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Product Description

In addition to capturing stereo sound from meetings, interviews, and important lectures, the Olympus DS-30 Digital Voice Recorder allows you to download and create Podcasts for later listening. The DS-30 offers users up to 68 hours of recording time with its 256 MB worth of internal flash memory. For easy organization and storing of files, the player allows users to set up five voice folders, and each folder can save up to 200 messages. Internal files can be easily navigated on the player's high-contrast backlit monochrome LCD panel. Other great features include a built-in variable control voice actuator (VCVA) function, and a timed recording and alarm feature so you can set up automatic recording and playing. Running on two AAA batteries, the player offers up to 30 hours of continuous playback in the following modes: ST XQ mode (4 hour 10 minute capture time), ST HQ mode (8 hour 30 minute capture time), HQ mode (17 hour capture time), SP mode (33 hour 30 minute capture time), and LP mode (66 hour 40 minute capture time). For added user convenience, an optional AC adapter can be used with the recorder. Compatible with Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional operating systems and later, the player measures a pocket-friendly 4.37 x 1.48 x 0.63 inches and weighs in at a scant 2.80 ounces.

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By  M. Petrie (Rural living, TX USA)

"I have never owned a voice recorder so have nothing to compare it to, but I like this gadget. I bought it for college lectures and have one professor that I was concerned the recorder would not pick up, but it picked her up beautifully without any external mics. However, I do sit two rows from her. The recordings sound better through earphones and the computer than the speaker on the device, which is not a problem for me. The software was easy to install and it was very simple to download the recordings to my Windows based computer. My only complaint is there is not software for a Mac for the DS-30. I have seen where the latest Olympus recorders include Mac software now."

By  B. Darvin "bradyd452" (Los Angeles, CA United States)
    
"The DS-30 is perfect in every way. I am a focus group moderator and use it to record my sessoins--it captures even softer voices in the room great; the software it comes with is surprisingly quite good in terms of being easy to use and allowing you to slow down or speed up the playback without affecting the pitch of the voices. Battery life is incredible; I have used this hours and hours and have replaced the batteries maybe once in the last 6 months. The model below this is not nearly as good, and the model above this one is not worth it unless you really need to record more than six hours at a time."

By  Shelly Burnham
    
"I struggled to decide between this recorder and the olympus W300M (with the direct usb port instead of cable). I finally chose the olympus DS30 after looking at the olympus site and noting that it has three microphone sensitivities, including one for lecture. Most of my teachers in large lecture halls wear a microphone and I was able to sit in the very back of a large room and it sounds as though the recorder was on the podium next to him. It is almost too sensitive, I also recorded the unzipping of my bookbag and turning pages in my book. I love the wma files because I just drag and drop them into my MS OneNote after class. The only downside is that you have to carry a usb cable, but I got lucky that it uses the same small usb as my wacom graphic tablet. The recording time is short if you record in the highest quality, but it takes seconds to transfer to my pc, which I do at the end of the day or after class. I am amazed at the quality and I am sure this device will come in handy for several occasions."

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