1. A handheld apparatus for capturing text found on an object, he handheld apparatus comprising: an image capture subsystem including a video camera configured to capture a plurality of images to form a video stream, and configured to generate a master image from the video stream, wherein the video camera has one or more Bragg lenses; a level detector configured to determine whether the handheld apparatus is level to a surface of object; an indicator configured to signal when the handheld apparatus appropriate angle to the surface of the object; and an OCR component configured to create a digital text from the master image.