Best Digital Picture Frames
Digital photo frames are the perfect gift idea for parents and grandparents because they make it easier to enjoy their children's, grandchildren's and other family pictures. However, updating pictures to the frame is usually not convenient; most of the time, the only way to do this is to use a USB or a SD card, or to connect the frame directly to a computer. Pix-Star provides users with multiple convenient possibilities to transfer pictures to the device, the easiest one being to send pictures as an attachment by email (photo-mails) to the frame’s own and dedicated email address. EASY TO CONFIGURE, EFFORTLESS TO USE, WITH POWERFUL FEATURES AND A FREE, UNLIMITED STORAGE ONLINE ACCOUNT The Pix-Star PXT510WR04 FotoConnect XD 10.4 inch is part of the family of easy-to-use Wi-Fi and email photo frames from Pix-Star. Send pictures directly to the frame by email! Since then, it has been the easiest way to share pictures with friends and family directly from the frame. You can also directly send pictures from one frame to another frame! Choose a personalized email address for the frame and you are ready to send, receive, share and enjoy pictures on your Pix-Star! Friends and family can now email photos directly from their computer, Smartphone, tablet, or Pix-Star frame to your frame. He just has to send it to your Pix-Star email and the picture will arrive on your frame within seconds. Even better, you can send your brother's selfie directly from your frame to your Mum's frame. Send pictures to your friends, to their Pix-Star frames, or to any email address, so others can see what you see. This frame has a small remote control and buttons on the back of the frame to complete all tasks without touching the screen. Each frame comes with a FREE online personal account with unlimited storage for your pictures . Thanks to this dedicated online account, you can help Grandma and Grandpa configure their frame or put new pictures in their account for them. ADD, DELETE albums or pictures CUSTOMIZE your slideshows MANAGE your contacts and security parameters CONFIGURE your frame's parameters. There will be ONE UNIQUE email address created for all the frames (in addition to their unique individual email address they already have) and then you can ask your friends and family members to send pictures to this Multi-Frames account's email address, the photo mails will be dispatched automatically to each frame! Same for web albums, when you create a Pix-Star web album or link one of your Facebook, Google + or other online albums inside the multi-frame account they get automatically to each frame account. It means that you can still manage individually and send pictures to a particular frame even if it belongs to a multiple frame account! Pictures can be added by email, an SD card or a USB stick, but Pix-Star also has the option to link your frame with online albums. Moreover, your Pix-Star frame updates these albums automatically 3 to 4 times per day to automatically detect when you ADD or REMOVE pictures from the provider's website. You no longer need to copy or transfer pictures to the frame: you can easily browse through your Pix-Star menu, find your device in the list, click PLAY, and your photos will begin to display in streaming mode. If you want to be surprised when watching your pictures, slideshows can be configured to play photos in different orders such as ‘normal,’ ‘random,’ 'newest first,' 'oldest first,' or even a 'repeat recent pictures' mode where recent pictures are repeated more often in the slide show. Play Mode Normal mode Repeat recent pictures (this mode populates the photo list in order to play the latest pictures more frequently) of the last day, 2 days, 3 days, week or month. Only latest pictures (this mode will display only the latest available pictures) of the last day, 2 days, 3 days, week or month. Normal mode (show one picture at a time, keeping the picture's size ratio) Collage 4 pictures (display a collage formed by 4 pictures) Collage 5 pictures (display a collage formed by 5 pictures) Smart Fill (auto fill the screen, stretching the picture if necessary, only when the picture ratio is close to 4:3 to avoid too much distortion. From the frame's settings you can schedule the times when your frame will automatically turn on and off. Send pictures from your frame to individual or groups of email addresses directly from the frame.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"That is where some of the reviews drew my attention away from the brand, specifically two issues: * resolution (800x600 seemed a little low), and. * color temperature (many reviews claimed blue tint on most pictures compared to other devices like tablets and phones). As for issue #1, the 10.4 inch model has a resolution of 800x600, which, at the screen size, results in a 96dpi display. Of course, if you put your face a couple of inches away from the frame you will see the pixels, but at the normal viewing distance of 3 feet (1 meter), the frame's resolution is more than adequate, specially if the source image comes from a good source like a DSLR or a back-camera from a modern phone. Still, the corrections are very 'broad' and I was unable to match my pro-grade DELL monitor factory calibrated color, but I was able to bring the much needed warmth to the skin tones quite a bit. Adding a little saturation and a little hue shift made the images much more natural and brought back the 'pop' that is reported as missing in some of the earlier reviews. In very little time I was able to put in a USB drive or SD card with my pictures, create the mail account to start sending photo emails to the device, and hooked up my favorite Facebook albums and my Google Drive folders where I keep my professional DSLR pictures. You can set the frame to show them all at once: local storage, memory cards, web albums (the only functionality not available in 'combo' view is the DLNA server approach, but I believe its an understandable compromise, I much rather have that option as well). The pix-star is also on the pricier side when comparing similar offerings, but I believe all the features more than make up for the price tag."
