Sony DPP-F700 7-Inch Digital Photo Frame/Printer

by Sony

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 16.8 x 10 x 6.2 inches ; 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B002XUL5OU
• Item model number: DPP-F700
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 1, 2009

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Sony's DPP-F700 Digital Photo Frame/Printer makes it simple to beautifully display up to 2,000 2 MP photos on a 7-inch LCD screen and print 4x6" photos

Large 7-inch Wide (16:10) LCD Display
Large 7-inch wide (16:10) LCD display displays your photos with vibrant color and crisp detail in WVGA (800 x 480) resolution.

Quick Prints
Print photos as fast as 45 seconds

Get Creative
Creat calendars, photo layouts, photo ID

Plug-and-Play, PC-less Image Transfer
Plug-and-Play, PC-less image transfer is a snap with direct USB input from most digital cameras, as well as support for most memory cards.

Photo Display
Display your photos as a single image, in thumbnail view for quick searching, or as a slideshow.

1 GB Internal Storage Capacity
1 GB internal storage capacity with Auto Sizing feature lets you store up to 2,000 2 MP photos.

Auto Orientation Sensor
An Auto Orientation sensor automatically selects portrait or landscape view depending on the horizontal or vertical placement of the frame.

Clock and Calendar Modes
Clock and calendar modes provide added convenience for your home or office.

Remote Control
Supplied remote control lets you navigate the Digital Photo Frame without leaving the comfort of your couch or office chair.

Product Description

Sony DPPF700 Digital Photo Frame DPPF700 Digital Picture Frames

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty cool combination of Picture Frame and Picture Printer!!, January 4, 2010

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Michael Countryman "mike the camera man" (pelzer, sc) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony DPP-F700 7-Inch Digital Photo Frame/Printer (Electronics)

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I would like to first off that I have never owned a mini picture printing station so this is a bit new to me. My wife thought it would be really nice to be able to print off pictures of her cakes done after she finishes them so I decided to get this unit.
The Sony is probably one of the most expensive models but none that I have seen look as good or serve as a picture frame like the Sony so as far as I can tell it is a market of its own.
The setup was very easy to do Plug and Play really. I never even had to crack open the manual. This is for me since I really don't like reading long boaring manuals.
I plugged in my SD card loaded with pictures and WOW the pictures are very very nice and vibrant!! Not bad at all. I have a couple of stand alone picture frames and this one blows them away for viewing quality.
I was printing pictures out and viewing them in no time at all. The quality of the prints are as good if not maybe better than your local 1hr lab.
I also liked that you can program when to have the picture viewer turn on and off with the timer function. And if for some reason you did not have enough clocks in your house the screen can serve as that function too.
My only concern is the cost factor. The Sony is from what I have seen the most expensive per print out there. This is comparing to Kodak, Hp, and Epson.

PROS: Very well built unit that also serves as picture viewer or clock when not using to print pictures.
The ability to use the provided stand rod to position the unit to view pictures with it sitting vertical or horizontal.
The Sony auto automaticlly rotates the pictures as needed.
Picture viewing quality is best I have seen from a picture frame.
The printed pictures are very true and nice quality.
The included remote is very well laid out and works well for me.

CONS: The Sony is expensive to purchase and continue to use.
The glossy finish gets finger prints very easily. But all new high devices do now days so you just need to get use to
it.
I really like it and my wife loves it.

Conclusion. If cost is not your major factor then this is for you. The quality is second to none.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT photo printer, gorgeous display., January 21, 2010

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J. Riga (Columbus, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony DPP-F700 7-Inch Digital Photo Frame/Printer (Electronics)

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The screen on this photo frame is phenomenal! Pictures are crisp, clear, & high resolution. I loaded a TON of pics on an SDHC card shot from a Canon T1i and the frame displayed them beautifully. It added effects to transitions between pics, correctly rotated images shot vertically and horizontally on the camera, and allows you to choose what order to see them in. Other sweet features; you can choose to display calendars or clocks on the screen (with or without pics).

Removing the SDHC card and plugging the frame in to my MacBook Air, it was INSTANTLY connected as a 'removable drive' and I was able to add photos by simply dragging and dropping them from iPhoto! WIN for Mac users!

