Review of Digital Photo Frame Sony DPF-V900

Package Contents:

• Device
• Remote Control
• Network storage
• User

In short, it was like. On the nose was the birthday of his wife. We had to find a good gift. However, given the different circumstances, just a brain on one side stood what gifts other than flowers and cards and what a good chocolates. About any digital technology out of the question, because not a fan, that's all there is, nothing until I go. Jewellery, apparel and dismiss a number of circumstances. Sport steering wheel? Delirium. A special cup? Too. A trip to the Maldives? Bold will, and one she would not go there, so it is not quite a gift. In short, suddenly in his head flashed the word Eldar: "If you do not know what to give, gift photo frame. But what is really ideal. She puts it, say, at work and admiring landscapes, flowers, sea, all other beauty, and live is better. And the problem is easier to solve. And not so scary to go to the boss. In general, it was decided: The photo frame.

The second question - what Digital Picture Frame? I went to the pink salmon began to look at. 've Seen all sorts of models, ranging from Direc, finishing with Kodak. And something well does not like it. Explain why: I wanted to look was as simple as possible without the leather inserts, white plastic, which is also highlighted. But at the same time to be elegant, pardon the expression. And, in general, like some megaramku. Such that straight at all. And like I already chose modelka from Philips, went to smoke and think about on the street, whether live, for me, iPhone ... How to remember that in some of the Ten Gizmo "wrote about the photo frame Sony, which appeared on the market recently. Not smoked, and half ran back to the beginning of a brand shops, and then just on the market ... I think it would be logical to talk about the end of this story after story about the product. Believe me, it's true.

So, Sony is obsessed with mastering this curious segment, such as digital photo frame, releasing a series of articles with the acronym DPF (digital photo frame), the very same line of frames is called the S-frame, another brand like the Walkman, Cyber-shot, and so on . Just a line of four models, this seven-inch DPF-D70B, DPF-V700B, DPF-V700BT and "flagship" Nine Inch Frame DPF-V900B. I understand that the last letter in the index denotes the color, because, in addition to the black frame, there are several variations, but I have not seen them yet. What is the difference, besides the diagonal display? In most low-end model (D70B) built 256 MB memory, you can Rotate image depending on the orientation of the display, you can connect to a computer on the USB-cable connectors for a Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, SD, MMC, CompactFlash, MicroDrive, xD You can view pictures, or you can simply display the clock. But the older "sisters" all much more interesting than these possibilities is a function of image correction (skin smoothing, etc.), built-in 512 MB of memory, there are HDMI-out for connecting to a TV, it is also possible to control the frame with remote control TV Bravia. The model DPF-V700BT included a Bluetooth-adapter, although for the 700th, and 900th, you can connect the model, bought on their own, then you get the opportunity to transfer into the frame pictures from your mobile phone. Yes, even the older models are equipped with a processor BIONZ, which provides quick, different effects on these frameworks already have a calendar with the ability to scroll, there is the possibility of the slide show or display the multiple images simultaneously, calendar and photos. In general, these frameworks here, quite in keeping with Sony. I opted for the DPF-V900B, in my opinion, nine inches is still better than seven. Let's talk about the device in detail.

Design, construction

Gizmo comes in a box large, cardboard there no pity, because the inside is festively decorated white box with the logo of Sony. Open it. Wrapped in foil in the middle frame is the side - and a remote storage, at the bottom find the instructions and all other paper. Extract our device, we admire. It is truly the most beautiful digital photo frame from the ones I've seen. It is very easy to do, in the spirit of corporate minimalism. But you can not say that it is so simple, does, it is evident that over this thing a good thought. For example, the display is closed glass, of course, the prints on it are visible well as a silver bezel, but they are as easily removed without a trace of lint cloth. In addition, all controls are located behind and touch screen is generally not necessary. Good thing, tightly gathered, graceful, fits perfectly into any décor, authentic, and will look in the bedroom, on your desk. Add more nothing special, you can put your own assessment.

Look at the underside of the frame. Here we see the leg with a spherical joint, it can help you locate the device horizontally or vertically, in the middle we see a sort of block, which are memory card slots on the one hand, on the other - different connectors: power, HDMI, USB (for "flash drives "adapter, or Bluetooth), miniUSB (for PC). On the right side you can see the controls: the power button, which lights up green or red navigation keys, confirm the action, click Menu.The top is a button changes the playback modes.

Management

As I have said, included a remote control - here's one more protection against fingerprints, I recommend to immediately perform all operations with it - because it is convenient. With it you can include a device to enter and navigate the menu, change the output to display information (various types of playback images or withdrawal of hours), zoom in or out. Window of the infrared sensor is located in the upper right-hand side, the sensitivity of the remote is not bad, with three feet can make all kinds of transactions. If the remote does not want to use, then you can perform all the same operations using the keys on the frame, everything is logical and fairly simple.

