Aluratek ADPF07SF 7-Inch Hi-Resolution Digital Photo Frame

by Aluratek

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 7.5 x 2.8 inches ; 1.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00180KAX8
• Item model number: ADPF07SF
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 18, 2008

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Featuring an easy-to-use interface and the simplicity of automatic playback. View larger

Recognizing a wide variety of digital photo formats automatically. View larger

What separates Aluratek digital photo frames from other brands is picture quality, ease of use, and affordability. You cannot get a better quality image or video than what Aluratek frames deliver, thanks to the best quality "true digital" LCD panels that are available on the market for production. Combined with an easy-to-use interface, wide format support, and the simplicity of automatic playback, Aluratek digital photo frames are the best choice for storage and playback of your important memories.

View hi-resolution pictures, listen to music and watch videos easily on the TFT true color LCD panels at amazing resolutions. Most Aluratek frames come with built-in flash memory ranging from 256MB to 2GB. Transfer files quickly and easily to the on board memory with USB 2.0, or easily insert a compatible memory card directly to the memory card slot on the frame. With Aluratek's digital photo frames, you can share all your digital pictures, videos, and music files with family, friends, and coworkers.

True Digital LCD Panels for Clearer Pictures

What does it mean to use a true digital LCD panel in an Aluratek digital frame? It means that all of your pictures or videos will be noticeably clearer and much crisper than others that have decided to use analog panels as cost-cutting measures. The advantage of utilizing digital panels over analog panels is very similar to the difference in watching HDTV (High Definition Television) instead of standard definition TV. It makes a big difference to watch in crisp clear HD as all the vibrant colors and intricate details will be noticeably better.

Enjoy Automatic Slideshows

The best choice for storage and playback of your important memories. View larger

Aluratek frames will automatically start in slideshow once they are powered on. If you have any music files loaded onto the frame or loaded onto your SD card, they will also begin to play during your slideshow viewing.

Aluratek photo frames recognize a wide number of photo, audio, and video formats automatically, and you can add photos via USB, memory card, or thumb drive. Playback is as simple as turning the frame on.

Ultimate User Friendliness

In addition to high build quality, Aluratek has also answered the call when it comes to affordability and ease of use. With the non-technical consumer in mind, Aluratek has designed and developed the User Interface software to be as user friendly as possible. Even if you're giving a digital photo frame as a gift item, you can rest assured that anyone can comfortably use an Aluratek digital photo frame.

What's in the Box

Aluratek 7" Digital Photo Frame, remote control, USB 2.0 cable, power adapter, instructional manual, warranty/registration card.

Which Aluratek Digital Photo Frame is Right for You?

	19" Digital Photo Frame	15" Digital Photo Frame	12" Digital Photo Frame	8" Digital Photo Frame	8" Digital Photo Frame	7" Digital Photo Frame
Model Number	ADMPF119	ADMPF315F	ADMPF512F	ADMPF108F	ADPF08SF	ADPF07SF
Memory	2GB Built-in Flash Memory	2GB Built-in Flash Memory	512MB Built-in Flash Memory	512MB Built-in Flash Memory
Resolution	1440 x 900	1024 x 768	800 x 600	800 x 600	800 x 600	480 x 234
Functions	Photos/ Video/ Music	Photos/ Video/ Music	Photos/ Video/ Music	Photos/ Video/ Music	Photos	Photos
Memory Card	SD / SDHC	SD / SDHC	SD / SDHC	SD / SDHC	SD / SDHC	SD / SDHC
Dimensions & Weight	20.5" x 3" x 14.5" 15 lbs	16.375" x 2.5" x 13.375" 6.5 lbs	11.5" x 3.2" x 9.25" 2.5 lbs	8.5" x 1" x 7" 1.1 lbs	8.5" x 1" x 7" 1.1 lbs	8" x 0.875" x 5.375" 0.8 lbs
Connect USB Hard Drive / Thumb Drive
Built-in Clock and Calendar
High Speed Transfers via USB 2.0
Setup Slideshows with Background Music
Wall Mountable

Product Description

Digital Frame - Photo Viewer - 7" TFT LCD

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

78 of 81 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Resolution, Basic Features, Some Limitations, November 4, 2008

By 

H. Fard (Novato, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Aluratek ADPF07SF 7-Inch Hi-Resolution Digital Photo Frame (Electronics)

This frame has a very good screen resolution (800x480) for its price range. Also has very simple controls and operations. If you are looking for a feature-rich frame with sophisticated on screen menu, this frame is not for you, but if you are looking for high resolution frame with basic features at a reasonable price, this frame fits the bill.

