need to find camera to enlarge print on pc monitor

Hi All,
I have an uncle who has very poor eyesight. He has a 21 inch monitor and I
was thinking if I could find some kind of like webcam we could mount to read
paper print ihen have it display the video on his monitor where he could
read it (hopefully enlarged). The cameras I've seen so far have a fixed
focal lenght and will not work.

There is a cctv based enlarger using a camera and tv for about 2500 but he
already has about 1500 invested in his pc and would like to maybe spend less
and just buy a camera and software to acheive the same results.

anybody find a suitable solution?

Thanks
Dennis Meissner

 

Have you tried scanning in the document then enlarging the print using a
photo editor yet?

 

As you may know, most modern browsers have an "accessability" option
/ control, which allows enlargement of the basic screen image.
I have never tried that, but assume it would work for any image that
a program would display.
Perhaps you could try a cheap (under $100) digital camera, install
the view/edit software for it, and see if that will do the job.
You might need a tripod or stand of some sort to set an optimum
distance and viewing angle, after camera enlargement is optimized for
whole page.
The protocol might be:
1) put page in pre-marked area
2) take picture
3) use software to view picture, using "magnifier" and mouse
4) repeat above as needed