Olympus WS-300M 256 MB Digital Voice Recorder and Music Player by Olympus
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Digital camera reviews of Olympus WS-300M 256 MB Digital Voice Recorder and Music Player
Digital camera Review: Disappointed
Summary: 1 Stars
This recorder is better than the analogue ones in that it:
Is Digital.
Has longer recording time.
Is portable.
Easy connect to the computer.
Otherwise, what make me feel disappointed:
The battery runs out very fast.
The VCVA is not practical at all. With the highest mic sensitivity, major parts of the voice is dropped from recording.
The microphone is not sensitive enough to pick up week sound signals.
High-priced.
Thank you.
Digital camera Review: Disappointing Sound
Summary: 3 Stars
I love this little voice recorder for many reasons, but no matter what I do, including purchasing a special stereo microphone and recording in the highest quality stereo mode, I can't get any reasonable volume out of it. I had hoped that the problem was in its small speaker, but I experience the same weak volume even when I transfer the material to my pc and turn up the speakers. A second related problem is that there is always a slight hissing in the background. I though I'd lose this annoyance by going from tape to digital, but not so. As a result, recording night sounds (peepers, tree frogs, crickets and other insects) is hugely disappointing.
Unless I bought a defective unit, I'd say that all the wonderful features are wasted because, at the end of the day, you can barely hear what you've recorded.
Digital camera Review: Does The Job
Summary: 4 Stars
I picked this up for recording sessions at school. The first try was pretty bad. One of my instructors has a pretty quiet voice. It was lost under all the ambient sounds of the class.
I picked up an inexpensive mic and put the recorder on the front desk. Now I get really decent recordings and the ambient sound is much reduced.
I love the compact size and the ease of transferring the files to my computer. The batteries last an acceptable length of time, but do pack extras if you are doing something similar to me. Recording 15 hours of lecture over a weekend.
Digital camera Review: Does What It Is Supposed To
Summary: 3 Stars
Although this little recorder does a great job of recording voices, it is somewhat awkward to use with the side buttons. And it is very overpriced in this day of falling electronics prices. Amazon's price is the best anywhere, as it ususally is, but even that price is high.Digital camera Review: Does everything I need
Summary: 5 Stars
This little recorder does a beautiful job. I bought a case and a cable to record from a radio jack. Plugs into your computer via USB to transfer recorded files. Plays MP3's .... it does everything! Would buy again.