PHOTORECOVERY recovers images, movies, sound files, documents, spreadsheets, email, text files, and more from all types of digital media. Recovers from accidental deletions, formats, and corrupt file systems. Works with Memory Stick, SmartMedia, CompactFlash I & II, Micro Drives, SD/XD cards, MMC, USB flash drives and most other forms of digital removable media. Simply attach the media to your computer (a card reader is recommended) and run PHOTORECOVERY. Preview your files as they are recovered. Pictures and files are automatically saved off to another location.Recovers Image, Video, and Audio filesRecovers Documents, Spreadsheets, Text files, E-mailsCreates a backup image of your media card for archivingAllows you to safely format and wipe media cardsAlso supports RAW files and HD Video
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Sony DPF X1000 10 2 Inch Digital Photo Frame
Beautifully display up to 4,000 photos on a stunning 10.2-inch WVGA resolution LCD screen with the DPF-V1000/B digital photo frame. Boasting direct USB input from most digital cameras and support for most memory cards, transferring your photos is a snap. You can also transfer images from Bluetooth wireless-enabled devices such as a compatible camera phone. This photo frame features Auto Correction to help enhance image quality, while an HDMI connection and HD output lets you share your photos in Full HD 1080 quality on your compatible HDTV. You can even navigate through your photos from a distance with the supplied remote control. Action Buttons – Power; Up and Down arrows; Enter; Menu, View Mode; Back, Alarm ON/OFF Function – Delete, Zoom, Rotate image, Auto Touch Up, Image display setting (Fit to screen/Full Image), and Placement supported (Landscape, Portrait, Auto orientation) Media Supported – Memory Stick; Memory Stick(R) Duo; Memory Stick(R) PRO; Memory Stick(R) PRO Duo; High-Speed Memory Stick; High-Speed Memory Stick(R) Duo; Memory Stick(R) Micro (M2)(with optional adaptor)
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Excellen quality
I think this digital photo frame is great. The quality is excellent and the set up is easy. I can easily navigate through the features. I had a bunch of baby pictures scanned for my daughters graduation, downloaded to a flash drive and I just plugged it in and let it play. The images were crystal clear. I highly recommend this product.
5 Stars Makes a great gift for Mom.
I bought this for my Mom and loaded it up with some family pictures and she loves it. It was easy to do. I think that some folk that complain either don’t bother to read intructions or are just clueless.
3 Stars New x1000 still doesn;t display progressive jpegs 
Nice, good pics but you need to ensure you save any edited jpegs as baseline, NOT progressive (same old problem with all the picture frames).
5 Stars Super Good but Pricey
I looked at all the frames at Frys abd Best Buy. The Sony SFrames had the deepest blacks and the whitest whites and photos really pop. Storage is plenty and file transfer and management all nicely done.
The slide show/view functions are great – clocks, calendars, when it was shot etc – but amazingly when you set it on “Random picture” and ‘Random view” you see what seems like another hundred variations of layouts/calendars/scrapbook backgrounds not shown in the menu or the manual.
Drawbacks: doesn’t play video. Expensive.
Filed under Photography by on Nov 6th, 2009. Comment.
Sony has had a bad year in its LCD TV and games business but seems to have a winner in its DSLR cameras. Supporting this success, the company has fed the market with a stream of models to satisfy a variety of budgets and requirements.
Now three models: Sony Alpha 230, 330 and 380. The 230 is claimed to be “world’s lightest dSLR camera with a built-in image stabilisation system” in the body. Only the 330 and 380 have Sony’s unique Quick AF Live View feature.
Sony Alpha A380 Features
The Sony Alpha 380’s 14.2 megapixel CCD has a maximum image size of 4592×3056 pixels or 4592×2576, if you’re shooting 16:9 pictures; print sizes are 39×26cm or 39×22cm respectively. Images are saved to Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo media, SD or SDHC memory cards, thanks to two slots. File formats: JPEG or RAW along with JPEG+RAW.