While the majority of digital cameras shoot with the aspect ratio of 4:3, this frame as well as almost all other frames are wide-screen, with the aspect ratio of 5:3. I don't understand why there should be some conflicting standards for two items that go hand in hand, it reminds me of the packaging buns and hot dogs. In any case, this frame shows the pictures in landscape only. If you want your landscape pictures to be shown in full with no white space around them, you have to manually crop them to give them a 5:3 aspect ratio before you put them on the memory card. Otherwise, you have to use the frame's Mode button to use either of its three display modes (Full, Auto-fit, Pan-scan). The Full mode will stretch the picture to fit the width of the screen, thus to some degree distorts the image. Auto-fit shows the whole picture, therefore showing a 4:3 picture on a 5:3 screen will leave white space (actually black space) on both sides. Pan-scan, which is the default mode, matches the width of the image with the width of the frame, thus to show a 4:3 picture, the fame crops from the top and bottom of the image to bring it to 5:3 aspect ratio, so the crop is done automatically, but not at your discretion.

It has auto slide-show with nice random transitions to show pictures at three preset speeds. The default is fast (6 seconds on each picture). By pressing the Time button on the back of the frame, you can switch to medium (15 seconds), or slow (30 seconds). For the slide-show, if you want the pictures to be shown in a specific order, there is no control for that. To achieve that, you have to copy the pictures to the memory card one by one in the order you want them to be shown, because the frame shows the pictures based on the copy date/time stamp.

The frame can only show pictures in JPEG format, but for many that shouldn't be a problem, as this is the most popular format. However, you need to know something that I learned the hard way. I had many JPEG pictures that this frame could not show. These are normal JPEG images that can be shown by all browsers and graphic program in the computer, yet the frame could not show them. I played with their resolution and other properties, to no avail. Finally, it turns out that if an image has been saved by a photo editing software (I use PhotoImpact), although it is saved in JPEG, the frame cannot show it. The frame can only show the images that come directly from a digital camera, or saved by Microsoft Paint program. So when I called the images the frame could not show into Windows Paint program and saved them with Paint, they could be shown in the frame. I contacted Aluratek's technical support, but they responded that they do not have any solution for this problem yet.

Another thing that I learned by experience is the that Off button (holding the Play/Pause button for 3 seconds) turns off the screen, but does not reset the circuits. In few cases the frame showed a distorted image. I turned the frame off using this button, to no avail. When I unplugged the frame and plugged it back in, everything turned out OK.

Another behavior about this frame which I do not like is that when you turn it off (unplug it) it looses all its setups and when you turn it back on, everything goes back to the default. For example, if you change the transition speed to medium (15 seconds) or slow (30 seconds), when you turn it off and on, it is back to fast (6 seconds).

Overall, in my view if you can live with a few small flaws, it is a good frame with very good resolution at a reasonable price.

45 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not as Advertised, November 19, 2009

By 

Claudia (Brentwood, TN USA) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Aluratek ADPF07SF 7-Inch Hi-Resolution Digital Photo Frame (Electronics)

I just got this frame and it's nothing like in the picture above, I'm very disappointed.
I'll try to include real pictures in "share your own pictures" section.
Made of plastic, with rounded edges, it looks very cheap, almost like a toy.
The screen resolution is not 800x480 as described in the other review, it's actually 480x234.
I regularly buy stuff from Amazon, and this is the first time that a product was falsely advertised.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Actual viewing area NOT 7"., January 21, 2010

By 

C. Goebel "happy gramama" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Aluratek ADPF07SF 7-Inch Hi-Resolution Digital Photo Frame (Electronics)

I was disappointed at the size of this frame. The ENTIRE frame is 7", while the screen is only about 5". It cuts the tops of the heads off of most of my photos. Clear picture, and very easy to use, but screen is too small.