Digital Photo Frames have been the hot holiday gift for a few years now. But with so many on the market finding the ones with the best image quality, coolest features, and best price can be daunting. Here are the ten best from all the major manufactures.
Kodak Easyshare P725 Digital Frame
$70
With 512MB of internal memory (4,000 images) and a 7-inch monitor, the P725 is a budget-friendly frame that boasts a bright, vivid display that is said to do justice to your treasured snapshots, thanks to Kodak's KodakColor Science Technology. Pictures can be loaded via a USB port, choice of two memory card slots for compatible with Secure Digital (SD), Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC), Multimedia Card (MMC), MEMORY STICK (MS), MS PRO/MS PRO DUO, XD-Picture Card (xD) formats.
Sony DPF-V1000/B 10.2" Digital Photo Frame
$210
This stunning frame not only holds a whopping 2,000 photos (1GB), and a displays large 15:9 Aspect Ratio, but it’s also Bluetooth-compatible and has an HDMI Output so you can share your photos in Full HD 1080 quality on your compatible HDTV. Icing on the cake is the Auto Image Correction that makes fixes like auto dodging and auto white balance correction along with Auto Dimmer and Auto Image Rotation.
Jobo PLANO 8 Pro/Media
$139
This cool frame is all about giving you options for viewing your photos: display photos in full-screen, thumbnail, 4-in-1 collage, or slide show mode with various adjustable transition effects and time intervals, clock and calendar function, and photo optimization function (face detection, dynamic lighting, face beautify). Clear resolution and an aspect ratio that’s perfect for point-and-shoots along with music and video capabilities make this 8-inch frame a great gift.
MediaStreet eMotion, 15-inch Digital Picture Frame
$140
Big is beautiful with this affordable 15-inch multi-media frame with a clear 1024x768 4:3 aspect ratio display. In addition to the photo, video, and audio applications, there’s an organizer with a calendar and a clock that lets you turn the frame on and off with a timer. Files can be viewed via memory cards thanks to the multi-card slot , or downloaded via USB and stored in the 512MB of internal memory.
Philips 10.2-in Digital Photo Frame
$186.95
This big and beautiful frame is all about image quality. Aside from its impressive resolution (7320x480), aspect ratio (16:9), it also boasts Philip’s unique image Pro that automatically analyzes your photos to correct color accuracy, color depth and smart contrast for the best display. It also enhances skin color and extends the color on the edges of a less-than-full-screen photos to eliminate black bars and aspect ratio distortion.
Sony DPF-X1000/B
$240
This super high res frame might make your photos look better than you thought they could. Sony's “TruBlack” technology gives you more natural and realistic colors, and the advanced image processor scales and displays images up to 48 megapixels on the with an impressive 15:9 aspect ratio on a 10.2-inch, 800x400 resolution screen, making it perfect for compact or DSLR owners. You can store up to 4,000 images and with the CreativeEdit function you can decorate and create themed slideshows—a virtual scrapbook—and customized slides with superimposed messages, frames, and more.
Digital Foci "The Executive” Image Moments 6
$60
If want a quality frame and you don’t need a super big screen, this is a great option and an even better price. This 5.7-inch 640x480-pixel screen has 450MB of internal storage, and lots of playback options, including auto-rotate so you never end up looking at sideways pictures.
JOBO ScanViewer
(Price to be announced; expected to be around $390)
The first and only digital photo frame that’s also a scanner, this innovative 8-inch frame digitizes up to 4x6-inch printed photos and saves them to the 1GB internal memory (or with a USB connection, transfers them to your computer). This multimedia digital picture frame also plays videos and music, with its on-frame buttons or remote and has many slideshow options. Coming soon!
Smartparts 8-inch frame with Built-in Printer
$70
Talk about one stop shopping, you can both display your digital images and turn them into tangible 4x6 prints with this frame with a built-in printer. Easy to install ink cartridge and pack of photo paper are included with the wood 800 x 600 resolution frame, that come at a impressively low price.
Prices current as of June 24, 2010
