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it looks like a brand new product and works wonderfuly even being a second hand item! Very glad to have it! :-D
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
i bought the rcorder as i'm a paranormal investigator and used it on our last outing with great results. it is easy to use and has a good microphone range.I havent found anything i dislike about the product. I have several voice recorders and this one performs very well and I will continue to use this on my upcoming investigations. Overall opinion: great peice of equipment and i would recomend it to anyone.
This is a great little voice recorder. Makes good quality voice recordings with it's standard mic. It's very compact and comes in a handy little case for taking out on fieldwork. I haven't used it for music, so can't comment on that. It's a little out-dated now, and therefore very inexpensive second hand, but perfectly functional for recording research interviews. I found it a bit tricky to figure out how to use it to it's full functionality - which basically required actually reading the manual! (What? Lots of electronic things these days are so easy to use, that manuals often seem surplus to requirements, but it's not completely obvious how to use this one). It's easy to download onto PC and use with transcriber, AS 2300 (also from Olympus) with DSS format files. Other companies make voice recorders that get better ethical ratings than Olympus on websites like Gooshing and Ethical Consumer, but since I was buying it second hand, I wasn't as worried about that as I would be with buying new. If you want a good solid voice recorder with reasonable memory capacity (40 + hours of voice - less for music) for not very much money (I paid £21 on eBay), and you don't need anything fancy, then this is the kit for you!Read full review
Not only is this a digital voice recorder but it also doubles as an MP3 player. In both modes it performs excellently. As a voice recorder the number of functions and settings are well above average and the sensitivity of this recorder and replay quality are amazing. It is light and very compact but with its metal construction it also gives a very robust feeling. As an MP3 player again the sound quality is excellent and with the multi file options finding and organizing your music is effortless. The only complaint I would make about the DM-20 is that there is no on/off power switch, which would preserve battery life, and the record button on the side can be inadvertantly hit thus powering up the recorder again using battery life, however, there is an audio tone which announces recording, Overall these are minor niggles with an excellent recorder and I would still give it a 10 out of 10 recommendation.Read full review
An excellent offering from a very well established company. Well made yet light, good quality sound and interfaces easily with a laptop computer. You can even store and play itunes on it. Gripes? one or two. The brushed aluminium surface scratches very easily if in contact with anything in one's pocket like loose change. The quality of playback on the lowest setting is poor but manageable. I did, however, love the system of folders, which you can rename, for example, "Bright ideas", "Shopping list" etc! which helps to keep your information neat and tidy. Can be used on two mike settings; one for dictation and one for a conference. Provided with software and a dock for downloading your pearls of wisdom to your PC. I would strongly advise you to purchase Sony's inexpensive zoom microphone for enhanced audio quality, however, the unit itself covertly positioned in a top pocket whilst set on the "conferance" mode will clearly record those "barely legal" covert conversations. Summary: Small and unobtrusive way of recording any speech or music. Alkaline AAA batteries provide about 16 hours of use. Perfect for businessmen, students, budding amateur secret agents, or simply recording your shopping list.Read full review
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