Indulge your senses with pictures, videos and music. Just insert a memory card or USB flash drive into the Kodak EasyShare M820 Digital Picture Frame and enjoy viewing your pictures right away. Your frame comes with decorative mattes that allow you to personalize the look of the frame, and complement your home decor. Kodak EasyShare Software makes it easy to access all of your pictures and transfer them from your computer to your frame. Kodak's Quick Touch Border keeps fingerprints off of your viewing screen so your images stay beautiful. The touch panel features yellow lights that illuminate to tell you exactly where to touch. Create, edit and view slideshows at the touch of your fingertips. The convenient drag-and-drop feature is perfect for transferring pictures for slideshows. View your pictures on the 8" (20.3 cm) 16:9 wide screen featuring Kodak Color Science for vibrant color and crisp detail. Store up to 300 pictures directly on your frame's 128 MB of internal memory and use the two available SD card slots to view and enjoy even more of your pictures. Set the mood with your music, listen to your favorite MP3s with built-in speakers Selectable viewing hours featuring automatic on/off settings Easily browse and edit your albums Display your frame on a tabletop or on a wall, vertically or horizontally Add style to any decor with optional accessory faceplates Discreet cord design is barely visibleCustomer Review: Kodak M829 Digital Picture Frame
This digital picture frame is very easy to use even without the manual. Everything you need is on the touch screen. Very easy to use from your digital camera, flash drive or the computer. Also the videos that I tried from my digital camera played very well and where clear. I haven't as yet tried any music. The clock feature that turns the picture frame on and off is a very convient idea but be sure you use the 24 hour cycle, I didn't understand this at first and couldn't get mine timer working right. I did have a little trouble coping picture files to my SD card but I think, I need to put them on my computer first and see if that is what is need to get them on my SD card, not sure about this right now, but I will try it and see if that works. Overall I'm very please with the Kodak digital picture frame and would recommend it to anyone as a gift for the Holidays.
Customer Review: Does not work like it says
I purchased this product two days ago and I am taking it back. I purchased this paticular frame because it goes with my Easyshare camera, and I like the word EASY when it comes to some of this Hi Tech stuff. I have to say it was easy to get my photos on, no problem, but The Video feature didn't work. The videos played very slow and the audio was slow and muted, when I played it for the first time it frightened my daughter, she thougth there was a monster in the frame. I called Kodak, they said to send it back. I don't want to purchase another one and have the same problem again.
The Canon EOS 40D is the new Canon DSLR model that replaces the ever-popular Canon EOS 30D. At first, the EOS 40D looks to be a somewhat restrained upgrade to a popular model; there are several interesting new features that make this a much better camera.
The new Canon EOS 40D comes equiped with a 10-megapixel APS-C format CMOS sensor and a new DIGIC III image processor. The same dust-reduction technology found on the Canon EOS Rebel 400D / XTi, has now found its way onto the 40D. Other notable improvements bring the 40D ever closer to the flagship Canon EOS-1D series. The menu system now uses the same paging system as its more expensive 1D and 1Ds siblings. The 40D now supports both RAW and sRAW image capture formats, along with a change from the prior 12-bit to an impressive 14-bit RAW format. This is all made possible by the use of a single DIGIC III processor, the same processor now being used on the EOS 1D. Improvements in the auto-focus system include cross-type AF points for F5.6 or faster EF and EF-S series lenses. A larger, brighter viewfinder is included in the update, along with the ability to chose from several different focusing screens. Following in the footsteps of the EOS 1D, the 40D features a larger 3-inch LCD which finally has Live-View. The frame rate is also improved to 6.5 fps although this was not always obtainable in performance tests.
One of the first things we noticed was ergonomics of this particular camera. It just feels "good" in the hand. For a prior XTi/XSI user upgrading from the Rebel models, you would gain an imediate improvement to the cramped feeling of the Rebels. The build quality is superior, and Canon has finally seen fit to include weather sealing around the battery compartment doors. Another thing you notice is the sound of the shutter. Much quieter than in previous XXD models. One of the most welcome features is the inclusion of the current ISO setting in the viewfinder and top LCD. It looks like Canon finally listened to those wanting this feature.
The EOS 40D performs remarkably well in performance testing. The 10-megapixel CMOS sensor in combination with the new DIGIC III Image Processor makes a ideal system. In tests along side the Canon EOS 30D and a competitive model such as the Nikon D200, an extension of the cameras dynamic range readily becomes apparent, especially in areas of shadow. RAW images are typically very sharp right out of the camera. Canon cameras gained a reputation for their noise free images, and the 40D does not fail to deliver. Both ISO 1600 and ISO 3200 images were relatively noise free, and certainly were usable for most situations. There is a new noise reduction option available that removes chroma noise.
The EOS 40D is by all accounts, a very nice DSLR and a worthy successor to the EOS 30D.
Jim Back currently writes on several varied topics ranging from photography to politics. For more of his work, and in particular more information on Canon cameras, please be sure to visit Canon EOS Cameras
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