"When I read that the frame would be paired with a unique email address so that anyone with the address and authorization could send the frame photos I was sold on it as a gift idea. UNBOXING & SETUP: The frame seems well made and has VESA mounting holes on the back of it, so that the frame could easily be mounted to a wall. The frame is about the same size as a standard 8x12" frame, and not much thicker. The on/off switch on the back of the frame is a little tough to see, but once you plug in the AC and flip that switch to 'on', the frame starts setting itself up by showing you an onscreen menu. You will need your WiFi password to connect the frame to wireless internet; on which most of the functions of the frame will rely. NOTE: You can setup the email account for the frame ahead of time if giving it as a gift, and add or remove photos as desired both via a PC on the Pix-Star website, or on the photo frame itself. You can email photos downloaded to the device to other people, with the frame, which makes a computer unnecessary for the frame user. Friends and family can sent photos, videos and audio messages to the frame with ease using the FREE Pix-Star Snap apps for iOS and Android and via email (also free). Social media can be connected to the frame so that pictures posted on sites like Facebook, can also automatically be sent to the frame. Photos that the user doesn't want on the frame can easily be deleted in the Settings Menu. High capacity internal storage means not having to worry about sending too many photos to the device, and if it does get 'too full' it's simple to go online to take photos off the frame without losing them. It was simple to register the frame, pick a unique email address for it, and begin sending photos to the email which automatically showed up on the frame after it was connected to wireless internet."
"My husband had originally gotten me a different frame which was quite a pain, so we returned it and decided on the Pix-Star. The frame came with a motion detector, so after a certain amount of time, it will shut itself off until it senses movement then wake itself up and display photos. This is the bluetooth dongle I purchased for the frame and was recommended by the Pix-Star website: GXG-1987 BTA-402 USB Bluetooth 4.0 Micro Adapter Dongle Mini Bluetooth 4.0 Adapter Dongle With CSR8510 Controller and CSR Harmony for Windows XP Vista 2003 2008 7 and 8 32 or 64 Bit - Black."
NIX Advance Frames: Plug & Play to display Photo and Video Memories with ease. With over 8 years of experience and a dedicated full time customer service team, we are committed to delivering high quality frames and services that allow you to display digital memories in a sophisticated way. Perfect gift for a loved one: This frame is perfect for everyone; from professionals, to parents and grandparents, they all deserve a frame that works and lets them enjoy all the memories. USB & SD/SDHC Ports: Plug and play to Instantly display all your digital photos.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I wanted superb picture quality, and I needed a frame that would recognize portrait orientation and adjust accordingly."
"Yes my five star review for the NIX X12D Digital Photo Frame is for the product itself BUT more importantly it is for the AMAZING customer service assistance my wife and I received from Daryl. Thank you NIX for not only building a capable, sturdy system (our grandson is not always gentle with electronics - so far so good) but more importantly for hiring support personnel such as Daryl who go the extra mile."
"A couple of screws in the luan mount the digital frames. The frame fits over the power supplies for the digital frames and rests on a couple of deck screws that are screwed into the studs."
