Digital Photo Frame At A Glance

Digital photo frame is a modernized form of photo frame for which there is no need of printed pictures of a computer or other hardware device. In broader sense, it can be viewed as a desktop picture frame that is used to hold digital images from a computer. Some digital photo frames come with embedded functions for the usage of internet. Pictures and wallpapers can directly be downloaded from the internet using these digital photo frames. Other modes of downloading pictures into these photo frames are USB cable, memory card and a wireless or wired connection to the home system.

Features

The most popular size for a digital photo frame varies from 7 inches to 20 inches. Some photo frames are capable of displaying JPEG picture only. A modern digital picture frame can be set to display photos as a slide show. You can adjust the duration for the photos to stay on the screen. Moreover, they can be attached to a printer to print a hard copy of the photo you like. A photo frame with multimedia support is more like these days as it enables people to play videos, MP3 audios and MPEG video files. Some photo frames can even display text files. A modern photo frame that supports internet can display pictures to the internet by image sharing websites such as Picasa and Flickr, RSS feeds and from email as well. Digital photo frame can even display images directly from a camera whereas some photo frames have their internal built-in memory.

Since users can upload photos to the memory of digital photograph frame include a wireless connection, Bluetooth technology and a USB connection, therefore they are extremely flexible to use. Some frames can even use cellular connectivity for launching pictures. 7 inch digital photo frames mostly use 430 x 234 pixels resolution however it's not mandatory. Multimedia digital photo frame has another great feature: the built in speakers. These speakers are used to play background music during slideshow which make it more charming and gorgeous. With every digital photo frame, there comes a remote control which is used to operate the frame. This is just like operating your television.

Limitations

Since they are just decoration pieces, they cannot compete with the graphics quality of other electronic alliances such as monitors and plasma screens, however they display pictures with an acceptable quality that are close to reality.

Security issue

Every digital photo frame has some memory either in the form of a built-in memory or a micro SD card. Like other electronic memories, they are also subject to get affected by Trojans and viruses. Once infected by viruses or Trojans, they can be scanned like other memory devices through anti-virus software.

Fragile

A digital photo frame consists of an external body frame made of plastic or similar material and an LCD screen. Both are flimsy and can get easily damaged by a little mishandling. Therefore they need to be placed at points where they are not prone to sudden impacts.