Sony Introduces S-Frame DPP-F700 Digital Photo Frame [Sony Photo Frame Gets Printer Features; Available from January 2010 for $200]

I’ll admit from the start that digital photo frames aren’t included in my favorite gadgets list. And I’m particularly annoyed with digital photo frames that pitch other features to us. Maybe it’s just me but I don’t want my digital photo frame to double as a TV, wireless printer or a phone. I’d want it to do one simple thing: show me slideshows and pictures starring the ones I love.

Today we have a brand new digiframe to look at, the Sony S-Frame DPP-F700. As you expect, this device isn’t a simple digital photo frame as it also has a printer personality. But let’s take each personality at a time, shall we?

The digital photo frame offers you a 7-inch LCD display capable of WVGA (800 x 400) resolution and a 16:10 aspect ratio. The frame comes with 1GB of internal memory which can store up to 2,000 pictures. In case you need larger slideshows then the digiframe will let you use most of the memory cards available out there. It can also connect to your PC via USB in case you don’t have any flash cards near you but it doesn’t have any Wi-Fi support.

The printer can offer you 4 x 6-inch professional quality 300 x 300 dpi photos. You can edit the pictures you’re about to print as it offers features like enlarge, reduce, crop or date stamp. You can even modify the brightness, contrast, hue and sharpness straight from the device although I recommend editing your photos on your computer using professional software before printing. One interesting feature of the printer is the Creative Print mode which lets you print calendars with pictures, ID photos and layout prints with more than one picture on a sheet of paper.

As you can see the device comes with a paper tray which doesn’t contribute very much to the general appearance of the S-Frame digital picture frame. But with Christmas approaching fast, this photo frame with printer capabilities might prove to be a nice gift for some of your closest friends. Unfortunately for you, the S-Frame DPP-F700 will only be available in January 2010 and it will retail for around $200 so you’ll have to look for other gift ideas.