At large birthday parties and weddings, it always adds an extra personal touch to be able to display family photos on a greater scale. There’s always a lot of waiting around at these types of events, so a slideshow that has a good mixture of sweet and funny pictures, means that people will have something to help pass the time and spark off conversations with other friends or family members in attendance.
At a wedding, it’s also possible to display photos of the day itself at the reception, which can be particularly impressive if the official photographer offers it as part of their service and you are able to showcase some spectacular pictures in high quality on a supersized screen.
Here are some of the best features for projecting a slide show at a family function:
Brightness – The first thing you always need to think about with a projector is the brightness it offers in relation to the ambient light in the room you are using. If the projector isn’t bright enough, your photos will look washed-out and unimpressive, completely lacking the effect you are hoping to achieve. If you are using the slideshow as a side attraction during the function, you will be keeping the room quite bright, so you’ll need at least 5000 lumens of brightness to meet your requirements.
Connectability – If you are intending to show wedding photos that have been taken the same day, you’ll need to make sure that the projector you are using can connect to whatever you have the photos stored on, whether it’s directly to a camera, laptop, MacBook or even a tablet.
Picture quality – Different projectors have different strengths and weaknesses, so you need to look for one that emphasizes photo quality over the ability to show videos, play games or display information and data. You may well find one that does more than one of these, but there’s no point splashing out for one that will make a popular movie look spectacular if it makes your childhood photos look dreadful.
Lamp life & a fan – You may well be using the projector all afternoon and evening if your slideshow is meant to be seen throughout the function, so you need a projector that won’t break down because the lamp has burnt out or the whole thing has overheated. Look for one with a long lamp life and a good – and hopefully not noisy – fan to keep things cool.
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