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Our photos are dear to us and it is fun to have our favorites available to show friends and strangers alike. Photo albums are bulky and hold a very limited number of photos so a digital Photo viewer is a better choice. A number of devices can be used as a digital photo viewer such as a Garmin type GPS or a digital camera. Small digital photo viewers that hang on your keychain are much more convenient and ready to view than any other options.

The typical viewing area of the keychain digital photo viewers is 1.5”. Some are larger and some are smaller – I do not like anything smaller. At some point what good is having the photo if no one can make out what the picture shows. Anything much larger may be too bulky.

The number of photos stored on a digital photo keychain varies according to the size of the digital photo. The higher the megapixel count the fewer the photos. Most digital cameras have available settings that make a digital photo more appropriate for displaying on such a small device. Look at your own digital camera and you will most likely see three settings – low, medium and high which simply means that the photos will have either more or fewer megapixels. To clarify, a digital photo is made up of pixels, each containing color and detail.

Keychain digital photo viewers have at least two buttons that scroll through the photos either forward or backwards. There is a slot designed for the power connector. That is about it except for the frame and the screen. Photos are loaded to the viewer via a computer.

Compared to other portable viewers the keychain digital photo viewer is very reasonably priced. They can be purchased at most department stores or online and make great gifts.