Olympus DS-40 Digital Voice Recorder Review

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The Olympus DS-40 digital voice recorder comes with a lot of sophisticated features. Though used by amateurs, this voice recorder has features and a performance record that make it suitable for professional use also. The microphone is all configured to capture your voice with the minutest details. It has an amazing recording capacity of 136 hours. The battery life is also good at 30 hours. These batteries last to their full capacity. 

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Operating this digital recorder is pretty easy. You can easily transfer the recorded files to your PC or podcast to store them. You can use this device to record your favorite music and store it and listen to it whenever and wherever you want to. You can time your recordings and set an alarm for playing it back. You have the option of recording at a slow or a fast pace.

One of the major advantages of the DS40, as quoted by the users is that it is an extremely user friendly gadget. Operating it is a cakewalk, and people can easily learn the entire range of functionalities of this electronic gadgetry in a matter of hours. Connecting to the computer after recording is a simple task. The equipment comes with a 5 feet long USB cable that is connected via a USB port to the computer after which you just need to copy and paste the recorded files on your PC. The plug is similar to the ones used with the Olympus digital cameras. Using a present day operating system like Windows XP, will make your job pretty easy as it is compatible with the DS40 and you don't need to install any special driver software for that. You can even copy MP3 files from your PC to the DS40 with absolutely no hassles. Though the sound of the transferred MP3 files is not perfect, it is good to listen to.

Unlike the other digital recorders from Olympus, for example, the VN3100, you can set the playback volume (that is usually very loud) to the desired level. The speaker of this recorder is located on its backside. This device comes with an instructions booklet which you can use to learn about its features and functionality. There is an online instructions booklet in the PDF format which contains more detailed information about this digital recorder. This recorder works on the .wma file format. You should use file converters to work with files of other formats. There are quite a few converting software available on Internet for free.

The DS40 digital recorder comes with highly sensitive headphones. There is an LED indicator that glows red while recording, green while paying black, and blinks three times in red if any erroneous activity has taken place. The DS40 has a voice guide too.

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