Olympus ME-52W Noise Canceling Microphone by Olympus
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Digital camera reviews of Olympus ME-52W Noise Canceling Microphone
Digital camera Review: Does just what you want
Summary: 4 Stars
For a cheapo microphone, I was pleasantly surpised with how well this worked at picking up speakers who were a distance away. You may have to adjust the sensitivity of the recorder, because the sensitivity of this mic is significantly higher than the built-in stereo mic, and recording to 'hot' will result in garbled, distorted sound.
The Olympus recorders seem to select sensitivity with labels like 'dictate' and 'conference', where 'conference' would normally be used in a distant recording situation but if the record bar hits the right side of the screen you want to set it to the lower sensitivity mode 'dictate'. In any case, with this (mono) mic you should change your recording mode to Mono so you can get double the record time.
Digital camera Review: Does not work with iPod Touch
Summary: 2 Stars
I own an iPod touch. "Why would I need another digital recorder?" I thought. There are apps for recording on the ipod. I should just buy a microphone. Only the touch doesn't recognize this microphone as being a microphone. This may be a great microphone with an olympus recorder, I do not know. I only know that it does not work with my ipod.Digital camera Review: Doesn't work with my iPhone 4
Summary: 1 Stars
this product didn't work with my iPhone and when I tried it with my laptop, it sounds bad,
I got refund though.
Digital camera Review: Exceeded Expectations
Summary: 5 Stars
I replaced the stock mic on a Pocket Talker and the improvement of sound quality was stunning! The Olympus does an excellent job of cancelling background noise. The included extension cord and clothing clip has come in handy.Digital camera Review: Excellent uni-directional MONO mike
Summary: 5 Stars
This microphone has been an excellent addition! I use it to record to my Olympus WS-321M digital recorder, and I LOVE it for capturing my dictation or for capturing presentations/lectures that I give. The lapel clip and cord makes for easy and clear recording, while I keep the recorder in my pocket. This is excellent for audio interviews, as it eliminates much of the ambient noise; however, the cable isn't long enough for a video interview with a camcorder (seems long enough for a webcam interview). Also, when I want to capture comments from around the room, I remove this microphone. I just purchased a stereo omni-directional microphone, so I will try that for conference room discussions.
Note: this is a MONO microphone, which means it doesn't work with equipment that requires stereo inputs -- I found this out when trying to use it with my video camcorder and captured no sound (lost one video presentation!). It seems that this is the same problem some people are having with this microphone for their laptops. Also, that means that podcasts/recordings only come out of one headphone/speaker, which can be frustrating for listeners. If you are recording voice
I also downloaded some simple (and free) audio editing software (called FreeAudioDub) that allows me to cut, rename or save clips, delete extraneous filler.