QVGA Pocket PC user? Help me test something!

[Guest Paul (MVP)]

Are you...

- A user of a Pocket PC with a QVGA display (landscape OR portrait)?

- Capable of extracting a ZIP file and copying the contents to your device?

- Willing to help me test something cool?

If you answered yes to all the above questions, read on!

I have been playing with the trial version of a barcode reading component for .net, and would like to appraise it's performance on different devices with different cameras. I have integrated it into a very rough and ready application for posting to Wishpot, although to help me here, you don't need to have an account.

Here's what you need to do...

- Extract the ZIP file attached below, and copy to a directory on your Pocket PC

- Run 'wishpoSt.exe' on your device

- Hit the box that says 'photo not available'

- Take a picture of a barcode from a CD, DVD etc. At this point, get the barcode as clear as possible, and note that because we are not taking the image at maximum res, you should be able to use the digital zoom (up / down) to help you get the best image

- After taking the picture, if a barcode is found in the image, you'll see a message box pop up, with the barcode number. Hopefully it matches your item :wub:

If you are a Wishpot subscriber, you could then hit send and the item would be automagically populated in your wishlist. For the purposes of this testing however, please reply to the topic using the template below...

Device: (e.g. SPV M3100)

Results: (e.g. barcode didn't recognise, couldn't focus image, never worked, always worked, generally worked etc)

This is REALLY useful if you can help me out ;)

TEST RESULTS SO FAR

HTC Kaiser (AF) - Reliable scanning

UBiQUiO 503G (Macro) - Reliable scanning

MDA Vario II / HTC Hermes (Macro) Reliable scanning 3 out of 3 (see below, thanks mwright!)

Toshiba G900 - Unable to capture a clear image (no AF or Macro)

Mio A501 (AF) - Unable to focus at close range, barcode not read from further out. Unable to set digital zoom level.

T-Mobile Wing - Unable to capture a clear image (no AF or Macro)

Eten X500 - Application crash when taking picture (problem with Eten implementation of camera API?)

MDA Vario - Unable to capture a clear image (no AF or Macro)

MDA Vario II - Unable to capture a clear image (no AF or Macro)

MDA Touch - Unable to capture a clear image (no AF or Macro)

Cheers peeps! :D

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wishpoSt.zip

[Guest Paul (MVP)]

Works great on the Kaiser, but then you would expect that with Autofocus!

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[Guest Paul (MVP)]

Reliable scanning on UBiQUiO 503G using Macro mode and 4x digital zoom.

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[Guest Paul (MVP)]

No dice on Mio A501...

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[Guest Paul (MVP)]

Not a hope in hell of getting a usable pic from a non AF / non Macro T-Mo Wing ;)

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[Guest Paul (MVP)]

On member 'James'' behalf.... the Eten X500 crashes when trying to launch the camera. Problem with Eten's implementation of the standard WM camera API?

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[Guest Paul (MVP)]

Toshiba G900 - unable to get a suitable quality image (no AF or Macro).

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[Guest mwright]

Device: SPV M3100

Results: Worked three times out of three - needed Macro Mode (camera was set to max resolution, fine mode)

Edited August 24, 2007 by mwright

[Guest Paul (MVP)]

Nice one mwright ;)

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[Guest simon211175]

Device: MDA Touch

Results: Tried several times on different barcodes. Unable to get a good enough picture.

[Guest MrCeee]

Just tried this on my MDACII and I couldn't get a clear enough picture with the pants camera.

Chris

[Guest mandt]

Cool app,

No chance on the Wizard, (no clear photo) but then 1.3MP and no auto focus was never really going to cut it was it ;)

Edited August 24, 2007 by mandt

[Guest Paul (MVP)]

Auto focus or macro is the order of the day then methinks ;)

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[Guest Kwen]

UBIQUIO 501, no go, picture too blurry to be useful