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Google Docs' OCR Quality Tested

Posted by timothy on from the weighed-in-the-balance-and-found-wanting dept.

orenh writes "Google has released a Google Docs application for Android, which includes the ability to create documents by OCR-ing photos. I tested the application's OCR quality and found that it's mediocre under the best conditions and poor under real-world conditions. However, I believe that this poor performance is caused in part by an intentional decision by Google."

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  1. Um... by Shadow+Wrought · · Score: 4, Insightful

    He uploaded the 120 dpi image instead of the 300 dpi image and is surprised the OCR sucks. Really? Lossy isn't the concern when you're OCR'ing bloack text on a white background. Seriously. Think about what the image is actually going to be used for, then make your decision.

    And, seriously, how effective of OCR'ing are you really imagining you're going to get off of a camera phone pic, anyway?

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