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Description and comparison of 14 head-borne digital devices used by the visually impaired for activities of daily living. Image: LeVar Burton as Lieutenant Commander Geordi LaForge from Star Trek: The…
Video magnifiers and CCTvs vary in size, but are basically a camera, a screen to view what the camera ‘sees’, and a light source. The size will determine its usefulness for various reading tasks. While most video magnifiers are hand-held and portable, most CCTV units requires its own space on a desktop.
Both have some of the same features:
Those are the similarities. Here are the differences: (more…)