Menus and features

Probably not worth very telling about the settings and stuff, because it no longer will review and instruction. Therefore focus on all sorts of interesting moments. Thus, the frame can display photos both from its own memory, and with the cards, you can fill at least all the slots (and understand the frame, in essence, all current formats), 900-I show you the content and does not choke. Supported display JPEG, TIFF, BMP, RAW, however, should not deceive ourselves, not all of these images frame can reproduce. Incidentally, the device automatically processes the images for the best playback speed, in fact, optimize the content, but this does not mean that poor quality images will be displayed just as good - better, better and display. What I saw on the screen, I liked it, but this is just good photographs, but the footage of internet, put on the card, I was not impressed.In general, everything is very individual, and you'll be able to pick up his collection, which will look beautiful on display 900th. With the help of photo frames can be processed image, especially the portraits - remove red eyes, skin tone is aligned with, the operation takes a few seconds. I did not like the result, the impression as if the color knocked out; show can not, for experimenting on his own removed "photos" his wife and daughter, believe in the word, a feeling as if just knocks color. Oddly enough, the experiment with the alignment seascape brought much more interesting results, here I liked the treatment - if the image tune a display frames. In my opinion, the treatment is very few people will use, although the undertaking, no doubt, interesting. Forgot to say: it uses an active TFT-matrix, the effective area of ​​the screen is 8.6 inches, the display backlight life is 15000 hours (as stated in the instructions, "before the brightness diminish by half). Optimistic.

What more do you tell? Yes, about the menu. The menu features a lot of things set up, it is intuitively obvious, is a mixture of the interfaces of various equipment Sony, especially close to the menu of digital camera company. Moving the points with arrows, press Enter, all simply and clearly. Change the brightness, image scaling (whether it will be cropped or will be displayed directly on screen size), time and date, we can rewrite the images from memory card to internal memory, remove the photo, see information about the frame, change the length of slide shows and so forth - seems to be a whole lot, but it is really very simple. Adjusted even the type of transition to another image, the effects are beautiful. Interestingly, if you turn the frame, the orientation of the picture changes, so does the clock and calendar.

So, how and what can be viewed using the V900? First, you can simply display the image. Second, pressing Enter, you can run a slide show, will showcase all the photos on all media. Thirdly, it is possible to make the display shows three photos at once. Fourthly, we can see a calendar and photo (slide show). You can see just the analog clock on a black or white background or just the calendar.By the way, off the company's logo on the body is not visible, it is illuminated when switched on, so even you can disable it in order not to spoil the overall picture.

Among other things, can not be said of many opportunities to work with memory cards and so on. When connecting to a PC card is defined as a removable drive, like I said, you can insert here Bluetooth-adapter and send pictures directly from your mobile phone - another toy for "sonimanov. Also, when connected to HDMI-cable to a Sony Bravia TV can control playback right from the TV remote, who knows, maybe you really take advantage of it. In my opinion, this is the "beads". Although we can not say that last year the company holds is on the path of conjugation of a digital economy in a home network, it is interesting and deserves a separate story.

Conclusions

As I promised, here is talk about the end of his adventures associated with buying a gift. Metnuvshis back to the pavilion, first visited the company showrooms Sony, in a single frame had been, but Shop-unsaleable samples in the second frame were, but an interesting price - V900 was worth about eight thousand. With a much did not, sat on the bench, got into the network. In Sonystyle.ru frame was worth more than eight (just stunned) plus shipping, in Telephone.ru - seven, but delivery in a couple of days a little disappointed. Then I went on the "boutique", I mean in tents. Take a seven-inch model did not want to repeat that a little too finely. Aha, found, however, the seller asked me to take a cabinet, and it was some kind of ragged. And for seven hundred. And in another place - seven nine hundred.

In short, yes seeker shall find, for, after walking another fifteen minutes, managed to find a place where there were not even unpacked V900 seven, plus another good seller threw lightly. Immediately recognized that "garantiyki" for frames do not invest in the box, and issued a packet with the goods, it's interesting, because the accounts on the spot to fill it. Actually, what I am? And besides that, if imbued this thing, then do not rush to take for more than eight, because you can find much cheaper. But penny "ruble" saves.

What conclusions can we draw? Product, to say the least, excellent, from the seller knew that the scope of Sony buying certain people in jackets and with typical icons for gifts, in particular, peaked in the recent holidays. Do not know whether this is true, and I, in principle, anyway - the device is beautiful, well-performing its basic function, has a bunch of settings, omnivorous, and is quite acceptable, compared with competitors. Note also that the display is closed, and children, no matter how many fingers they climbed into it, will not cause harm, the same applies to other home, work colleagues. I would not buy such a thing myself, but here's a present to receive qualitative. What are you happy and reported.