Digital Photo Frames - advice please?

bob_a_builder

have downloaded the Cropping software, but cannot work out how to get a Portrait picture on the Landscape screen. Does that make sense?

Assuming you have set right setting in Image Cropper, then it should always output an image of the correct size to suit you frame. And it will also adjust the 'marquee' ( the lines/rectangle which you can drag around the image) to be the right aspect ratio to suit the frame.

Of course if the picture was a very full frame of a face - you aren't going to be able to get it all in the marquee to suit a landscape display

When displaying a portrait image i,e. taller than wider, you can select using the marquee the important bit of the picture you want to see when its on the frame.

Depending on the how much or how little of the image you may have to set the marquee to include some of the border (as displayed in Image cropper) - which will show as black area on LHS/RHS of image - not much that can be done about that, other than select a more suitable picture to work on

But at least its you making the selection of the part of the photo you want to show on the frame, if you leave it to the frame software it will always crop it in the 'wrong' place


In Image cropper you can also rotate pictures, and also change the border colour if you want

ormus

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stuart.kennedy60/dpf.html

cheapest one ive ever seen.

BARGAINADDICT_4

ormus wrote: »

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stuart.kennedy60/dpf.html

cheapest one ive ever seen.

Very inventive, shame BIL just sold all his old laptops on ebay, perhaps 1 will end up like this.

BARGAINADDICT_4

BARGAINADDICT wrote: »

Have read this thread with interest, and found out some useful information, still need some help though please.
I want to buy one of these frames for the inlaws who have everything, thought it would be nice to put some photos on ready to use, Please could someone tell me which are better/easier to use the ones with usb connection or go for getting a card reader and putting photos on that way?
looked at the links on here and there are so many to choose from any help would be greatly appreciated, looking to spend £50 - £60ish Thanks :beer:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/129157 Like the look of this one, what do you think?

Who bought them all? They are out of stock now, need to find another one, any suggestions?

bob_a_builder

They are out of stock now, need to find another one, any suggestions

Ah you can tell christmas is coming ....

Amazon seem to have upped their prices by a tenner too, certainly the Linx 8" is got was 69 last week now 79

blackwidowz

I had my picture frame last year and it cost alot of money, they are brilliant and a good talking point.
I have just bought my mother one from tesco for £39 its not all singing dancing but it does the job and takes a variety of memory cards and stick.

computerwoman

BARGAINADDICT wrote: »

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/129926 Clock with mini digi photo display. Just seen these on e-buyer, might get myself one, looks like a fun gadget.

got one of these for my DB's birthday it's good but you can only put 20 photo's on it...great little gadget though...:D

lynneinjapan

bob_a_builder wrote: »

One thing to consider is - does it plug in a play right away or do you have to press fiddly buttons etc to get it showing pictures each time you switch it on - if so probably not ideal for the oldies !

We've just bought the 7" one that Argos currently have at £35 (http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5701957/Trail/searchtext%3EDIGITIAL+PHOTO+FRAME.htm) and you have to go through a bit of a rigmarole to get it to do a slideshow (which is unfortunate as it's for hubby's parents, who are possibly the least technologically literate people I know). From main menu, select Photo (as opposed to Video), select one of the thumbnails displayed, Enter to display it, Enter to go into picture display menu, THEN select slideshow option.

A few months ago I bought the one that eBuyer had for about £30 and that DID have this feature, but I can't find it on their site now.

jackieblack

I've bought my parents one from tesco for £35. It has a usb so takes a flash memory stick as well as all the different cards, which will make it easier for dad to transfer pictures between PC and frame (he hasn't got a digital camera, but often receives photos of family as email attachments). Runs slideshow automatically when turned on, and adjusts photo size to best fit on screen. Can be set up portrait or landscape. I'd quite like one for myself!

Lisav_2

Hi I am going shopping for a digital photo frame this weekend as I want to give one as a present to my Auntie for Xmas. Can anyone tell me if I can use a USB memory stick with these instead of a memory card as these are old photos that have been "rescued" from an old hard drive of my deceased uncle. Does anyone know?

Thanks