters and books with a natural sounding voice and full page overview.

The Optelec ClearView+ Speech is available as a complete system or as a separate module. Thanks to its compatibility, all existing ClearView+ models (G1 & G2) will be upgradable; meaning you too can enjoy the new Speech functionality if you're an existing ClearView+ user!

Read with reliable Speech Technology

The ClearView+ Speech can instantly convert printed text into speech. Now you can enjoy having access to accurate information in a way that is most comfortable and easy for you, especially long text. The Point & Read interface allows you to simply touch the screen for the Speech feature, and then sit back, relax and listen. You also have the option to select video magnification to view photos, bills and read shorter text.

Capture the whole page and navigate quickly

The ClearView+ Speech displays full pages and automatically identifies the document or photo layout. Switch instantly between full view and navigate to various sections. Never lose track of where you are again!

Point directly at columns or words and read

To scroll within the magnified document, swipe your finger on the 24-inch HD touchcreen monitor. Simply tap a paragraph, column or word to activate the Speech function and instantly enjoy listening to articles, letters and books. That's how easy it is!

Store documents or view your favorite photos

You can enjoy the convenience of saving documents or viewing digital photos on a SD card or USB drive and access them when you need them.

Key Features

- Intuitive 24" HD Touchscreen monitor

  • - Read long documents with accurate and reliable Text-to-Speech
  • - Point directly at a column, paragraph or word & Read
  • - Capture the whole document with Full Page overview
  • - Navigate quickly with intelligent document layout recognition
  • - Swipe your finger to scroll through the magnified text or photos
  • - Read text in high contrast while viewing pictures in original color
  • - More than 50 reading voices in over 30 languages
  • - Document and photo storage to reference later
  • - Picture viewer with zoom and slideshow options to view favorite photos
  • - Continuous magnification of 1X to 85X (depends on model type)
  • - Ergonomic product design with customizable features
  • - Built-in high sound quality stereo speakers and headphone port
  • - Compatible with all existing ClearView+ Systems and easy to upgrade
  • - 3-year limited warranty

The Optelec ClearReader+ Advanced includes the Optelec ClearReader+ and Magnification Feature Pack. The Magnification Feature Pack expands the functionality of the Optelec ClearReader+ scanning and text-to-speech reading device, and now offers electronic video magnifier and document saving capabilities. By the press of a button, low vision users can both view and/or listen to scanned or saved text instantly and simultaneously with user-friendly controls.

Connect the Optelec ClearReader+ to any VGA monitor, TV or video magnifier and select your preferred high contrast color and text magnification using the Magnification Feature Pack. View photos and save important documents on a SD memory card or USB flash drive for later reference.

You can also use the Magnification Feature Pack and ClearReader+ with voice-only menu options. Blind users will be able to utilize the intuitive interface control to hear documents read aloud with preferred settings, and save materials with expandable memory options. 

The Optelec ClearReader+ Advanced combines ease of use, video magnification, high quality multilingual speech output, and fast text-to-speech recognition technology with an attractive portable design. The Optelec ClearReader+ Magnification Feature Pack is also available separately for existing ClearReader+ users. 

Overview

  • Modern design with a retro look and feel
  • Quality of sound
  • Excellent OCR performance on difficult brochures, flyers and newspaper columns
  • Intuitive user interface
  • Battery operated up to 5 hours
  • Modularity and ability to upgrade as technology advances
  • No fan for less noise and quiet when in use
  • Multiple languages integrated

Key Features

  • 4 pre-selected reading voices (US Samantha, US Tom, Mexican Spanish Paulina, Canadian French Julie)
  • 42 total different voices available, in 29 languages with 3 in American English and 2 in Spanish
  • Photo and text mode (column and line view)
  • 12 selectable high contrast colors
  • Up to 16 X magnification of the original document
  • 3 menu options (advanced, basic, voice-only)
  • 2 font options (Arial and Verdana)
  • Save text, photos or books
  • Expandable memory on SD card or USB drive
  • 3 saving options (save without voice label, save with voice label, save book)
  • 2 word highlight options (block or box)

Rediscover the joys of reading anytime and anywhere with the Optelec ClearReader+, combining fast text recognition, a choice of high quality naturally sounding voices, and, all in an attractive portable design.

To read any printed text by dictation, the Optelec ClearReader+ device integrates ease-of-use with a high-quality, multilingual voice output and fast optical character recognition (OCR) and text-to-speech recognition technology, all within a sleek and retro design. With only five controls, the Optelec ClearReader+ is one of the most intuitive and user-friendly text-to-speech devices available.


Access to printed documents such as magazines, newspapers, books or a letter from a friend has never been so easy. Portable and battery powered, the Optelec ClearReader+ assistive technology device can be used in the home, at school or work, making it ideal for reading books, newspapers, receipts or reviewing bills and bank statements.


To operate, simply power on the unit, release the camera arm and place the reading material under the high-resolution camera. Press the scan button to take a snap shot of the text, and in seconds the Optelec ClearReader+ will read the desired text in high quality speech. The Optelec ClearReader+ Basic offers all the benefits of the ClearReader+ but is AC Powered and without a built-in rechargeable battery. 
 
Additionally, the Optelec ClearReader+ is easily customized to read text at different speeds, in up to 29 supported languages and 42 different voices.

Highlights Include:

  • Camera: High-resolution camera with state-of-the-art wide angle optics and integrated object lighting.
  • Text recognition: High-quality, multilingual text recognition for the user to click and read in a few seconds.
  • Languages: Four languages installed with 29 languages supported, including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, Turkish, Portuguese, Catalan, Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Romanian, and Slovak.
  • Voices: Support for 42 different voices and choice between male, female or different dialects and regional accents.
  • Battery and Power: Integrated Li-ion batter for five hours of continuous use. (Optelec ClearReader+ Basic is AC Powered)
  • External Buttons and Controls: Forward/backward, play/pause, speed, scan, volume, on/ off.
  • Connections: Headphone and power connectors.
  • Handle and Speakers: Foldable carry handle and built-in stereo speakers.
  • Dimensions: 9.1 x 9.4 x 3.9 inches / 23 x 24 x 10 cm
  • Weight: 5.4 lbs / 2.46 kg (ClearReader+) and 4.97 lbs / 2.26 kg (ClearReader+ Basic)
  • Accessories: Carrying Case and Wireless Headphones (not included)

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