Smartparts digital photo frames have become an established brand in this relatively new category of consumer electronics. Manufacturers of all types are now producing some line of digital photo frame with endless features, and one such brand that has quickly made a name in the market is Smartparts. As consumer transition from traditional static frames to dynamic digital picture frames, there are key functions that they demand, and Smartparts Syncpix and Optipix product lines does a great job delivering them. Smartparts digital photo frames come in various types and sizes, mostly in the Optipix and Syncpix product lines, each with important features to consider.

The Syncpix line of Smartparts digital frames is a more recent catagory, and the important feature of these digital frames is the Syncpix software that runs directly on the frame. A key dimension to digital picture frames is transferring them from your camera to your computer and to your frame. The Syncpix software attempts to allow consumers to eliminate this step by enabling you to plug your memory device directly from your camera to your frame, and allowing you to perform all required steps of preparing a digital photo for display (for example, resizing, arranging into albums) directly on the frame itself. New versions of the Syncpix software can be downloaded from the Smartparts website which keeps it new with features. This is a not a mandatory approach, i.e. you can still manage your pictures on you computer if you want and transfer them to your photo like you would with most frames, but the Syncpix approach is an useful one.

Smartparts other main product line of digital picture frames are its Optipix digital frames. This wide range of digital frame sizes and models offer several useful offerings. These frames will display digital pictures in crisp, clear colors, allow for various slideshow functions, and generally will allow you to display other media such as video and music (awesome for adding background to your slideshows). As opposed to the Syncpix frames, Smartparts Optipix digital picture frames come with software that runs on your computer, which is used to manage your pictures before transferring them to a memory device that can be used with your Smartparts digital frame.

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Regardless of the line of frames you choose, Optipix, Syncpix, or the other Smartparts family of frames, Smartparts gives you a choice of a variety of sizes. Smartparts has good choices in 5-inch, 7-inch, 8-inch, 10-inch, 11-inch, and 12-inch digital frames. You’ll soon ever read about its groundbreaking 32-inch digital frame, thought to be the biggest yet on the market, and likely to be used for commercial uses like marketing and advertising (much like you see LCD TVs used in lobbies and restaurants).

Once you decide on a size, the other key attributes to consider are screen resolution, internal memory, and memory card ports. Screen resolution is closely associated to your screen size, but in general you’ll be safe choosing a Smartparts frame in that they provide an optimal resolution for the size of digital picture frame screen. This ensures your pictures appear with high quality and clarity. For example, their 8-inch frames are mostly 800 x 600 or 800 x 480 resolution which is great for most uses.

Internal memory means whether or not you can store photos directly on your frame, or if you’ll have to use on a memory card connected to the frame. This varies on Smartparts frames, but for example many of the Syncpix frames come with 256MB internal memory which can store a few thousand pictures (depending on resolution) directly on the frame. Frames without internal memory ask you to place a memory device with the frame (usually a memory card or USB flash device). There are several types of memory cards and Smartparts does a pretty good job supporting various ones, and gives you multiple ports for connecting more than one card at a time (also useful for transferring from one device to another).

Another feature not completely unique to Smartparts, but certainly not expected in today’s digital picture frames is the remote control that comes with many Smartparts frames. Also look for an auto on/off capability – why should a frame be running when no one is in the room? This is a good for saving energy. Some Smartparts frames do this with a motion sensor. Other features found on Smartparts digital photo frames: internal speakers, digital clock, and built-in alarms.

Digital picture frames are clearly changing how we display photos. For those in the market for one of these new devices, considering a Smartparts digital frame is likely a wise choice.

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