- Introduction -

The Kodak Easyshare P720 digital frame (thats the full name folks!) has a number of features which include the following:-

- 2x SD memory card slots, so you can have access to wider number of pictures stored on two separate cards. One of the card slots, at the top, is marked 'SD/MMC/MS/XD while the other one is located on the left hand side and that one is marked 'SD/SDHC' to indicate the type of memory cards that the slots can read

- Mains powered. There's no need to be carrying tons of batteries around to keep it working, its powered by a mains adapter which is included with the frame, thankfully lol

- Two 'decorative mattes' as Amazon call them lol basically you get two different colour border 'skins' like fascias you used to get for Nokia phones or whatever, they can be put around the border of the frame if you want to add a bit of colour to it, one is red and one is silver

- The unit itself

- 2 x decorative mattes/border skins/fascias (1x red, 1x silver)

- Quick start leaflet and matte information sheet

Next you also have to attach the UK 3 pin attachment to the mains adapter as the one that comes in the box, at least in mine anyway, is the 2 pin European variety for some reason. This I also found a bit awkward but after that your about set to go, just attach the other end of the adapter to the mains port bit under the stand, then plug the other end to a free wall socket and press the mains button at the top of the frame and it should start up (dont forget if you want to view a photo of yours to insert an SD card or a USB flash drive into one of the three available ports).

Ok so it shows its usual 'Kodak' screen while it 'boots up' (gets ready to work, basically) when you first press the power button, then what? how do I choose which photo from my inserted memory card or flah drive, I want to display? well this is where the aforementioned 'Quick touch border' comes into play. Oh joy. Can you tell im not a great fan of this? lol ok so basically instead of having regular buttons that you can clearly see and that are clearly labelled, for scrolling or otherwise navigating through the files you have access to, you instead have to fumble about pressing your finger on the thinner inside border right next to the display screen. Its not labelled at all so you just have to keep pressing around until you find the right place and then menu options appear on the display screen and you press on the border next to the option you wish to use. I find this quite clumsy and to be perfectly honest im still getting used to it. Its not impossible to use, it depends on how much you want to do but it does put me off adjusting settings or searching for specific pics because I find it very fiddly. Where there are menus and you want to highlight a different option, you have to use a slider function by sliding your finger along the bottom of the inside border, that works well enough but I still find it a bit of a nuisance nonetheless. I think that if your going to use the frame alot then you could get used to it after a while, I only really actively use

Pictures of Kodak Easyshare P720

My photo frame in its usual place in the corner of my desk, displaying a concert photo

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Personally I find its best to spend time the first time I put the memory card in, select the point/file I want it to start showing and then leave it to it. I just feel put off using that border 'menu' system or whatever anymore than is utterly necessary, myself. Thats not to say that others couldn't get the hang of it and I'd probably use it more, like I say, if I was going to display photos on my frame alot more regularly but as it is, I'm not keen on it so I try not to use the menus much. I also find that sometimes I press fairly hard but the options/menu doesn't show up and once the menu is up, it reacts very quickly to touches, even if you didnt mean to select the option lol *doh*! plus be quick to select what option you want as it disappears off the display within 5 to 10 seconds (unless you select the 'home page' icon/button). Basically im not best keen on this Kodak functionality! and I also think that it wouldn't suit technophobes or/and older people either because it is quite precise and tricky. If it had labelled the parts on the border that equate to certain commands that would help alot, it'd be more obvious where to press to load certain options but it doesnt so you just guess where to press, so to speak lol.

This photo frame is currently for sale on Amazon UK for £40.99. It originally cost £69.99, which would have been a real rip off as far as im concerned, anything over £30-£40 I'd wince at really but considering it only cost me about £25 of my own hard earned cash, I think for that price its not bad lol! such items will likely decrease in time though, as larger screen versions (8 inch+) become more popular and more people buy them, so be on the lookout for a bargain in the summer sales perhaps.

At first I felt rather disappointed by this product. It isn't as usable as I'd hoped it might be and the picture quality isn't 100% perfect either, although now I'm happy I have it because I still like the basic idea of a digital photo frame. Thinking about it, im sure other much cheaper frames by lesser known brands will offer lower quality picture playback and I know this is quite new technology still, so you know, you can't expect something perfect but I do have to mark Kodak down for the border operation, im sorry I just don't like it myself, I find it clumsy and I wouldn't like to have to try to show, for example, my grandparents how to use, it isn't very good for older people or possibly technophobes either.

I'm not sure whether or not to recommend this, I think I would recommend it as it does offer quite a few features but only if you have the time to get used to the quick touch border operation, if your going to use it alot you probably could get alot more familiar with it than I am thus far lol if it is on sale very cheap then its worth getting but I certainly wouldn't say its worth more than £30-£40 max. in my personal opinion, so I'd very cautiously just about recommend it I think!