Digital Magnifier 3.5 Inch, 2X-32X Zoom Portable Digital Video Magnifier,LCD Screen Video Aids Digital Magnifier for The Visually Impaired, Low Vision, Color Blindness, Amblyopia

I wanted a plain old magnifying glass and thought I'd give this a try. It does a pretty good job. Probably better than most smart phones do. It's got some decent magnification. It will be in my bag and get only occasional use so I'm hoping the batteries hold out.

I wamted to like it. I am severely visually impaired, and have used these types of digital magnifiers before, and am searching for a new one since my old one seems to have grown legs and walked off.Overall ut works ok, it does the main job of magnifying what's in the page, however, there are some major drawbacks that made it a no go for me.1) The camera is on the side- so it made it funding what you needed less intuitive and frustrating.2) The camera is on the side- right where the natural place to hold it is. You have to hold it in you fingers from the top and bottom, where you risk accidentally pushing buttons.3) It is noisy. Maybe some people like that feature, it plays a little jingle on bootup and shutdown, and tells you every time you press the buttons- zoom in, zoom in, zoom in, zoom in...for me, it's just obnoxious, especially if I am out in public.4) I couldn't figure out how the advertised writing stand actually worked. If you flip it down, and hold the device at the angle it suggests, the page is blury and I couldn't see where to wrote. The instructions only said to flip down the writing tab- nothing more.

This digital magnifier is quite nice. It is easy to use and produces a very clear and large image. It has autofocus that works quite fast and it is very responsive and has a lot of options for false coloring too.