"Sometimes nothing played with one flash drive, while another flash drive kept repeating photos or froze photos for up to a minute, even though I set it for 3 seconds. I did not do that because I never had to do it with the older frames, and several people wrote reviews on Amazon that they tried doing that, but it did not help at all. The remote and the software are newly designed and more user friendly. Needless to say, none of that silly photo resizing is necessary, as it was not necessary with my older frames."
"The reviews about the sticker being directly on the screen aren't correct."
Playback photos the way you want to see them: Hu-Motion Sensor: Turns the frame on when you enter the room and off when you leave the room!
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I wanted superb picture quality, and I needed a frame that would recognize portrait orientation and adjust accordingly."
"Yes my five star review for the NIX X12D Digital Photo Frame is for the product itself BUT more importantly it is for the AMAZING customer service assistance my wife and I received from Daryl. Thank you NIX for not only building a capable, sturdy system (our grandson is not always gentle with electronics - so far so good) but more importantly for hiring support personnel such as Daryl who go the extra mile."
"A couple of screws in the luan mount the digital frames. The frame fits over the power supplies for the digital frames and rests on a couple of deck screws that are screwed into the studs."
"Sometimes nothing played with one flash drive, while another flash drive kept repeating photos or froze photos for up to a minute, even though I set it for 3 seconds. I did not do that because I never had to do it with the older frames, and several people wrote reviews on Amazon that they tried doing that, but it did not help at all. The remote and the software are newly designed and more user friendly. Needless to say, none of that silly photo resizing is necessary, as it was not necessary with my older frames."
"The reviews about the sticker being directly on the screen aren't correct."
Best Amazon Launchpad Camera
Manage multiple frames from one Nixplay Cloud Account: FREE Sync up to 5 frames and enjoy 10GB of photo storage.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"We gave a frame to each set of grandparents, and we regularly email new pictures directly to their frames throughout the year. Both Nixplay and Kodak let you log onto websites to upload pictures to your frames, or you can email pictures directly to the frames. When I wanted to add a picture, I would just email the picture to the address assigned to the Kodak frame, and I would put whatever I wanted for a caption as the subject line of the email. Nixplay has modeled their service after a photo sharing site, but it frankly doesn't work very well for 90% of people who just want to upload pictures to a frame easily and let the collection of pictures grow. General procedure: When you want to upload a bunch of pictures from a computer, you have to first create at least one album and one playlist, then upload the pictures to the album. After you add new pictures, you need to go into the album, select ONLY THE NEW PICTURES, and drag them onto the correct playlist. If you try just dragging all the pictures in an album into the playlist, then you would have two copies of all pictures (except the new ones). Nixplay allows directly emailing pictures to frames, but again they have complicated it. You can specify which album and playlist you want the emailed picture to go to if you know (and remember) the names of the album and playlist. I don't believe there is a way for adding a caption to a picture you are emailing, which is a shame, as that often was a fun part of emailing pictures to the Kodak. At the very least, they should have a "Grandparents Mode" enabled by default which would allow a simple way to have a frame that people far away could add pictures to, without having to have anyone manage it, and without the multiple steps required to add pictures through the website."
"The reason for that is that I have one frame in my bedroom and don't want it kicking on during the night for any reason (and I am too lazy to turn it on/off manually everyday). The unit I ordered had one bad pixel, and after I contacted NIX, I had a new (perfect) frame in my hands the next day."
"I will have the 15 inch in the living room, 12 inch in the bedroom and 8 inch at work. You have to nudge it around until you get it to come off (plastic tabs on the back of the plate are in some holes). I plan two use my screws to put in the mounting plate holes on the back of the frame, leaving them sticking out some, wrap picture frame wire around the screws and then hang it on the wall. The remote control works great and since I will be mounting this close to the TV in the living room, I like that I can use the remote to turn the frame off. There is a slot in the back of the frame to store the remote but I plan to keep it with my other remotes. Since some pictures are landscape and some are portrait, my initial plan was to have all my landscape pictures on the 15 inch frame and portrait on the 12 inch frame. If my Wi-Fi is ever down, the frame will just play the pictures that were last downloaded from the cloud. I have been wanting a digital frame for years but am glad I waited because I think the nixplay frame has everything I could ever want in a frame."
