The missus has just bought one and it cuts the heads off photos, or, on the other 'size' in the menu, the photos are correct height wise, but there are black/blank columns each side of the picture which looks shit.

Its supposed to be a present for the her grandparents, but i think it is wank.

Are we missing something obvious?



Cheers

Are you missing something obvious? Nope, dont think so. the ones I bought as pressies last xmas are the same

the one I bought mrs moth lets you format the pictures so that they fit the frame. I'm buggered if I can remember how I did it though

It works though. Clever moth

'Format' sounds a lot like 'distort' or 'crop'.



Internet research shows that most DPF in the <£90 category use an aspect ratio of 16.9.


Which is handy when digital cameras take photos with a ratio of 4:3, genius!



I think this one will be going back and one of that is actually the right size will be purchased.

Hilariously, Currys, PC World, Comet etc. etc. have not included the aspect ratio in any of the details of any of their cameras. How helpful!

Originally Posted by Rolfe66

Cant you put a border round the pictures to bring them in a bit? was thinking of getting one myself but might not bother now.

There are ways around it alright, but surely the easiest way would be for manufacturers to make frames the same shape as photos?

Originally Posted by lloyd_christmas

'Format' sounds a lot like 'distort' or 'crop'.

I can't be arsed to check TBH, but the 1000 or so pictures on the memory stick that hangs out the back of ours seemed OK last time I looked.

There are ways around it alright, but surely the easiest way would be for manufacturers to make frames the same shape as photos?

That's an amusant, yes?

Originally Posted by moth

I can't be arsed to check TBH, but the 1000 or so pictures on the memory stick that hangs out the back of ours seemed OK last time I looked.

So you've been cropped out then? Nice one.

Originally Posted by moth

That's an amusant, yes?

Yes.

Originally Posted by lloyd_christmas

So you've been cropped out then? Nice one.

I'm ugly, it's for the best

Originally Posted by wobbler

In the menus, see if you can set it to not distort and not crop - it should then show the whole pic - though, as it doesn't fit the shape of the frame, you will get the excess space filled with some type of border.

I've yet to see a decent one, tbh - I bought one last year, but the actual image quality you get from them is proper shit - so shit it went back.

They're a top idea, but they need to improve...

I agree entirely

We have had it with the border down each side, but that looks shit, as shit as a traditional photograph that is in a frame that is clearly the wrong shape. Which of course is what is happened here, only 'digitally'


What a crock of shit, presumably 16:9 LCDs are cheaper to produce or something?