Translation
Settings for text recognition and translation.
Translation Engine
Select the translation engine used by the built-in server. Default is Auto (Recommended).
- Auto (Recommended)
- Engine 1 (Quality)
- Engine 2 (Speed)
- Legacy Engine
To use your own translation engine, set it up as a Mod.
Auto Detect Language
Select whether to auto-detect the language.
Language for Text Recognition
Set the language for text recognition. This setting is effective when Auto Detect Language is OFF.
Language for Translation
Set the language for translation.
The languages supported by each translation and character recognition are as follows.
English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Korean, French, Italian, German, Russian, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Dutch, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, Slovak, Slovenian, Czech, Danish, Turkish, Hungarian, Finnish, Bulgarian, Greek, Ukrainian, Thai, Norwegian, Arabic, Hindi, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Malay
Auto Translate
When turned on, holding the frame still detects the text inside the frame and overlays the translation on top of the original text. Default is ON.
- Keep the frame still for the Hold-Still Duration, and text detection starts.
- When text is captured, the frame turns cyan and the controllers vibrate.
- When the translation is ready, it is overlaid at the position of the original text.
To translate other text, release the target with the operation set in Rescan Method, then aim the frame at the next text.
Auto Translate does not work in the following cases:
- While recording a GIF animation
- While the Repeat Feature is in use
- While scaling the frame with the stick
- During the tutorial, except for the dedicated Auto Translate practice
When to Run
Select the modes in which Auto Translate runs. Default is In Translation Mode.
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In Translation Mode
Runs only in Translation Mode. -
Always
Runs in any of Photo Mode, Translation Mode, and 2D Code Mode.
Rescan Method
Select how to release the target and aim at the next text while text is captured (while the frame is cyan). Default is Trigger.
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Trigger
A short press of the mode switch trigger releases the target. While text is captured, the mode icon changes to the rescan icon, and a short press does not switch modes. -
Distance
Moving either hand farther than the Rescan Distance releases the target.
When the target is released, the controllers vibrate, and text detection starts again after the Hold-Still Duration.
Rescan Distance
Sets how far a hand must move to release the target when Rescan Method is Distance. The range is 2 to 15 cm, and the default is 5 cm.
This cannot be changed when Rescan Method is Trigger.
Hold-Still Duration
Sets how long the frame must be held still before text detection starts. The range is 0.2 to 2.0 seconds, and the default is 0.6 seconds.
This setting also applies to Auto Scan of 2D codes.
While Auto Translate is OFF, this item is hidden, but the value you set is still used by Auto Scan.
Stabilization
When turned on, the frame is held steady against hand shake while text is captured. Default is ON.
When Rescan Method is Trigger, stabilization works only until the translation is displayed.
Estimate Original Colors
When turned on, the background and text colors of the translation are estimated from the colors of the original text. Default is ON.
When turned off, the translation is shown in white text on a black background.
Read Aloud
Enables spoken playback of translated or recognized original text. Default is ON. Turning this OFF disables the panel button and automatic reading of Auto Translate results, and stops any reading in progress.
Generating speech requires an internet connection. The text to be read and its language are sent to the server to generate audio. There are daily and monthly limits per account; new audio cannot be generated after a limit is reached.
Show Read-Aloud Button
Shows the read-aloud button on translation result panels. Default is ON. See reading text from a panel.
Read Auto Translations Aloud
Automatically reads a translation when Auto Translate displays it inside the frame. Default is OFF. Both Auto Translate and Read Aloud must be ON.
Redisplaying a recently reused translation result does not read it again automatically. Automatic reading is disabled during the tutorial. Reading continues after the translation disappears; starting another reading stops the previous audio.
Read Aloud Volume
Sets the speech volume from 1 to 100%. Default is 100%. It also follows Main Volume: the actual volume is the product of the two settings.
Auto Copy Result to Clipboard
Select whether to automatically copy the translation results to the clipboard.
Ignore Line Breaks And Paragraphs
When this is turned on, line breaks and paragraphs are ignored during text recognition.
Text is recognized as a single line.
Recognize Images Only
When turned on, the results of character recognition will be displayed on the panel without translation.
Local OCR
The mode used for text recognition on this device. Default is Auto.
This version is fixed to Auto. You cannot switch to Quality or Speed in settings.
| Mode | Behavior |
|---|---|
| Auto | Uses a configuration suited to the environment. Regular PCs use an accuracy-focused model for text detection and a speed-focused model for recognition. Steam Frame (Proton) uses speed-focused models for both. |
| Quality | Prioritizes accuracy for both text detection and recognition. |
| Speed | Prioritizes processing speed for both text detection and recognition. |
The previous medium / small selection is not carried over. If the new setting does not exist, Auto is used.
- If local recognition is not reliable enough, or Local OCR cannot initialize, text recognition is performed on the server instead.
- After the monthly server OCR limit is reached, only Local OCR is used. Images are not sent to the server again even if local recognition fails.
- While a Vision Mod is enabled, the Mod handles text recognition and this setting has no effect.
- This is a device-specific setting and is not synced to the cloud.