Sony DPF-D80 8-Inch LCD Digital Photo Frame (Black)
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Digital Photo Product Details
Manufacturer: SonyModel: DPF-D80
Color: Black
Product features:
- 8-inch display; 4:3 aspect ratio; 800 x 600 resolution
- Includes 256MB internal memory, with optional image resizing (to maximize internal memory).
- Compatible with all main memory card types
- Auto orientation sensor and auto image rotation
- Features 10 slideshow styles, 2 clock modes, calendar mode, and 2 index views
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Sony DPF-D80 8-Inch LCD Digital Photo Frame (Black)
Customer Review: Still five stars even though it has a few quirks...
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought a pair of these after reading and studying many many LCD frames (although it is the first one for me to purchase). Quality of the image was most important - I simply do not care for putting mp3's or video on this, our family just needs to 'unlock' all the 1000's of pictures that reside in my PC.
The 800x600 resolution and picture quality is outstanding, and as mentioned the menu system is very straightforward. I bought a second unit for my in-laws (they live in China and do not speak any English) so having a unit that runs on 120/220V was important, as well as having menus in different languages (this unit has a lot of languages). I was even able to download a Chinese-language manual and print it out for the in-laws (they do not have a computer) so they should be all set.
After several days of playing around with it, there are a number of 'quirks' that took some research to figure out. First is the resolution - all my digital pictures are from a Nikon D50, that saves jpgs in a 3008x2000 pixel format, which is known as a "3:2" ratio (width to height). Well 800x600 is a "4:3" ratio, so either a setting in one of the menus to make internal adjustments is one way to go, but it will automatically crop all your pictures, or you will have black bars on the top and bottom of the screen (not a major problem but irritating nonetheless).
I found a simple program called 'Frame Size' that will batch process a pile of pictures, one crop at a time, as well as reduce a 3MB 3008x2000 file into a ~300kb 800x600 one. This way I was able to do a 'custom crop' and downsize each file to the exact 800x600 format for this digital frame, and then have each picture custom-cropped so no heads/faces were lost in the process.
Another quirk was how it views the 'date photo taken'. It uses the 'modified' date and not the actual EXIF date from the jpg! It drove me crazy not to have the pile of pictures not show up in order. I used a non-freeware 'Picture Information Extractor' to re-write the 'date modified' data from the EXIF 'date photo taken' and that solved it promptly, it worked in batch format. There are some freeware (one from Microsoft called Microsoft Pro Photo Tools 2 sounded promising) but it did not offer batch processing of the EXIF data editing.
The multiple options for viewing pictures and the varying time delays for the slideshow is great, and after figuring out the above-mentioned 'quirks' it now works the way I wanted it to. (It should have worked this way from the beginning.) I'm very pleased with the product though, so I believe it deserves a five-star rating.
Description of Sony DPF-D80 8-Inch LCD Digital Photo Frame (Black)
Get more entertainment from your photos with Sony?s DPF-D80 Digital Photo Frame. Store up to 500 1.5 MP images that you can display as single pictures, multiple thumbnails, or slideshow presentations. The 7-inch widescreen (4:3) LCD screen showcases your cherished memories in VGA resolution (800 x 600) and vivid color, while an Auto Orientation sensor automatically rotates your photos into portrait or landscape format. Direct USB input from most digital cameras and support for most memory cards makes it easy for virtually anyone to transfer photos and relive meaningful events. Clock and calendar display modes and an included remote control provide added convenience.Digital Frames
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