Olympus VN900 Digital Voice Recorder
Details
- Availability:
- No longer available through SilverGelatin.net
- List Price:
- $79.99
- Average Customer Rating:
- 4.5 out of 5
- Manufacturer:
- Olympus
Features
- 4 folders for organizing and storing notes, with up to 100 messages able to be stored per folder
- Up to 20 customizable alarms
- LCD display shows remaining record time, date, time, voice-activation mode, play mode, mic sensitivity, and battery status
- Voice activation lets the VN-900 begin recording when the microphone senses sound (hands-free recording)
Description
Record meetings and school lectures; leave yourself messages on things you need to do on a particular day or create a shopping list for the week. Look up a phone number or address you stored in one of four available folders. And do so whenever and wherever you want with the ultra-compact and lightweight VN-900 digital voice recorder that is always just a shirt or pants pocket away.The VN-900 gives you three folders to store work-related, personal, or "to do" information in and a fourth folder (schedule folder) that lets you organize recordings by date for easy on-the-go retrieval. You can also program these recordings to play automatically at any time, giving you up to 20 alarms from which to remind yourself of important meetings, birthdays, anniversaries and so on - so you're always prepared for the day ahead.
The handy Olympus Voice-Trek VN-900 features a compact, lightweight design with three scalable recording modes. You'll get high-value storage with a maximum of 90 minutes recording time from 8 MB of built-in flash memory. The recorder weighs just 2.3 ounces and is designed to sit snugly in the palm of your hand.
With its lengthy recording time, the VN-900 is ideal for weekend seminars, extended discussions, recording meetings, school lectures, or study groups, as well as for short memos, ideas, phone numbers, shopping lists, and other notes. The unit combines smart styling with four folders so you can arrange files according to personalized subjects such as "work," "personal," and "to do." A fourth folder (scheduling folder) is used to sort recordings by date, letting you recall the day's meetings, expenses, and reminders for easy on-the-go retrieval. Each folder stores up to 100 messages. Up to 20 alarms can also be programmed for meeting, dates, show reminders, or wake-up calls. Simply press the button when hearing the alarm beep to hear the pre-recorded reminder.
The unit offers a built-in condenser microphone, and a .125-inch microphone jack gives you the option to use a high-quality external mic (not included). A .125-inch earphone jack lets you monitor your files during or after recording.
The VN-900 has three recording modes: HQ mode (for the best possible quality recording and 22 minutes available recording time); SP mode (for a high-quality recording and 33 minutes available recording time); and LP mode (for the most possible recording capacity, with 90 minutes available recording time).
An LCD display lets you check remaining recording time, date and time, voice-activation mode, play mode (HQ/SP/LP), microphone sensitivity (HI/LO), and battery status. Other features include voice activation for hands-free recording and easy deletion of one or all messages in a folder. The VN-900 uses the ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation) recording format.
What's in the Box
Voice recorder, 2 AAA batteries, pocket clip, user's manual, warranty information.
Spotlight customer reviews
OYMPUS VN900 DIG VOICE RECORDER
[ Posted: 2008-10-02 ]
THE OLYMPUS RECORDER IS SIMPLE TO OPERATE. I USE IT FOR: TO DO LIST, AND LISTING TELEPHONE #S, WEBSITES, ADS, ETC, THAT I COME ACROSS. THIS MODEL, VN900, DOES NOT CONNECT TO COMPUTER, BUT, NOT NECESSARY FOR MY USE. GOOD BUY.
It was so small and so useful!
[ Posted: 2006-12-29 ]
I bought the olympus digital voice recorder for my singing class. It was recommended by my voice instructor and it works great! The sound quality is awesome--it doesn't pick up background noise like other recorders I've used. Plus, I really like that there are several folders so I was able to organize everything. I used two of the folders to keep notes from my discussion classes in college and the others for song samples.
Handy and dependable
[ Posted: 2004-08-03 ]
I've been using this recorder for 6 months now, and I've had no problems with it. I changed batteries only once, and that was at the end of a semester's worth of voice lessons. It fits right in the palm of my hand and the design of the back makes it easy to grip with one hand (either left or right). It slips easily into a shirt or pants pocket. It's also relatively easy to use. Recording quality is good. Recording time at high quality (HQ) is around 20 mins., which fit my needs quite well. I would not have survived my voice lessons without this handy little helper!
Perfect little number
[ Posted: 2004-02-12 ]
This is a supa little recording device. Very compact and easy to use. I agree that the LP mode is rather crap, but it does work for emergency long recordings (if you were say kidnapped and held in a small box and needed to record what the criminals were saying). The HQ mode is cool tho, offering 22mins of hi-quality recording time.
I mainly use it for recording ideas for tunes that I have whilst away from my Mac, so 22 mins is easily long enough. Much better than trying to remember a tune in you head until you get home.
Great size, good price. LP quality not usable
[ Posted: 2004-01-23 ]
I recommend this voice recorder. The size is excellent. I carry it everywhere in my pocket and use it everyday at least once. Haven't had to change the batteries yet after 3 months of use. It's easy to use, easy to organize your recordings and will keep track of when you recorded them (date and time). It doubles as a pocket clock for those without a wristwatch.
You can even keep it by your bedside and use it at night if you have to make a note. The REC button is easy to locate and there's a small red light for when it's recording. The voice detection feature works well, too (it stops recording during periods of silence). You can turn on distinctive beeps in the menu, which could work pretty well for the visually impaired.
The reason I rated it 4 stars instead of 5 stars is because it claims 90 minutes of recording time at LP, when SP (33 min) and HQ (15 min?) are the only modes that produce voice recordings you can actually understand. If you think you need more than 30 minutes, go for the model with more recording time.