Introducing CoaSt, a compact and inconspicuous camera that allows full access to whiteboards or projector screens when connected to a Windows or Mac computer or an Android tablet. Weighing just 350g, this lightweight device boasts a 4 MP camera with an impressive 10x optical zoom. It comes with an adjustable height stand. The camera head pivots and can be locked in any position. There is an option to add full text-to-speech functionality with the speech version.

It gives business professionals and students unparalleled access to all the content they require.

Key features of CoaSt with Readit Lite (Windows, iPad and Mac OS)

Discreet: Smallest, most compact and stylish distance camera system available

Transportable: The lightest optical zoom camera available weighing just 350g (including integrated USB-C cable)

Zoom: Fast, powerful 10x optical zoom (< 3 seconds from minimum to maximum)

Distance: Enables a low vision user to see further than someone with 20:20 vision, meaning they can sit anywhere, next to anyone they like, knowing they will be able to see the whole presentation

Total Magnification: Powerful 8x digital zoom yields 80x total magnification 

Clarity: Double full HD resolution for superb clarity at 30 fps

Digital Panning: No need to move the camera head: Point and zoom it to the area of interest then digitally zoom in and move around on screen with mouse, touch screen or arrow keys. Makes reading significantly faster and more comfortable

Real time video deskew: A unique game-changing feature freeing low vision users from the centre of the room. It allows them to sit at practically any angle to the target and have it straightened as if they were sat directly in the centre of it

Height: Despite an inconspicuous height of just 17cm to the centre of the camera lens at its lowest height, CoaSt is easily extended to 39.5cm (15.6 inches) providing the best vantage point for a clear line of sight to the target

Dual setup: Integrated magnetic fold-out tripod legs enable CoaSt to be set up on any flat surface with excellent stability within seconds. Alternatively, attach the included CoaSt Table Clamp to any desk up to 60mm (2.4 inches) thick, to securely position it even in environments where it could be accidentally knocked. An added benefit is the maximum height to the centre of the camera lens increases to 47cm (18.5 inches) from 39cm (15.6 inches) making it even easier to avoid objects or people in the user’s line of sight

High Speed Movement: Full HD resolution at super smooth 60 fps for viewing high speed action

Low light enhancement: See better than the human eye in low light situations

Focus: Fully automatic focus

Manual Focus: Manual focus (via camera buttons) allows the focus to be manually adjusted e.g. when looking inside an object or preventing the board temporarily losing focus when someone walks in front of it

Image Saving: Instantly save images from the camera to view later

Freeze Frame:  Instantly freeze what’s on screen - handy if a slide is about to advance but all the information required hasn’t been noted down

Mirror Mode: Perfect for doing hair / makeup / shaving etc. 

No battery required: No need to worry about charging a separate battery or it wearing out over time

Power efficient: The CoaSt camera itself uses just 1 watt of power, so there’s no need to worry about it flattening laptop or tablet batteries too quickly* (*power usage of Readit Lite and Readit software depends on platform and enabled features but typically uses more power than the CoaSt camera itself)

Rugged: Designed to be set up and packed away multiple times a day. The CoaSt itself is incredibly tough with an integrated lens cover and the stylish zip-up case keeps everything safe during transport

Compatible: Works on any platform as a webcam including: Windows, Mac, iPad, Android, Chromebook and Linux. No special software is required. For advanced features, Readit Lite and Readit are available on Windows, iPad and Mac. Android and Chromebook coming soon! The Readit Lite App is available on the App Store for iPads. Please follow the link to download it for free or type 'Readit Lite' into the search on your iPad App Store.

Unique Features of CoaSt with Speech (full Readit Software)

All the features of CoaSt with Readit Lite, with the addition of all the features of the Readit software, which includes:

• OCR and TTS: Instant OCR and text-to-speech with the latest human-sounding voices (at both closeup and distance)
• 6 powerful text views: Original Image (colour enhanced), Overlay, Column, Horizontal, Vertical and Word views make visually reading text in documents far more comfortable, faster and enjoyable. 
• Smooth:  Up to 360 frames per second when panning and auto-scrolling documents means the text is very sharp and clear even at very high speeds
• Multi-page capture: High speed multi-page capture with background recognition recognises pages as quickly as they’re captured.
• Navigation and Text Search: Navigate using the familiar navigation shortcut keys and jump straight to text faster than a sighted user with a book thanks with the powerful Find function. 
• Multi-language: Supports over 30 languages (included) with automatic language detection and automatic voice switching based on the language. 
• Document Import: Load PDFs, Word documents, image files etc. directly into Readit for them to be recognised and reformatted in any one of the 6 text views. 
• Document export: Export any document from Readit to an accessible PDF (with text font and colour enhanced), Word file, txt, rtf, MP3 (to listen to) etc. 
• Print to Readit: Any software with a File -> Print function can have its document printed directly into Readit within seconds
• Screenshot OCR: Instantly capture anything on screen and have it read aloud and shown in our chosen text view
• Copy and Paste: Copy and paste documents into Readit, or copy text within Readit to paste into your text editor using standard shortcut keys

Unique Key Features for CoaSt on Windows with Readit Lite

Extra stability: Video stabilisation makes the image incredibly stable, even at maximum optical zoom with digital zoom applied

Video denoising:  Helps to keep the camera image clear even in low light conditions

Software Zoom and Focus Control: Adjust the CoaSt’s zoom and focus without having to touch it! 

Motion stop: Pauses the image when there is no movement to reduce power consumption

Unique Key Features for CoaSt on iPad / Mac

Video recording: Save a portion of a meeting, lesson or lecture or save every second of everything. Choose to have audio saved to a separate file for easier editing later if required

Expandable: Consider a CoaSt Duo to enable instant switching between magnified close-up and distance targets

Feature Table

Camera:	CoaSt			CoaSt Duo
Software:	Readit Lite	Readit Lite	Readit	Readit Lite	Readit Lite	Readit
Software Version:	1.1	1.1	5.6	1.1	1.1	5.6
Platform:	iPad / Mac	Windows	Windows	iPad / Mac	Windows	Windows
Feature
Video Stabilisation	✖	✔	✔	✖	✔	✔
Video De-noising	✖ (future)	✔	✔	✖ (future)	✔	✔
Real-time Video Deskewing	✔	✔	✖ (future)	✔	✔	✖ (future)
Video Recording (with audio)	✔	✖ (future)	✖ (future)	✔	✖ (future)	✖ (future)
Software Zoom and Focus Control	✖	✔	✔	✖	✔	✔
Motion Stop	✖ (future)	✔	✔	✖ (future)	✔	✔
Dual Camera Support (CoaSt and ZEN)	✔	✖ (future)	✔	✔	✖ (future)	✔
Distance / Self-Viewing	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Quick Pan-to-Margin	✔	✖ (partly)	✖ (future)	✔	✖ (partly)	✖ (future)
Document Viewing	✖	✖	✔	✖	✖	✔
Text-to-speech (with automatic language switching)	✖	✖	✔	✖	✖	✔
Document Import / Export / Software Printer / Annotations / Autocrop / Split Book Pages / Speech replacements etc.	✖	✖	✔	✖	✖	✔
CoaSt Table Clamp	✔	✔	✔	✖	✖	✖
Closeup document / object / handwriting magnification	✖	✖	✖	✔	✔	✔
CoaSt Duo Pivoting Table Clamp	✖	✖	✖	✔	✔	✔
10x Optical Zoom (distance)	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
8x Digital Zoom	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
4MP 30fps and 1080P 60 fps	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Low Light Enhancement	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Cost	£1,395	£1,395	£1,895	£1,995	£1,995	£2,495