Some camera models are notorious for certain bugs, fortunately apparently non fatal (they do not crash the app). Therefore, the kanji image could be sent sideways or upside down to the OCR engine without you noticing it, resulting in a failed recognition. Their "natural orientation" varies and what you see on the screen is generally not what the camera sensor sees. On Septem(Asahi Kanji version 1.4.0 release date) 3553 devices were listed.Ĭameras can be mounted differently on smartphones and tablets, Google keeps track of the number of devices on the market that should be compatible with each application, according to its requirements (like a camera, a touch screen, etc.) Unfortunately, it is not the case with the OCR function because it uses a camera whose capabilitiesĪnd specifications vary greatly depending on the device model. The other activities like the kanji drills rely on Android OS only and can be thoroughly tested. Henshall's "A Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters" are perfectly recognized. Scholarly calligraphic glyphs like those used in Forget about fancy calligraphy but "neat", With bold fonts the recognition rate drops down. Regular, standard (that is “skinny”) fonts give an excellent recognition rate, close to a 100%.
You have to learn how to get the best of it.īeside the size and clarity of the target kanji, the type of font seems to be a major factor for a successful analysis. Using this OCR feature is like using a cheap digital camera which can take excellent pictures when the conditions are right,īut takes poor shots in non standard situations.