Best Lighting & Studio Equipment
NIX Advance Frames: Plug & Play to display Photo and Video Memories with ease. With over 8 years of experience and a dedicated full time customer service team, we are committed to delivering high quality frames and services that allow you to display digital memories in a sophisticated way. Perfect gift for a loved one: This frame is perfect for everyone; from professionals, to parents and grandparents, they all deserve a frame that works and lets them enjoy all the memories. USB & SD/SDHC Ports: Plug and play to Instantly display all your digital photos.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I wanted superb picture quality, and I needed a frame that would recognize portrait orientation and adjust accordingly."
"Yes my five star review for the NIX X12D Digital Photo Frame is for the product itself BUT more importantly it is for the AMAZING customer service assistance my wife and I received from Daryl. Thank you NIX for not only building a capable, sturdy system (our grandson is not always gentle with electronics - so far so good) but more importantly for hiring support personnel such as Daryl who go the extra mile."
"Sometimes nothing played with one flash drive, while another flash drive kept repeating photos or froze photos for up to a minute, even though I set it for 3 seconds. I did not do that because I never had to do it with the older frames, and several people wrote reviews on Amazon that they tried doing that, but it did not help at all. The remote and the software are newly designed and more user friendly. Needless to say, none of that silly photo resizing is necessary, as it was not necessary with my older frames."
"A couple of screws in the luan mount the digital frames. The frame fits over the power supplies for the digital frames and rests on a couple of deck screws that are screwed into the studs."
Best Photographic Storage Materials
NIX Advance Frames: Plug & Play to display Photo and Video Memories with ease. With over 8 years of experience and a dedicated full time customer service team, we are committed to delivering high quality frames and services that allow you to display digital memories in a sophisticated way. Perfect gift for a loved one: This frame is perfect for everyone; from professionals, to parents and grandparents, they all deserve a frame that works and lets them enjoy all the memories. USB & SD/SDHC Ports: Plug and play to Instantly display all your digital photos.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I wanted superb picture quality, and I needed a frame that would recognize portrait orientation and adjust accordingly."
"Yes my five star review for the NIX X12D Digital Photo Frame is for the product itself BUT more importantly it is for the AMAZING customer service assistance my wife and I received from Daryl. Thank you NIX for not only building a capable, sturdy system (our grandson is not always gentle with electronics - so far so good) but more importantly for hiring support personnel such as Daryl who go the extra mile."
"Sometimes nothing played with one flash drive, while another flash drive kept repeating photos or froze photos for up to a minute, even though I set it for 3 seconds. I did not do that because I never had to do it with the older frames, and several people wrote reviews on Amazon that they tried doing that, but it did not help at all. The remote and the software are newly designed and more user friendly. Needless to say, none of that silly photo resizing is necessary, as it was not necessary with my older frames."
"A couple of screws in the luan mount the digital frames. The frame fits over the power supplies for the digital frames and rests on a couple of deck screws that are screwed into the studs."
Best Photographic Storage Materials
NIX Advance Frames: Plug & Play to display Photo and Video Memories with ease. With over 8 years of experience and a dedicated full time customer service team, we are committed to delivering high quality frames and services that allow you to display digital memories in a sophisticated way. Perfect gift for a loved one: This frame is perfect for everyone; from professionals, to parents and grandparents, they all deserve a frame that works and lets them enjoy all the memories. USB & SD/SDHC Ports: Plug and play to Instantly display all your digital photos.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I wanted superb picture quality, and I needed a frame that would recognize portrait orientation and adjust accordingly."
"Yes my five star review for the NIX X12D Digital Photo Frame is for the product itself BUT more importantly it is for the AMAZING customer service assistance my wife and I received from Daryl. Thank you NIX for not only building a capable, sturdy system (our grandson is not always gentle with electronics - so far so good) but more importantly for hiring support personnel such as Daryl who go the extra mile."
"A couple of screws in the luan mount the digital frames. The frame fits over the power supplies for the digital frames and rests on a couple of deck screws that are screwed into the studs."
