Saturday, February 17, 2007

HDTV Photo Player DMW-SDP1 from panasonic



When I was looking for the accessories of DMC-FX30, digital camera from Panasonic. I got to know about DMW-SDP1 HDTV photo player. With this photo player we can see the captured photos in 1080i high definition quality screen.

This photo player not only works with DMC-FX30. but any SD-enabled digital camera, addition to that the DMC-FX30 photo player also can read from MMC media cards and new SDHC high capacity cards. This device comes with a remote control, also have control buttons on top of the device. Other then viewing the photos, DMW-SDP1 can also be connected to PictBridge compatible printers to allow for printing without using PC while you can enjoy the slideshow at the same time.

DMW-SDP1 supports motion JPEG playback, regardless of TV system. It can play normal VGA (640 x 480), wide aspect VGA (848 x 480) motion images, which can be recorded with LUMIX, the SDP1 offers dynamic motion image playback which especially benefits viewing on wide aspect HDTVs. The player also capable to play high definition motion image (1280 x 720, at 15 fps). Among the other features offered on the DMW-SDP1 are a wide variety of playback options including three special transition effects to lend greater creativity to on-screen slideshows. Furthermore, in preview mode, the DMW-SDP1 provides for rapid image search, displaying up to 25 thumbnails on an index screen or calendar time-series screen. Images taken vertically are automatically rotated.

It is really cool, right? Connection is also very easy. First of all take out the SD card from your camera and insert it in the SD card slot of DMW-SDP1. Connect your photo player with the HDTV using the component table. That’s it, you are done. Enjoy your photos.

1 comment:

banger said...

I purchased this hoping that I can use my LCD as art by displaying art pictures when not in use. But that purpose was defeated when I realized that you can only display up to a maximum of 5 seconds when running in slideshow.

Pros:

- crystal clear HD pictures

Cons:

- you can only select a duration of 1, 3 or 5 seconds while in slideshow mode

- you must comply to DCF standards (you will have to rename your files and store in a structured folder format)

- if your picture is not exactly 16:9, there will be black bars (you will have to crop your picture manually)


I sure hope they will come up with a firmware update or something that can fix the duration of the slideshow. For the price, I expected more features.