Written on October 28, 2009 – 7:31 am | by CoolGadgetConcept |
The last article was about two 7 inches diagonal digital photo frames, different in style, in features and in price. Although these two frames are only a few of the full range of 7 inches and 8 inches digital photo frames, today I am going to present you one two 9 inches diagonal digital photo frames. how I said yesterday, these frames can easily be considered an excellent present for the upcoming Christmas, not very expensive yet not cheap, modern, nice looking devices, easy to blend in with any decoration style.

The first 9 inches digital photo frames is a new product in Sony's portfolio, with the unique model number, DPF D92/B. besides its gorgeous design, it sports a few key features such as 15 to 9 aspect ratio LCD, onboard memory that should prove itself worthy of holding up to 2000 photos, included memory card slot, remote control, two special modes for a better usability including calendar and clock mode, auto image rotation (for using this digital photo frame in both landscape and portrait mode), and the USB connection. In terms of design, you should be surprised (in a good way since this is not a laptop lid or a front phone's case) with the front panel sporting a glossy (yet not scratches and fingerprints magnet) black finish to complement the displays cover. The back cover sports a nice matte black plastic which not only looks but also feels nice.

The frame sports a solid build, not only an exquisite design. This digital photo frame easily blends in with either classic style or modern decoration, making it a perfect Christmas gift. Its dimensions are remarkable in every way, while its weight is considered to be more a 7 inches frame weights rather than a 9 inches digital photo frame. With a height of 189 mm, wide of 276 mm, with a varying deepness from plain - 39.5 mm to the deepness that includes the stand - 144.1 mm, this Sony digital photo frame weights about 810 grams. The back of this frame includes one action button, which will turn on or off the backlit Sony logo.

The rest of the functions can be easily set using the remote control, functions such as fit to screen mode, or full image mode, rotate image either manual or automatic, delete photo, zoom in, and zoom out. In terms of connectivity you get the Type A for DPPA BT1 and USB mass storage class device, and Type B for computer connection and also networking capabilities with the inbuilt Bluetooth receiver and transmitter.

The maximum power consumption of this digital photo frame is rather acceptable with 11.6 Watts (the highest value ever reached). A great feature of this frame is the onboard memory of about 1 GB. However, the true value memory for photo storage is situated around the 900 MB value.

You can easily store about 2000 photos within this memory value, depending on the resolution and capacity. However in case this value is not sufficient enough just feel free to use any possible available memory cards on the market, such as mini SD memory card, micro SD memory card, SDHC memory card, mini SDHC memory card, MMC, RS - MMC, Compact Flash Type II, XD Picture card with all available formats, Memory Stick memory card, Memory Stick PRO Duo memory card, Memory Stick Micro M2, and many other more (incredible how compatible this frames is with so many types of memory cards).

In case you were wondering the transfer of photos between the memory cards and the inbuilt memory is available not only from memory card to onboard memory, but also from embedded memory to memory card. Sony included into this frame an LCP display (Clear Photo LCD) 9 inches with 186.8 mm x 112.08 mm, with a 15 to 9 aspect ratio, and a WVGA resolution (of 800 x 480 pixels). The files accepted by this screen are in either JPEG format and in RAW format but none of them have to go over the 48 megapixels limit.


You can easily chose what you want this display to show, either a still image playback, or a slideshow playback, slideshow with interval settings, and clock and calendar playback (up to 14 different designs). In terms of connectivity, this digital photo frame is compatible with computers with Microsoft Windows Vista Service Pack 1 operating system, Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Professional Service Pack 4, Mac Leopard or Snow Leopard. Sony included in the retail box beside the actual frame, a manual, "read this first" document, warranty card, stand, AC adaptor and a remote control (with several functions such as power, enter, menu, up, down, standby, left, right, view mode, back and alarm).

Therefore, the DPF D92/B offers a complete package in terms of features, and ships with a good retail package for only $169.99 (which is considered a good price for a new product). The second product on this article is another 9 inches digital photo frame, which is not exactly the latest available product on the market. In terms of design, the DPF V900/W looks better in black than in white. Even more this product has almost the same design line as DPF D92/B. I doubt that many people will ever know the difference between these two products. But then again, don't fix what is not broken, right?

Just like the previous model, the DPF V900/W includes several worth mentioning highlights such as 15 to 9 aspect ratio, about 512 MB embedded memory (which means almost 1000 photos memory depending on the format and capacity), auto image correction, auto image rotation, Bluetooth enabled, and HDMI port. Beside the excellent key features you also get a stylish design easy to blend in (the black color only). Therefore, this frame sports a nice glossy black or white finish on the front side complementing the excellent included LCD display. The build quality is flawless, and it will satisfy every potential buyer.

With a height of 162 mm, wide of 245 mm, and a varying deep value from 38.5 mm to 145 mm (when including the stand), this digital photo frame weight about 800 grams. The onboard memory reaches 512 MB, with only 400 MB memory available for photo storage. Therefore, I must advice you to use any kind of memory card you already own since this Sony device is compatible with almost every memory card found on the market, such as xD picture card, xD picture card Type M, xD picture card Type H, MMC memory card, SDHC card, mini SDHC memory card, micro SDHC memory card, Memory Stick memory card, Memory Stick PRO Duo memory card, Memory Stick PRO HG Duo memory card, SD memory card, mini SD memory card, micro SD memory card and many other more. In terms of consumption the maximum power consumption ever recorded is 12 Watts, while the average value is 8.5 Watts.

This digital photo frame has several action buttons such as power on and off, up and down arrows, enter, menu, and even switch off and on backlit Sony logo. Therefore, by using these functions you get to adjust without the remote several settings, such as zoom in and zoom out, image display settings, delete photo, rotate image auto or manual, and other basic functions. Sony included in this frame a 9 inches diagonal LCD (Clear Photo LCD) with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels (198 mm x 112 mm) with an aspect ratio of 15 to 9. This display offers vibrant colors, and excellent photo rendition.


However, keep it away from direct sun light since it doesn't delivers almost anything under the sun light (washed colors). This shouldn't be considered a drawback since the photo frames are designed to be used indoors, and under artificial lights only. This LCD display can render only JPEG photos, BMP images, or TIFF photos (which don't overpass the limit of 48 megapixels). The connectivity is ensured by the same USB connection found on DPF D92/B, Bluetooth capability, and HDMI port (to connect with compatible LCD TV's such as Bravia).


Sony really made a bad mistake when it decided to lack every cable and adapter from the retail box of this digital photo frame. However you do get the remote control unit with several functions such as power, left, right, up and down arrows, menu, cancel, and enter. Overall, the DPF V900/W is a good product with a nice design and good features. However, with the bad containing retail box and the expensive price tag of $199.99, you should either look for other digital photo frames or wait until Sony will offer for this product a discount.