"Sometimes nothing played with one flash drive, while another flash drive kept repeating photos or froze photos for up to a minute, even though I set it for 3 seconds. I did not do that because I never had to do it with the older frames, and several people wrote reviews on Amazon that they tried doing that, but it did not help at all. The remote and the software are newly designed and more user friendly. Needless to say, none of that silly photo resizing is necessary, as it was not necessary with my older frames."
"The reviews about the sticker being directly on the screen aren't correct."
Best Photo Studio Equipment
NIX Advance Frames: Plug & Play to display Photo and Video Memories with ease. With over 8 years of experience and a dedicated full time customer service team, we are committed to delivering high quality frames and services that allow you to display digital memories in a sophisticated way. Perfect gift for a loved one: This frame is perfect for everyone; from professionals, to parents and grandparents, they all deserve a frame that works and lets them enjoy all the memories. USB & SD/SDHC Ports: Plug and play to Instantly display all your digital photos.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I wanted superb picture quality, and I needed a frame that would recognize portrait orientation and adjust accordingly."
"Yes my five star review for the NIX X12D Digital Photo Frame is for the product itself BUT more importantly it is for the AMAZING customer service assistance my wife and I received from Daryl. Thank you NIX for not only building a capable, sturdy system (our grandson is not always gentle with electronics - so far so good) but more importantly for hiring support personnel such as Daryl who go the extra mile."
"A couple of screws in the luan mount the digital frames. The frame fits over the power supplies for the digital frames and rests on a couple of deck screws that are screwed into the studs."
"Sometimes nothing played with one flash drive, while another flash drive kept repeating photos or froze photos for up to a minute, even though I set it for 3 seconds. I did not do that because I never had to do it with the older frames, and several people wrote reviews on Amazon that they tried doing that, but it did not help at all. The remote and the software are newly designed and more user friendly. Needless to say, none of that silly photo resizing is necessary, as it was not necessary with my older frames."
Best Photo Studio Equipment
Playback photos the way you want to see them: Hu-Motion Sensor: Turns the frame on when you enter the room and off when you leave the room!
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I wanted superb picture quality, and I needed a frame that would recognize portrait orientation and adjust accordingly."
"Yes my five star review for the NIX X12D Digital Photo Frame is for the product itself BUT more importantly it is for the AMAZING customer service assistance my wife and I received from Daryl. Thank you NIX for not only building a capable, sturdy system (our grandson is not always gentle with electronics - so far so good) but more importantly for hiring support personnel such as Daryl who go the extra mile."
"A couple of screws in the luan mount the digital frames. The frame fits over the power supplies for the digital frames and rests on a couple of deck screws that are screwed into the studs."
"Sometimes nothing played with one flash drive, while another flash drive kept repeating photos or froze photos for up to a minute, even though I set it for 3 seconds. I did not do that because I never had to do it with the older frames, and several people wrote reviews on Amazon that they tried doing that, but it did not help at all. The remote and the software are newly designed and more user friendly. Needless to say, none of that silly photo resizing is necessary, as it was not necessary with my older frames."
"The reviews about the sticker being directly on the screen aren't correct."
Best Archival Photo Storage Binders
A unique center mounted, multi-fold spine allows the binder to lay perfectly flat during presentations.Also available in a Mini format with a narrower spine, allowing for a sleek, slim profile for presentations using up to 20 pocket sleeves.Both formats are designed to be used in conjunction with Art Profolio Polyglass Pages refill sheets and Art Profolio Multi-Ring Mounting Boards.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It's durable and the perfect size (11" x 14") the only thing I wish it had is a pocket on the inside to store resume's or business cards."
"Perfect for my sons art work!"
"Perfect for needs, flexibility, durable."
"Wish I had remembered that Michael's Craft and Floral has 50% coupons almost every week."
"Great Product, Fast Shipping and a Fair Price."
"I had two of these from another place, and I prefer this one."
"Seems very well made."
Best Professional Photo Albums
This black leatherette cover album features a frame front accented with an embroidered "Live, Laugh, Love" sentiment. Photo Safe: Acid, lignin, and PVC free.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Also you can change out the picture on the cover to whatever you want but it will have to be cut down to size to get it to fit."
