TELEFUNKEN Digicadre 7001 7" Digital Photo Frame

6 out of 10
DO YOU NEED IT or DO YOU JUST WANT IT
Chances are, your digital camera came with a cable that has a yellow plug at the end. If so, the cable is for connecting the camera to a TV. So if a TV is available you don't really need this product at all. If, however, you want it for a room where there is no TV or computer screen then OK.
SETUP
This is where you’ll spend most time. The OS is not intuitive so if you're intending to buy this as a gift for someone who is not computer-literate, think again - you will be the one figuring out the bewildering interface and remote control. Some photos are rejected when copying to the tiny 16 mb onboard memory with no explanation other than “format not accepted” and settings are only saved for those pics copied to the onboard memory. But once it is up and running, and providing you don’t want to change anything, then it’s fine.
VERSATILITY
It accepts lots of different types of memory card which means you can just turn up with a camera, take out the card, slot it in the frame and hey presto. It’s just a pity it doesn’t autocorrect sideways pictures. It also crops some pics unhelpfully.
OTHER PROBLEMS
The power cord limits your options when placing the frame.
CAVEAT EMPTOR
Beware the demo. Screen size is 6”x3.6” which is an uncommon format. The demo pictures are designed to show the product to best advantage, yours may not look so good, and may be cropped to fit. It really only shows full-screen, landscape, 9x3.6 pictures best, portrait pics look tiny.