Editorial Review:

Item Description:
Up to 67 hours recording time / 256MB Internal Flash Memory / High-sensitivity Microphone / Voice guidance / DSS Player v7.0 Podcatcher Software This Podcatcher can transfer new content to the recorder simply by connecting it to a computer by registering favorite Podcast programs in DSS Player Stores highly compressed WMA (Windows Media Audio) format voice messages Playback and store WMA and MP3 music files Five voice folders can save up to 200 messages per folder. Music, Podcast, and Audible folder are also available New, brighter high-contrast monochrome LCD panel with backlight Built-in Variable Control Voice Actuator (VCVA) function Timer Recording and Alarm features enable automatic recording and playing at a set time Index mark and temp mark features allow you to quickly find desired locations Noise Cancel Function and Voice Filter Function cut noise and enable clear audio playback Up to 32 hours of continuous operation with two AAA batteries Recording Time - ST XQ mode 4 hours 10 minutes, ST HQ mode 8 hours 30 minutes, HQ mode 17 hours 00 minutes, SP mode 33 hours 30 minutes, LP mode 66 hours 40 minutes Input Level - -70 dBv Practical Maximum Output - 250 mW Microphone Jack - 3.5 mm mini-jack, impedance 680 ohms Earphone Jack - 3.5 mm mini-jack, impedance 8 ohms or more Power Supply Rated Voltage - 3V DC Optional AC Adapter External Power Supply System Requirements - Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, XP Professional, Home Edition, CPU Intel Pentium II class 333 MHz processor or more, RAM 128 MB or more (256MB or more is recommended), Sound Board Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 or 100% compatible sound card, Video Card and Display 800 x 600 pixels or more, 256 colors or more, Removable Drive 2x or faster, One Free USB Port, Audio Output Speaker or earphone output Dimensions - 4.37 x 1.48 x 0.63 inch (111 x 37.5 x 16 mm)

Amazon.com Item 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.

What's in the Box
DS-30 digital voice recorder, stereo microphone, USB cables, stereo earphones, DSS Player v.7 software, instruction manual, strap, and two AAA batteries.









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Rating: - * Great quality, but NO to mp3 ... ...
The product is great and does everything you would want it to with regard to recording with great quality. Bought the extra microphone but haven't had to use it the attached mic is great.

That said, if you are using for podcasts or want mp3 format you'll need to use something like audacity and lame software to edit from Windows format to mp3.

One thing I would suggest if you use with the phone is the additional earpiece mic Olympus TP 7 it's the best addition.

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Rating: - * Voice Recorder ...
A great product, much improved over the one I had before in that it has a lot more storage, more folders. My only reservation is that the batteries run down faster.

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Rating: - * Great Sound Quality - No Rewind Button ...
I was a novice to the digital voice recorder industry when I bought my DS30. I thought it would be a good replacement for my Dictaphone, however, nothing in the product description warned me that common features found on tape recorders, like fast forward, rewind and the ability to record over a section are considered "advanced" and "advanced professional" features. For those entering the digital voice recording arena beware, if the product description does not say the voice recorder has "advanced" features like rewind, fast forward, overwrite and/or insert, it doesn't.

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Rating: - * fantastic sound quality ...
Olympus DS-30 Digital Voice Recorder

The sound quality is excellent and the price is wright. This voice recorder is great!

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Rating: - * good things do come in small packages ...
The Olympus DS-30 Digital Voice Recorder is everything I had hoped it would be.

The quality of the recording is good enough that even when I record an instructor from across the room, I can clearly understand what he or she is saying. It is compact, lightweight and easy to use.

The cost is in excess of $ 100.00, however, the alternative, missing something important at a lecture or in a class, would be far more costly. Not having to change a tape is great and the record time limit is so high, I only erase once a week.

I may even have a little fun and do some "EVP" work around here. Grant, Jason, you guys listening? LOL