Picture this: toys for digital devotees

The popularity of digital photography has produced an abundance of innovative products.

The big picture

Vista Slide Show Digital Frame: With this item, you can see your digital photos on a 6.8-inch color LCD display. Just pop the camera’s memory card into a slot and view one image at a time or see them in a slide show. The frame is compatible with five memory card formats: CompactFlash, Secure Digital, Memory Stick, SmartMedia and MultiMedia Card. The internal memory can store up to eight images, so you can remove the memory card and still display favorite shots. A built-in motion sensor switches the system off after 60 minutes of inactivity. Includes an AC adapter.

Vista Slide Show Digital Frame (701235) is $299.95 from the Discovery Channel Store; (800) 938-0333, www.discovery.com.

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Closing in

Digital LCD Binoculars: Good binoculars bring the world closer, and now you can snap that world and take it home. Meade 8X binoculars have a 1.5-inch color pop-up LCD monitor atop the binoculars that lets you view and photograph the scene, then send it to a computer for printing. The 32-MB built-in memory stores 40 to 140 images, depending on the resolution, and a slot for a Secure Digital memory card (not included) allows expanded storage. Users can delete unwanted photos and shoot up to 90 seconds of video. Includes case and neck strap. Runs on two AA batteries.

Digital LCD Binoculars (447920) are $199 from Brookstone; (866) 576-7337, www.brookstone.com.

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It’s in the bag

Norazza AC252 Digital Camera Case: This is a wallet with a twist: The zippered front pouch (5.5 by 4 by 1.5 inches deep) has room for a pocket camera. The back of the case unfolds like a tri-fold wallet to become a multi-pocket organizer, with 12 zippered and slash compartments for cash, credit cards, maps, passport, tickets and digital film cards. The organizer fastens with Velcro. The camera section is heavily padded. All the compartments are lined with bright yellow nylon for easy identification of contents. The water-resistant nylon case comes with a detachable, adjustable, padded shoulder strap and a wide, built-in belt strap. The case works with small film cameras as well.

Norazza AC252 Digital Camera Case (N206-1028) is $19.99 from Tiger Direct; (800) 800-8300, www.tigerdirect.com.

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