Olympus WS-510M 4GB Digital Voice Recorder and WMA/MP3 Music Player by Olympus
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Digital camera reviews of Olympus WS-510M 4GB Digital Voice Recorder and WMA/MP3 Music Player
Digital camera Review: Only a couple complaints, but well worth it
Summary: 4 Stars
I use my DVR for almost everything; journal, shopping lists, work to-do lists, and personal to-do lists. I decided that I wanted to also have something that I could playback some audio files for customers and potential customers, so I looked into a DVR that could also play MP3 files. I first got the Olympus DS-40 and I was very happy with that one. It had great playback sound, great for dictation, robust, and very easy to use buttons. But as I decided to load some music on it, I found that the memory was way too limited for me (512MB). So, I looked into the same capabilities but with more memory. I swapped it for this one and I have been very happy. The pro's:
Massive memory
Can swap between voice and music; making it truly like 2 devices in one
Lightweight
Embedded USB port
Lighted screen
Noise cancelling for playback (have to use: see con's)
Did I say massive memory?
There is a rechargeable battery, but I can't say if that works as well.
Con's:
Buttons are so small that you can mispress easily
VCGA doesn't work very well and end up cutting off bits of your recording
PLAYBACK- the speaker for the playback must've been where they cut the costs. Its soft and not crisp at all. However, don't let that fool you into thinking that its not recording good. When you play it back with the WOW, it sounds like you're right there in the room-crystal clear even in HQ mode.
Doesn't have a hard switch to go between dictation, conference, and lecture microphone sensitivities on the fly like the DS-40 does (GREAT feature)
All around, this is a great recorder and will do awesome serving multiple functions for you. With its memory size and embedded USB you can use it effectively as your memory stick, too. I'm very happy with this purchase and would definitely trade off the lousy speaker for the memory...
Digital camera Review: Outstanding product.
Summary: 5 Stars
This is the second one of this type I have owned. I gave the first one to a friend in ministry and bought myself a second one to replace it. I tried the a Sony but it was worthless. Stay with the Olympus and you won't be disappointed.Digital camera Review: Pleased
Summary: 5 Stars
Small package, lots of features, easy to use and great recording quality. Would purchase again in a heartbeat.Digital camera Review: Reliable, small, durable recorder
Summary: 5 Stars
This a great miniature digital recorder. Small, light and reliable. Great recrding quality and long AAA battery life. Actually it is the third one we have purchased. Olympus makes great products!Digital camera Review: Replacement digital recorder
Summary: 4 Stars
Olympus WS-510M I have had another unit excactly like the recorder I purchased, so I am very pleased with the product. The price was actually better than when I originally purchased my first recorder. The item arrived on time as promised. I would have preferred to have a larger memory, but the difference in price could not be justified.