At first I figured the printer part of this thing was 'gimmicky'. Until I printed a photo. It BLEW my Canon Pixma ip4500 printer away in quality. Prints are FANTASTIC. No other way to say it. They are clear, bright, gorgeous prints that rival anything you can buy from a photo store or photo printer at ANY price point. This is my default photo printer now! The printing ribbon Sony gives is SUPER easy to install too, unlike our Canon which has 5 (FIVE!) ink tanks that constantly seem to be empty and cost crazy amounts to replace.

We used Sony photo paper with this, which was priced competitively and looks sweet in 'glossy', too! I've run about 40 prints so far and the thing hasn't asked for any new ink, so all is well.

The things I didn't like, but are NOT deal breakers:
1. The software runs a little slow... when you use the remote and make a selection on the menu it can take a half-second to respond. I'm so used the snappiness of my iPhone, I found I clicked 2 or 3 times thinking it hadn't received the signal. It did, just took a sec to catch-up.

2. The frame itself (if just thought of as a photo frame) is thicker than expected. Once you see one of the prints, you'll know why and it becomes an INSTANT non-issue.

Unexpectedly loved:
The way it looks!! Glossy black, gorgeous LED backlit buttons on the face of it are touch sensitive and really make the frame look futuristic. It prints fast too! It lays one color at a time as it prints, so it's cool to watch!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good looking Sony photo frame + printer, December 28, 2009

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Sudarshan Karkada (Missouri City, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony DPP-F700 7-Inch Digital Photo Frame/Printer (Electronics)

(What's this?)

First things first: It looks cool and Sony quality oozes out in every aspect of the product.

Now, for details. Read my review in conjunction with earlier reviews as I will try not to repeat what others have said.

- Controls for the device are placed on the right hand side of the front panel. However, you can't see them. They are touch controls and they light up only when you go to touch them. Very creative and attractive.
- In addition to 1 GB internal memory, it can also access veriety of memory cards. Lucky for me, it can take compact flash cards! I have a 4 GB compact flash card that is just sitting - now I can put it to use.
- You can connect this device to computer via USB (cable not provided) to upload pictures. You can also transfer files between external memory cards and internal memory.
- Transitions in slideshow mode are limited, but display modes are numerous. You can show the calendar, clock, and the pictures in many different ways.
- Printer makes the device complex. You have to store certain components - e.g. paper tray, cleaning cartridge (a piece of plastic), paper etc. Also, the printer mode requires about 4" space in the back and 6" space in the front.
- Photo printing employs multi-pass process, but it is all automatic. It is interesting to see how each color is overlaid at each pass.
- Printed photo quality is just acceptable. My regular HP OfficeJet produces much better quality prints.
- When you submit the print command, it prints as it is shown on the screen. For example, if there is a clock or calendar on the screen, that will be printed as well. So, before hitting the print button, you may have to change the display mode.
- The adapter brick is huge. What was Sony thinking? The adapter brick of my notebook computer is probaly a third of the size of this brick.

Final thoughts:
Is it primarily a printer or a picture frame? I think it is primarily a printer and photo frame is only a bonus. I think this way because the printer part makes the device bulky and much heavier than a photo frame. Also, loose components that need to be stored are only for the printer. If you don't use this device much for printing, then you should probably look for a stand alone picture frame. However, there is absolutely no doubt that this device can easily become a "conversation piece" and "show off" gadget in your house.


Update 7/28/2010:
This device is becoming less and less attractive as a photo frame. It has 1 GB internal space, and it allows you to store your pictures in multiple folders. What it doesn't let you do is to display a slideshow of just one folder. We just returned from a vacation and I just want to display our recent vacation photos for the next few weeks. Only way to accomplish that is to (1) delete existing photos (and all the folders) and copy the new pictures or (2) copy new pictures into an empty memory card and run slideshow from that card.

I have another photo frame made by Philips. It will allow me to create multiple albums. This Sony product doesn't.

So, I called Sony's support. The lady can hear me, but I can barely hear her. And, the conversation wasn't going anywhere. Then I tried their chat support. The chat lady didn't have any other reference material than the product manual. I already have a product manual and I know it doesn't have any reference to creating multiple albums. If they are referring to the same information that I can read, why do I need their customer support? Anyway, my experience with their support was mediocre.

I would still rate this product **** because there are work-arounds to the problem.