Sony has just unveiled three new HD-series S-Frame digital photo frames that can play back 1920×1080 HD videos. Supported formats include AVCHD (H.264) and MP4 from digital HD camcorders. Each frame has 2GB of built-in memory that’s made more efficient thanks to a feature that will downsize images to fit the frame’s native resolution while keeping the ones on the memory card untouched.
A multi-format memory card reader and a USB port are built-in for these purposes as well.
The internal memory can also store up to 40 MP3, AAC and Linear PCM songs for background music while photos are playing. Other than JPEGs, Alpha cameras’ RAW image thumbnails will load as well. Available slideshows bring a clock, a calendar, and a “time machine.”
The frames ship in September, with the DPF-HD1000 priced at $170, the DPF-HD800 at $140, and DPF-HD700 for $120.
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