As I read others’ reviews prior to purchase Digital Picture Frame I was concerned that several people complained about the setup. For me, it went very smoothly. Plugged in the unit, downloaded the App, and uploaded the photos. No problems. Well, that’s not entirely true. I tried to upload 80+ pics at once, and it pooped out around 60. So far I have set up two playlists, and one complaint I have is that it took a while to figure out how to add pictures to the right playlist. The App is very good at accessing my photos, and directing me to upload. But it took me a couple of tried before I figured out how to insert them into the right playlist. Not as simple as it should be. But easy, once I figured it out.
At first, I was a bit distressed about the aspect ratio. The proportions of height and width do not conform to any of my pictures. So I had lots of weird filler in the gaps between landscape pics vs portrait orientation. But Nixplay has a nifty solution. It wasn’t immediately obvious, but if you go to “Smart face-framing” it solves the problem. Basically, it reformats the photo to fit the screen. This works especially well on panorama shots, which are displayed as a camera moving across the panorama. I think this is a great addition, and I wish the documentation was clearer about showing me how to implement it. (Settings>Labs).
Once I figure out how to use it, I am delighted with this product. I would recommend the App be updated to make it more intuitive. I shouldn’t have to wrestle the features out of it.
The sensor recognition works well. I like that it mixes videos with portraits and panoramas seamlessly.
We shall see about durability, but, after one day, I am very pleased with this product.
