Philips 6.5-Inch Digital Photo Frame (Clear & Black)
by Philips Consumer Electronics
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Digital Photo Product Details
Manufacturer: Philips Consumer ElectronicsModel: 7FF2FPA
Color: Clear & Black
Product features:
- 6.5-inch viewable display; 720 x 480 resolution
- Photo Manager plays slide show or individual photos; cut, size or matte to customize photos
- Multiple memory card slots; compatible with SD, xD, MMC, Compact Flash and Memory Stick media
- 16 MB built-in memory; hold and display up to 30 digital photos
- Smart Album feature for easy picture management
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Philips 6.5-Inch Digital Photo Frame (Clear & Black)
Customer Review: 7FF2FPA not exactly what I was looking for...
Summary: 3 Stars
Pros: Bright screen, clock, alarm clock, timed operation (set start/stop time), reads multiple card formats, USB port, allows you to rotate images from landscape to portrait orientation
Cons: Poorly designed 'kickstand' won't allow use in portrait orientation, no auto-rotation of portrait images, rotated images are centered & cropped, no support for multiple albums of photos, klunky user interface, only one each start & stop time, oversized 'wall-wart' plug, no internal battery, lightweight plastic has no friction or weight to keep it in place
Details on the cons:
The kickstand that lets the frame stand up is surprisingly heavy; apparently there's a lot of metal in there. That's a good thing. However, the way it mounts into the back of the frame is not. You push it in straight on at the 6 o'clock position and then twist slightly to the right. It would make more sense to push it in at an off angle and then turn it to the 6 o'clock position. And there's very little friction to hold it in place once it's in there, so a bump of the frame can knock it loose. If you think you might want to turn the frame from landscape to portrait -- which is shown in the product description on Amazon's page -- forget it. The kickstand falls right out when you do that. Guess the product description must use a photo of a different model frame. It also holds the frame nearly vertical; the photos look great if the frame is at eye level, but when sitting on a desktop, they appear a bit washed out.
The software allows you to rotate portrait images so they're not sideways in this landscape frame, but you have to do each image yourself. The software isn't sophisticated enough to recognize the orientation of an image and adjust it automatically. And after you rotate the image, it doesn't show up scaled so that the whole image fits the frame. The software cuts off the top and the bottom, leaving the middle of the image centered in the screen.
Want to have multiple photo albums on different subjects? You'll be limited to three, and you get that many only because there are 2 media slots in addition to the internal RAM. It's one 'album' per media source. You can have one set of pictures in the internal memory, another on a compact flash card, and a third on one of the other supported media formats. Want to see a different grouping? You'll need another media card, or you'll have to wipe one of your existing ones and put new photos on it. Having multiple 'albums' means spending some money or spending some time.
Navigating the rather primitive user interface with the top-mounted buttons gets very old very fast. Although it's nice that you can copy images directly from your media into the frame's internal memory, doing it is a pain as you slog slowly through the media's images, selecting the ones to move, and then moving them. I think I'll just assemble everything that I want on my Mac and then transfer them via the included USB cable.
Setting the options -- date, time, alarm, start/stop times, transitions, background color is equally klunky but you only have to do it once... until you unplug the frame and then all your settings are gone. I guess it was too much trouble to use nonvolatile RAM to store the date, time, and other settings.
Although it's nice to be able to operate the frame on a timer -- set a start time and a stop time -- it would have been nice to have more than one setting. Then you could have one setting for weekdays and another for weekends.
The power cord terminates in another one of the oversized wall-warts that takes up way too much space in a plug strip. This one goes sideways. I guess that's a good thing on a wall outlet, but not in a plug strip. Why not put the power supply inside and use a regular plug? And why does it cost $40-$60 more to get a frame with an internal battery? About that battery... I really wanted a frame that had a battery so that I wouldn't have to find a spot near an electrical outlet for regular use; I was thinking about mounting it on the wall above my desk at work. I took for granted that the customers who entered reviews a frame and the battery were actually talking about this frame. However, I should have realized that if the product description didn't mention a battery, then it didn't have one, despite the reviews. There appear to be add-on battery packs available... and they cost about the difference in price between this frame and it's $169 brother.
The plastic frame is extremely light in weight, and it's edges are very smooth. The kickstand comes to a point that is also smooth. Even a slight bump can shift this frame on a smooth surface like a desk; the weight of the cord can drag the frame off the edge if it's sitting very close when you bump it.
It's not worth the trouble it would take to send it back, so I guess I'll find a safe spot -- near an electrical outlet -- to put it, and I'll use it for awhile until it comes time to give someone a birthday/anniversary/holiday gift. If I do buy another one for myself, I'll do in a bricks & mortar store so I can try everything out first. Hmmmm... maybe I can glue this to the back of a wooden frame from the arts & crafts store and attach that frame's stand...
Description of Philips 6.5-Inch Digital Photo Frame (Clear & Black)
The 7FF2FPA digital photo frame deliers a 6.5-inch, high-resolution image -- up to 720 x 480 pixels. Display your digital photos with the same rich color and quality of professional prints. The high pixel density give you sharp, detailed photo displays in a 4:3 aspect ratio for optimal picture viewing. The Auto Fit feature automatically size a your digtal photo to fill the screen, and Photo Manager will allows you to display slide shows, single photos or thumbnails. Easily create photo albums, cut and size your photos, and rotate or mask to customize the image. Fast and easy photo transfers from you PC via USB 2.0 connection. Memory card slots allow you to transer, copy or use as additional memory for the photo frame. The Philips photo frame also has 16 MB of built-in memory, so your favorite pics are never out of reach. AC power cord included.Digital Frames
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