Olympus VN-120 Digital Voice Recorder

Olympus VN-120 Digital Voice Recorder
Manufacturer: Olympus
Product Type: CE

Editorial Review:
Product Description
OLYMPUS VN-120 -- Whether you're headed to an important meeting or a vacation romp on foreign shores, take the VN-120 with you! This compact, stylish digital notetaker is easy to use, and features four folders and a well-structured menu so you can find your recordings with ease. You can even insert index marks to jump to specific passages. Timer function -- easily program a time for the device to automatically start and stop recording VCVA ( Voice Activation ) for hands-free recording Built-in 28mm dynamic speaker Up to 25 hours continuous operation on two 1.5V AAA alkaline batteries (not included) Dimensions - 3.9H x 1.5W x 0.8D; weighs 2.3 ounces (including batteries)
Amazon.com Product Description
The compact, lightweight Olympus Voice-Trek VN-120 offers 3 scalable recording modes. You'll get high-value storage with a maximum of 120 minutes recording time from a supplied 16 MB flash-memory card. The recorder weighs just 2.4 ounces with batteries (included) and is designed to sit snugly in the palm of your hand. Fast playback lets you listen at a speed 30 percent faster than real time.

With its lengthy recording time, the VN-120 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 3 folders so you can arrange files according to personalized subjects such as "work," "personal," and "to do." Each folder stores up to 100 messages, and you can erase 1 message or 1 folder at a time.

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-120 has 3 recording modes: HQ mode (for the best possible quality recording and 43 minutes available recording time); SP mode (for a high-quality recording and 65 minutes available recording time); and LP mode (for the most possible recording capacity, with 120 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-120 uses the ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation) recording format.

What's in the Box
Voice recorder, 2 AAA batteries, a 16 MB flash card, a pocket clip, a user's manual, and warranty information.