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Welcome to Mark’s Tech Blogs. Today I’m sharing my full review of the Kodak RCF-1013W 10-inch digital photo frame. KODAK kindly sent me the Kodak RCF-1013W for this review — I didn’t pay for it, but I’m not being paid to make this post and KODAK has no control over what I say.
Price & First Impressions
The Kodak RCF-1013W costs around £85 on Amazon. It’s not the cheapest digital photo frame, but the screen quality makes it good value for the price.
Inside the box, you’ll find the Kodak RCF-1013W itself, a power cable, a USB cable, and a mount if you want the Kodak RCF-1013W to be freestanding. You can also wall-mount it if you prefer.
Design
The Kodak RCF-1013W has a stylish wood-effect frame with the Kodak logo on the bottom and a screen set into it. The rear of the Kodak RCF-1013W houses the main electronics in black plastic. There’s a power button, space for the stand, and on the right side you’ll find a USB-A port, MicroSD card slot, headphone output, an extra USB port for adding photos, and the power input. It’s unusual to see the chunky older USB type instead of USB-C in 2025, but that’s what’s included.
There’s also a built-in speaker on the back. Overall, the Kodak RCF-1013W looks modern and clean from the front, though it is a bit chunky at the rear.
Specs & Features
The Kodak RCF-1013W comes with 32GB of internal storage, plus MicroSD card support up to 64GB. The 10.1-inch touchscreen has a resolution of 1280×800, offering bright and sharp images with only a bit of glare when viewed closely.
Built-in WiFi lets the Kodak RCF-1013W receive photos through an app or email, and it can even display the weather forecast.
Setup
Setting up the Kodak RCF-1013W is simple — plug it in, connect it to your WiFi, and follow the on-screen instructions to set your language and timezone. The Kodak RCF-1013W runs a customised version of Android, which is an interesting touch for a photo frame.
With the KODAK Digital Frame app, you can add photos, videos, and music to the Kodak RCF-1013W. Note that the app only lets you upload 10 photos at a time, and you can also email pictures directly to the frame using a unique email address found in the settings. In theory, you should be able to share directly from your phone’s photo app, but at the moment this feature can crash.
Using the Kodak RCF-1013W
When powered on, the Kodak RCF-1013W displays your photos in a slideshow alongside the weather, time, WiFi status, and shortcuts to other features. The screen is bright and responsive enough for adjusting settings, though it’s not as slick as a tablet touchscreen — but that’s fine for what it does.
Menus let you switch between photo albums, music, video, calendar, weather, and settings. You can set the screensaver to always display your photos automatically. Music mode plays local files, but the speakers aren’t really good enough for serious listening — they’re mainly useful for playing audio with video clips.
If you want to play longer videos, you’ll need to use a memory stick or MicroSD card, as the iPhone app restricts uploads to videos 15 seconds or shorter. For background audio on video clips, the speakers are fine but not amazing.
Additional Features
The calendar mode on the Kodak RCF-1013W displays the time and a calendar. You can tap dates, but there doesn’t seem to be a way to add events. It’s still a handy tabletop calendar and clock that looks good while cycling through your photos.
The weather mode shows today’s forecast and the next two days, and you can search for weather in other locations too. In the settings menu, you can find the QR code for the app, configure WiFi, adjust screensaver preferences, set languages, change brightness, tweak the volume, and set auto sleep times. There are also options for alarms, timezones, emailing pictures, and checking storage info.
Photo Playback
The photo playback feature is the standout part of the Kodak RCF-1013W. With its generous storage, you can load plenty of images onto it. You can view your upload history, loop photos by upload, or play all photos randomly. When a photo is displayed, you can tap to view info, crop, delete, adjust settings, or resume playback.
Verdict
Overall, the Kodak RCF-1013W displays images and videos well with a bright, good-quality screen. The main downside is the iPhone app’s limitations — it doesn’t show all your photos and restricts video uploads. A memory stick or MicroSD card is probably the best way to load content initially, then you can maintain it using your phone as needed.
If you’re after a smart photo frame that looks good, has plenty of storage, and makes a great gift — especially if you pre-load it with memories — the Kodak RCF-1013W is a solid choice.
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