digital photo frame

A digital photo frame (also called digital media frame) is a picture frame that displays digital photos without the need to print them or use a computer.

Digital photo frames are common in 7 inch to 19 inch sizes. Some digital photo frames can only display JPEG pictures. Most digital photo frames display the photos as a slideshow and usually with an adjustable time interval. They also can send photos to the printer.

Others support additional multimedia content, including movie clips recorded in a digital camera's movie mode, MPEG video files and/or MP4 audio. Many can display text files.

Certain frames can load pictures over the Internet from RSS feeds, photo sharing sites such as Flickr, Picasa and from e-mail. Such networked models usually support wireless (802.11) connections.

Digital photo frames typically display the pictures directly from a camera's memory card, though certain frames also provide internal memory storage despite the high price of in-built memory. Some allow users to upload pictures to the frame's memory via a USB connection, or wirelessly via bluetooth technology.

Some include a rechargeable battery.

Most 7 inch (17.5cm) models show images at 430 x 234 pixels. With some models the width of each landscape image is stretched to achieve an aspect ratio of 16:9, which results in noticeable distortion. Built-in speakers are common for playing video content with sound, and many frames come with remote controls.