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MemoryFrame User’s Manual

10.Tips and Tricks

This chapter discusses ways to enhance your use of MemoryFrameTM. Areas covered include: image optimization, care of the LCD screen, securing MemoryFrame in busy environments, and changing the decorative frame.

10.1Optimizing images for display on MemoryFrame

The physical screen resolution of the MemoryFrame is 320 x 240 pixels. Images larger than this will not increase detail or resolution when displayed on the MemoryFrame.

Although a PC is not required, many digital camera users will want to take advantage of their personal computer’s power, memory, and user interface to edit, enhance, and archive their photos and other images. Using the Digital PixMasterTM application supplied with the MemoryFrame, you can organize a personalized photo show and download it to the MemoryFrame using USB. If you do use a PC to transfer your photos to MemoryFrame, then you will want to take pictures at full resolution and store them on your hard-drive. The Digital PixMaster software will automatically resize photos appropriately when you drag & drop a photo into the application. This will not affect the size and resolution of the original photo on your hard-drive, therefore, if you do desire to print that photo later, you will still have the original full- resolution photo on your hard-drive.

If you want an image to fill the screen completely, ensure that it has an aspect ratio (ratio of width and height) of 4:3 (or 3:4 for vertical pictures.

If you use the DirectConnnect feature to connect your camera (or USB card-reader) directly to MemoryFrame, shooting pictures at 640 x 480 or adjusting the resolution in image manipulation software down to this size will increase the number of pictures that can be stored on your Memory Storage Card. It will also speed decompression of the pictures, improving camera-connection download and performance. In this mode, your MemoryFrame will automatically reduce the size of large image files to fit on the screen. Images smaller than 320 x 240 pixels will not be enlarged.

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