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Image Translation
Point your camera at text and let Vavus read and translate it.
Image Translation uses your camera to read text in the real world — restaurant menus, signs, instructions, book pages — and translates what it sees.
- 1Back
Top-left arrow. Returns to the Translation Hub.
- 2Source language pill
The language of the text in the image. Tap to change (or set to Auto-detect).
- 3Swap languages
Swaps source and target.
- 4Target language pill
The language you want the translation in.
- 5Take photo
Opens the camera so you can snap a picture of the text.
- 6Pick from library
Lets you choose a photo you've already taken.
- 7Crop / re-frame
After capturing, drag the corners to isolate just the text you want translated.
- 8Translate
Runs OCR + translation. The result appears below the image.
- 9Copy translation
Copies the translated text to your clipboard.