The CCD has an area of 23.5×15.7mm so a factor of 1.5x can be used to arrive at a 35 SLR figure. The lens supplied with the review camera was a f3.5-5.6/18-55mm objective, so the zoom range can be considered equal to 27-83mm in 35 SLR-speak. Note: this is not a Carl Zeiss lens.
If you need continuous shooting to capture rapid action then this may not be ideal for you: with Live View in play, the maximum speed is 2 fps. Use the optical finder and the speed reaches only 2.5fps. You can store a burst of only three frames in JPEG+RAW but with no limits (aside from card capacity) in JPEG solo.
The optical finder is supported by a rear 6.7cm LCD screen that pulls away from the body and tilts vertically 135 degrees up and down by 55 degrees; you can effectively line up a shot with the camera on the ground or above your head.
Auto focus settings can be used with a matrix of nine areas, a localised single area or a single spot. The lens carries a switch giving access to auto or manual focus. AF can be determined for single shot photography, continuous AF or a mix of single and continuous.
The camera is compact in size and, with the kit lens attached, weighs less than 800 grams.
My first impressions were that the camera has a very user-friendly interface, with an easy to find Live View on/off button sited right next to the power button. Live View can be set to be operative for periods from 20 seconds to 30 minutes.
At left, the mode dial carries settings for normal exposure modes — auto, Program AE, shutter and aperture priority as well as manual — plus useful scene modes such as sports, macro, portraits etc. Metering can be multi-segment, centre-weighted and spot readings.
The four way control rocker gives access to flash settings, drive mode, display options and ISO settings — from ISO 100 to 3200.
Hinting at the target market for the camera, a new Graphic setting helps explain to entry-level users the aperture/shutter speed relationship and the effect each has on an image. The mode dial has six scene modes: macro, portrait etc. Overall, the number of external buttons and control points is few, so the user is less likely to be bamboozled by a forest of techy tools.
The Auto Brightness Control function monitors ambient light levels and auto boosts LCD monitor brightness. Another attraction is an auto eye-starter function that automatically activates the autofocus when you bring your eye close to the finder.
Although the camera has no video capture function there is an HDMI output so you can run an HD slide show on a compatible tele.
Comment
On test, I have to say I was agreeably surprised at the quality of colour and sharpness in the pictures I shot. In a series of shots made with varying ISO settings, I found the upper levels — even ISO 3200 — delivered excellent quality.
A well-priced, fine camera, capable of excellent work. But no video shooting capability!
Sony Alpha A380 Specs
- Image Sensor: 14.2 million effective pixels.
- Metering: Digital ESP, centre-weighted; spot.
- Sensor Size: 23.5×15.7mm.
- 35 SLR Lens Factor: 1.5x.
- Shutter Speed: 30 to 1/4000 second.
- Memory: Memory Stick Pro Duo, SD and SDHC.
- Image Sizes (pixels): 4592×3056, 4592×2576, 3408×2272, 3408×1920, 2288×1520, 2288×1280. Movies: 1280×720, 640×480.
- File Formats: RAW, JPEG.
- ISO Sensitivity: Auto, 100 to 3200.
- Interface: USB 2.0, AV, HDMI.
- Power: Rechargeable lithium ion battery.
- Dimensions: 128×97×71.4 WHDmm.
- Weight: Approx. 490 g (body only).
- Price:Sony Alpha A380L with 18-55mm ($799.99) – Sony Alpha A380Y with 18-55mm and 55-200mm Lenses ($999.99)
Body and DT f3.5-5.6/18-55m SAM kit lens: $1499. Body with DT f3.5-5.6/18-55m SAM and DT f4-5.6/55-200mm SAM kit lenses: $1799.
Post from: Digital Photography School – Photography Tips.
Filed under Cameras and Equipment, Digital Cameras by on Oct 5th, 2009. Comment.
