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Identify an object held in hand

Use the camera to identify an item in your hand, read all legible text visible in the photo with OCR, and ask follow-up questions about that photo.

How this feature works

Use the camera to identify an item in your hand, read all legible text visible in the photo with OCR, and ask follow-up questions about that photo.

The user holds a spray bottle toward the phone camera and asks what they are holding. Lumyeye Pro identifies it as a bottle of Ajax Kitchen Degreaser. The camera provides the image; OCR can extract text that is legible on the label.

For everyday products, ask for the name, ingredients, composition, usage instructions or, on food packaging, the printed best-before or use-by date. Lumyeye Pro can answer follow-up questions about the photo already taken, without asking you to take it again. For example: “What is this?”, then “Read the ingredients” or “What date is printed?”

Only information visible and legible in that photo can be read. If the date or ingredient list is on the back, turn the package and take another photo. Check important details directly on the packaging when a label is unclear.

This is one recorded example. What Lumyeye Pro can identify or do depends on the request, camera view, device capabilities, and available information.

The demonstration, explained

From request to response

  1. Hold up the item

    The user holds a spray bottle in view of the camera.

  2. Ask what it is

    A spoken request asks the app to identify the held object.

  3. Ask about the same photo

    Hear the object name, then ask for legible label text or details shown in the captured image without taking another photo.

Questions about this feature

Is this a food can?

No. This English recording shows a spray bottle; the French example uses a different object.

Can I ask more than one question about a photo?

Yes. After taking the photo, ask follow-up questions about what it shows and the text OCR can read. Take another photo if the information you need is on another side or is not legible.

Can I read the demo without watching it?

Yes. The video page includes an English scene description and spoken-content summary for screen readers and Braille displays.

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