Olympus VN2100PC Digital Voice Recorder by Olympus
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Digital camera reviews of Olympus VN2100PC Digital Voice Recorder
Digital camera Review: Exceeded my lofty expectations
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a reporter for a newspaper and as such, I sit in town meetings almost every day. These towns are full of mumbly, old, low-talkers that I can't even hear a lot of times myself. I gave the VN2100 its first real challenge, sitting in the second row of such a meeting. I expected this to work better than a microcassette recorder, but when I popped it in my computer (which works flawlessly) afterwards, I could hear EVERYTHING perfectly. And you have no idea how low these men spoke tonight. I can't get over how amazing this recorder is and I can't imagine giving it any less than 5 stars. I expected it to work, but I never expected it to work this well. Buy it.Digital camera Review: Excelente .......
Summary: 5 Stars
Excelente grabadora digital, buena presentación, y facil uso. La recomiendo ampliamente para quien desea una grabadora digital no solo para trabajo sino para su vida personal (yo la uso para grabar las primeras palabras de mi hija de 2 años).Digital camera Review: Excellent Choice
Summary: 5 Stars
This recorder fits into my cell phone case on my belt...perfect for covert recording. Sound quality = perfect. Software for the PC = easy to use, installed with no problems. Ease of operation = very simple to operate. The length of each recording is extremely long....I recommend this product.Digital camera Review: Excellent Recorder
Summary: 5 Stars
Had been thinking of getting a digital recorder for a couple of years but probably procrastinated because of the bad impression that I had of the tape recorders I remember from my college days 25 yrs ago.
After researching various recorders I was optimistic about this model but it has exceeded my expectations. I've only had it for a week but use it more and more as the days go by. Really comes in handy at work but also at home and while I'm out and about.
Very well made; small/light enough to keep in a shirt or pants pocket, well thought out controls and excellent battery life. Good sound quality on playback, even when I lay the recorder down on my desk while transcribing notes; even better if you download to a PC and playback thru speakers. The folders are handy and mgmt of folders and recordings is straightforward.
I only use it for dictation and keep the sensitivity set to low to reduce ambient sounds and also use the voice activation feature, which really helps to eliminate dead space if you get lost in thought while speaking. Haven't used the index mark feature except to test it but I imagine they'd come in handy for longer recordings such as meetings.
I doubt if it makes much difference for recording voice but I have mine set for the highest quality sound. This reduces recording time down to about 3 hrs but this is more than sufficient for my needs. Might be a factor if you download .WAV files to your PC; lower quality would reduce file size. If you do download voice recordings and file size is an issue though, just get hold of one of the many free .WAV to MP3 conversion utilities that are available. If you don't care about downloading to a PC, save yourself $15 and just get the VN2100.
Only improvement I can think of would be if the recorder had a backlight but the record and stop buttons are easy enough to find in the dark so I guess I can manage with this one deficiency. Overall though, I couldn't be happier with my purchase and highly recommend this recorder.
Digital camera Review: Excellent recorder!
Summary: 5 Stars
This recorder is great. The sound sensitivity is excellent. I have used it to record interviews (the index button is helpful to mark important points in interview) and for recording lectures, and personal dictation. Has different setings for each kind of setting and they all work great. The sound on replay is also excellent. Device is also pretty durable. I keep it in my back-pack with no cover or anything and it hasn't been scratched or dammaged and I am pretty rough with my stuff.