"Horizontal album w/ enough room for short memos."
"Great product, feels good in the hand."
"I no longer buy albums that do not have space for this, as we forget too easily these days when and where the photos were taken."
"Nice, standard photo album made from seemingly decent quality materials."
"No so enthused."
"The albums have a nice warm look to them and are perfect for leaving out for others to see but compact enough to easily shelve."
"I put a picture of me when I was a child for the album of my elementary and junior high years, and a picture of my from college in the album for my high school and college years."
Best Photographic Storage Pages
Print File Archival Storage Pages for 35mm Slides - Print File storage pages provide excellent protection for your 2x2 inch slides. Archival quality 8 mil polypropylene - NO PVC - safe for long term storage.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I'm saving the pages in regular 4-inch ring binders, but each page has hole perforations for numerous binder types, such as five-hole binders."
"Finally, a way to store my slides that won't take up a lot of space."
"This is the way I store special 35mm slides that I want to be able to find again."
"Comes in real handy for storing away your slides ."
"Best archiving method for slides."
Best Photo Viewers
Please purchase a new or formatted SD/SDHC card (support up to 32 GB) when using camcorder! High Quality&Leading Technology:1920*1080P/15FPS(FHD), 3.0 inches touchscreen(supports 270°rotation), 16X digital zoom, support HDMI output and SD/SDHC card（4GB to 32GB) and the tripod (please note that the tripod and SD card are not included) and Mini USB2.0 output. It can link computer to download photos/videos and also TV output, can output the photo, video or audio to TV and it supports Remote Control, now you can take your photos and videos by yourself anywhere and anytime.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It comes with a carrying case, remote control, 2 rechargeable batteries, stereo microphone, and all the cords you need. To turn it off you can either hold the power button down or just close the viewing screen."
"I have own this camera many weeks ago,this camera record looks great ,it come with microphones, it looks like more professional ,like a new reporter when I use to record,I think this camera good for beginner ,like 12 years age to start use it ,it will be fun to record,if you are professional news reporters not suggest to buy,"
"So that is why we buy again for my family."
"Finally got this before snow melted. We had lots of fun with recording sliding and watching at home. Product is really light and easy hold in hand. But photographer need imporve his skill!"
"This video camera has been everything I wanted and needed, to have a device other than my phone to specifically capture as many moments as I can.This is very light and easy to use."
"Love it and differently recommend for anyone who looking for good quality product without the high price of a professional camera/camcorder."
"The mic had a hum and a scratchy noise that could not be minimized or reduced."
"Rolled the dice ... BAD CAMERA ... makes horrible videos and photos."
Best Storage & Presentation Boxes
15" x 12" x 5" Polypropylene. Outer case has a sturdy handle for easy transport and a stackable surface so you can order more than one to hold your entire photo collection in a small amount of space.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Wish there was a little headroom on top to put the bigger pictures but still love it."
"Love it I just ordered another one, we had far more pictures than I thought."
"Gunfixer's wife says.....Bought this for beading."
"Getting my pictures organized and this is helping so much so I don't have pictures all over but in a nice easy place."
"This makes storing photos fun I loved it."
"Makes organization of photos quite easy."
"I have tried to organize my photos for years."
Best Storage & Presentation Portfolios
Size: 11x14. 24 top-loading, clear polypropylene sleeves will not stick to copier toner.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Perfect solution for storing and organizing the Melissa and Doug Reusable Sticker Pads."
"The picture from the book fits in the sleeve and the stickers can be stored on the opposite page."
"Has a transparent pocket inside front cover with a slot for your business card."
"So I decided to purchase for my kids artwork - they get one a year for all of things we wanted to save from school - etc!"
"Got this and it holds my art beautifully."
"These are very well constructed portfolios, perfect for storing my many watercolor and acrylic paintings."
"The folder itself is really sturdy (I accidentally dropped it a few times)and it comes with a really handy pocket to keep smaller artwork."
"Couldn't be happier with this portfolio to protect my art prints from all my conventions."