Sony DPF-D80 & DPF-D100 Pricing Announced

Written on Oct 22, 2008 by Brian and filed under News, Sony

Sony has already announced their new frames, the D80 and D100, but today at PhotoPlus they’ve decided to announce them again, this time with pricing and a pushed back release date. The 8″ DPF0D80 will retail for $180 and the 10.2″ DPF-D100 will retail for $280.

Both frames will offer 800×600 resolutions, their first in the 4:3 standard aspect ratio. The current lineup are all widescreen, meaning your images have to be cropped or zoomed in on to fill the display entirely. I think Sony and others are starting to realize that widescreens work fine for televisions, but not so much for digital frames, since photos aren’t usually shot that way originally.

The frames feature 256MB of internal RAM and offer support for most memory formats and file transfer via USB cable. They’re also including a wireless remote and the rotate and pivot stand. The D80 will initially come in black and brown, the D100 will be black only.

Sony DPF-D80 – 8″ Digital Photo Frame

Sony DPF-D100 Digital Photo Frame

One feature absent from the initial press release is the inclusion of the HDMI port. Both the DPF-V900 an DPF-V700 include an HDMI port, though it’s debatable as to how useful that feature is. There’s also not going to be a wireless or other Internet connection, which is disappointing, especially at this price point.

The Sony DPF-D80 is scheduled to be available soon for $180, the DPF-D100 in November for a retail price of $280.

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