Pocket Album 1.5-Inch Keychain Digital Photo Viewer (Silver)

OK, I got one of these for xmas. Kind of neat but I know others who are having trouble. First of all the resolution is why I gave it 4 stars not 5. The resolution could be better its like a cell phone as other reviews have stated. The real problem here is the directions. They are poorly written. When moving a picture to the menu to then load it into your pocket viewer is where all the troubles seem to start. The directions seem to just stop at that point. So read several times and you'll get it. There's a button in the upper right hand corner of the screen you need to click on called "synchronize" you must click on it to load the selected picture into your viewer. This info is for Windows users. Mac is different and I have no knowledge of it. After you get the hang of it its a kind of a neat item to carry to show others pictures of the family, home, kids etc. Hope this helps. Also charging through the AC adapter is much faster then the USB port on your computer. It comes with stuff to do either one you choose.

I purchased the Digital Foci Pocket Album 1.5" Keychain Digital Photo Viewer (Silver) a few weeks ago. Because I was busy, I just now got around to trying to use it. After I struggled with the hard plastic shell packaging, I started to read the directions. I had the pocket album, the USB cord, the USB-AC adapter--but no software!!I tried using the email the manual gave for technical support, but Explorer said there was no such address. I was doing this on a weekend, and, naturally, no one answered the phone at the company. So I really cannot review the product because the software was not included. I'm hoping I can get it without a hassle. On their general website, they said that products packaged in hard plastic cannot be returned if they have been opened. I'm not sure how you're supposed to know if something is missing or defective if you don't open the package. I hope this story has a better ending than beginning. I'll write an update when I know how it turns out.

The low price for this item was great. However, the instructions that came with it were not especially clear, and, it was difficult initially to get it recognized by my computer (and other computers as well). But, once I was able to upload pictures to the unit it performed well. For the low price, however, its difficult to complain too much.

The display of this keychain is pretty nice for its size. It looks like there is limited color depth available, but the images end up looking nice all the same. The menu interface on the keychain is a little hard to use because it just has the menu button and forward/back buttons. Also, you have to use the provided software, which means you must have Windows. It would be better if it allowed straight transfer of images instead of forcing you to use the software. The software itself lacks polish, windows can't always be resized. Again, this device would be great if users could bypass having to use the included software to load images.

This is a great gift. I gave it to my husband on Father's Day and he really enjoys it. It is a fun twist on wallet photos. Uploading the pictures is relatively easy. The only downfall is that it does have to be recharged frequently and so far it seems like you have to reset the clock and timer on it each time you recharge it.

I bought this item because it was closer in comparison to the popular Brookstone version of the digital photo keychain. It was basically the same price with cheaper shipping, and looked to have a longer battery life. However, upon my recipient opening the gift and trying to upload photos, we found the item to be entirely defective. The photos would never appear on the keychain, even though they appeared to be on the memory when viewing the item on your PC. I called the company's technical support and they didn't have any idea what was wrong and recommended sending it back.

This turned out to be too small for presenting images to show off our grandchildren. The user interface wasn't great either. I returned it.

The software was easy to use and the keychain does hold a high number of pictures. The slide-show option is very handy. The picture resolution is equivalent to a cell-phone, so do not get your hopes up. If the resolution was a little bit better, I would give five stars.