The telephone is a tool that we can take great advantage of, it is not only good for making a call or sending a message, it is good for much more. Thanks to the camera the terminal has been gaining functions, among them for example being able to translate text by taking a photo, as well as being able to do it with images from your gallery.
We recommend the six best applications to translate text with the mobile camera, all of them have in addition to this function several others. Google has a double app, which is not known as a translator Translate and Google Lens, the latter has a great artificial intelligence.
Google Translate and Lens
The well-known Google translator is a tool capable of translating any text, but it also does it with images through Google Lens. You only have to point to an image and it can be translated if you give the translation option of the image taken.
Google Lens is also capable of translating a photograph that you have on your phone, so you won't even need to download it or take it out at that precise moment. It is an effective tool, it does not take just a few seconds once you pass it through Google Lens, which is supported by the Translate Google application.
To translate a photo, open the Google Lens app, focus or open the image and hit the “Translate” button, the result takes a few seconds to display. The translation is the best, since it will use the power of Google's translator, which is an application that you have available, but also via the web.
Microsoft Translator
It is a tool for the translation of text, audio and also images, although it is a little slower than Google, it works and is free. Microsoft Translator has been evolving over time, so much so that it is called to be an important translation app.
Microsoft Translator has an easy-to-use interface, you have everything visible, it also incorporates some functions that can be useful to the user once they open it. The application is well valued within the Play Store, the note it has when voted by all is 4,7.
If you want to translate a photo, focus with the camera and then click on the “Translate” button«, expect it to give you the result in a matter of seconds. This translator has room for improvement, so the translation is expected to be much faster and in real time, since it can take about a minute.
Naver papago
Despite being less well known, Naver Papago has all those features you are looking for in a translator, among them the translation by photo. In addition, Naver Papago includes translation of text, web pages, voice and even those conversations that you are carrying out at that moment.
Like the previous applications, use the camera and focus on the object to be translated, be it a photo, a sign or product text. It is a fast application, much more than Microsoft and its rating makes it among the best applications on the list. Add up to 15 translation languages.
Offers own translator, which gives many good translations and it improves over time, taking little time to give results from users who use the application. Naver Papago has been downloaded over 10 million times from the Play Store and a similar number on iOS.
Yandex translate
It is a well-known Russian search engine, similar to Google in this country and with several of its own tools that can get us out of trouble if we know how to use it. Yandex Translate is a great text translator, but it also translates a photo like Google or Microsoft translate.
Among its functions, it is capable of translating into about 90 languages, they are the ones available, with Spanish as one of the ones that can be used if we want to translate an image using the camera. The translation of the image is done on the same photograph, so you will have it to read using only the camera.
Yandex Translate is well valued, it is one of the highest marks as far as translators are concerned, with a 4,6 out of 5 stars in the Play Store. The app is getting better over time and a lot of improvements as well as many fixes have been included in the latest update.
iTranslate
The app supports up to 100 languages, for this reason it is one of those that could not be missing from this list, in addition to including the translation by photo. iTranslate is a complete app, it also translates text, complete pages, conversations and even audio if you upload it to the same app.
On a negative note, iTranslate requires a single payment of 3,33 euros to use the function of translating by photo, although it is well worth it seeing how quickly it does so. The tool needs to adjust the image a bit, having to cut out the part that is not useful for translation.
iTranslate was awarded a few years ago as the best rated application in the Apple App Store, in Android over time it has been settling, going from 50 million downloads. It is usually updated frequently, whoever makes the payment for the paid version will have many more extra functions.
Camera Translator
It is an all-rounder when it comes to translating images, whether they are taken by the camera or from your own gallery, it does both functions and all using a built-in translator. We can use it without the need to be connected to the Internet because it has a large database.
Camera Translator has a simple and practical interface, everything will also be at hand and you will see the basic options when you open the application. It has more than 30 languages available, including Spanish, doing good translations and giving several if some sentences are not too clear.
Usage is simple, take a picture of the image, click on translate and in a matter of seconds you will send the translation, and you can also copy and paste it anywhere you want. The application is not one of the best rated, but that does not make it the worst in the list of photo translators.
