Read a menu with your camera
Point your phone at printed words and read them in English.
A translation app can use the camera. Point it at a menu and English appears over the printing on your screen.
The paper never changes. The phone draws over the picture it is seeing.
Key points
- A translation app can read printed words through the camera
- The English is drawn on your screen, never on the paper
What to remember
- Steady hands, good light, a hand’s width away.
- Flickering means it is still reading, not that it failed.
Try this
Open a translation app on your own device, press Camera, and point it at a food packet.
Practice: Read a menu with your camera. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.