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Plate camera
The visitor points the camera at a plate and traces the outline with a finger. The tool estimates the area on the device, then they name the foods. The frame is discarded. Nothing is uploaded. The same search exists in German, French, Spanish and Portuguese, so the host ships all nine languages.
Use the camera, microphone, motion or timer on this device. Frames stay here; the result is a number or a card.
This is a general-purpose tool, not medical, legal or financial advice. Figures are estimates from published food data or arithmetic. A qualified professional owns decisions that affect your health.
How to use it
Inputs are a local outline and named foods. Computation turns the outline into an area and scales the food table. Output is a portion estimate.
Result
The tool runs in your browser. Nothing from the camera, microphone or sensors is uploaded. With JavaScript off, the worked example below is still computed on the server.
A worked example
Plate camera. Use the camera, microphone, motion or timer on this device. Frames stay here; the result is a number or a card. Worked with chicken breast 150 g, rice 180 g and broccoli 100 g: 516 kcal and 54 g of protein.
| Item | Grams | Energy (kcal) | Protein (g) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken breast | 150 | 248 | 46.5 |
| White rice | 180 | 234 | 4.9 |
| Broccoli | 100 | 34 | 2.8 |
| Total | 430 | 516 | 54.2 |
Continue on TempoLife
Each named food has a calorie page, which is the place to check the estimate.
Keep the result in an account
TempoLife keeps food, movement and sleep in one private place, so this result can become part of a day instead of a one-off page.
Source
computed from the 5,298-food DB for foods the visitor names. The camera frame never leaves the device.
FoodData Central — US government work, public domain. TempoLife's compiled food table is the working copy; figures trace to this upstream.
Frequently asked questions
Where is my data stored?
In this browser (localStorage and the link you copy). Camera, microphone and motion frames never leave the device. TempoLife does not receive the plate you built unless you continue into an account and log it there.
Where do the numbers come from?
computed from the 5,298-food DB for foods the visitor names. The camera frame never leaves the device.
Where does this tool stop?
food-photos is a photo library. platecam estimates area from the camera on this device and never uploads the frame.