Olympus Digital Voice Recorder Review

The Olympus digital voice recorder is a market leader in voice recording equipment for a number of reasons, not least of which is the enormous choice and range of Olympus digital voice recorders to choose from.
The huge benefit of digital voice recorders is that they do not require tapes which means your recordings are stored digitally in audio files in WMA format.

Olympus DP-10 Voice Recorder

The Olympus DP-10 voice recorder is a great value piece of equipment which sells for less than $35. It features playback speed control and supports 4 languages including English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. The DP-10 has a 1 gb built in flash memory and works off AAA batteries with an approximate life of 63 hours with 25 hours of recording cabability.

It has a large LCD and speaker with large buttons and can record for around 130 hours with playback speed control and noise cancellation of background noises.

Olympus WS-600 S

The Olympus WS-600 S costs around $80 and can be plugged directly into your pc for file transfer. It boasts 2 gb of internal memory and over 530 hours of recording. It features the playback of your digital recordings in both MP3 and WMA and is voice activated with built in stereo microphones.

VN-6000

The VN 6000 from Olympus is another great value digital recorder which costs around $40 and can record up to 600 hours of recording time with 1 gb of memory. It also boasts fast and slow playback and has 3 recording mode options for longer recording time, depending on the quality you choose. You can mark a particular point in your recording for ease of access again and it even has an alarm playback which allows the storing of reminders and the playing of a pre determined file. It comes with a little case as standard and 2xAAA batteries.

DS-2400

The DS 2400 is the top of the range Olympus digital voice recorder with some very impressive features such as a 2 gb removeable medial card, DSS high compression format recording for even better quality and you can manage your files on your computer in both Macintosh and Windows. It is voice activated and has conference and dictation settings and is fully compatible with voice recognition software. The 2 AAA batteries will last for up to 32 hours and comes with a PC link for the easy and fast transfer of files to your pc.

Not all Olympus digital voice recorders allow you to transfer audio files to your pc with a removable media but most do and the ease with which you can manage your files, longer recording time and top quality sound have made the Olympus digital voice recorder a popular choice for many professionals who do not want the hassle of managing tapes and storing them.Check out Olympus transcription software.