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Olympus DS-30 Digital Voice Recorder | 
| Brand: Olympus
List Price: $199.00
Buy New: $94.49
You Save: $104.51 (53%)
New (34) Used (3) Refurbished (6) from $79.95
Rating:  79 reviews
Format: Cd
Color: BLACK
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries: 2
Batteries Included: Yes
Operating System: N/A
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7 x 3.5
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 141897
Model: 141897
UPC: 050332400290
EAN: 0050332400290
ASIN: B000MSDL6K
Release Date: February 1, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Professional-grade digital voice recorder with high-sensitivity microphone | | • | Up to 68 hours of recording time; 30-hour battery life | | • | Connect to PC to transfer files or download podcasts | | • | Store and listen to favorite music anytime, anywhere | | • | Timer recording, alarm playback, slow/fast |
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Amazon.com 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. 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.
Product Description
In addition to capturing stereo sound from meetings, interviews and other critical information expected of digital recorders, you can download and create podcasts with the DS-30. The super-high-quality sound is also great for listening to audio books and music - it's the ideal all-in-one audio device.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 74 more reviews...
 Big Quality in a Small Package June 30, 2007
Cameron Scholtz (Phoenix, AZ USA)
105 out of 108 found this review helpful
I got my DS-30 last week and I love it! This is the first digital stereo voice recorder I have owned. I am very impressed with the quality of manufacturing and the quality of the recordings. I uploaded some photos above to show the size of the unit and the contents of the package.
The DS-30 can record with or without the attachable stereo microphone. This mic is so small though that even attached it still fits in my pocket.
The "Hold" feature is nice. Press the Hold button will lock the DS-30 buttons until taken off hold. This is handy if you are moving around a lot or want to save the current recording or playback settings without fear of accidentally touching any of the buttons.
It has a lot great features for recording both dictation (voice in quiet, close quarters) and conferences (voice in large, noisy rooms). These features include a Variable Control Voice Actuator which will automatically turn on/off the recorder based upon the volume level it senses, a microphone sensitivity setting and a Low Cut Filter. (Playback mode also has features like noise cancellation and voice filter.)
The DS-30 can playback AVI and MP3 files. It can also play Audible format files as well as Podcasts. The device has a full-featured menu including adjustments for backlight, contrast and LED, powersave, 3 alarms and a voice guide. The alarms are very kewl. You can set them to play various alarms sounds or even use one or your own recordings!
The D3-30 comes with ear buds and it can play MP3 and AVI files. I transferred some music to it and the quality of the MP3 player is really nice! I am not an audiophile but the DS-30 plays MP3s every bit as well as they sound on my laptop.
Transferring files from my D3-30 to my computer was plug-n-play easy. I just attached the USB cable to my PC. Windows XP immediately recognized my DS-30 as a new device and displayed it as a new drive letter in my Windows Explorer list of drives. I could drag-n-drop files to and from, including MP3s. It could not be any easier. I did not install the DS-30 software. At this point I won't even need it and I prefer not to install a bunch of unnecessary software on my computer.
The DS-30 package comes with:
DS-30 Digital Stereo recorder
User Manual (well written)
2 AAA batteries
Ear buds
USB cable
Olympus DSS software
* Optional accessories include a remote control, telephone pickup and AC adapter.
 High quality, slightly hard to use for podcasting March 30, 2007
M. Oliver (Phoenix, MD)
69 out of 70 found this review helpful
After doing quite a bit of research I purchased this to "podcast" some events (seminars). Our first event was today and this device allowed me to get the podcast up right after the event, though with some effort, which is why it gets 4 and not 5. See below.
The device is very small, very lightweight, well thought out ergonomically, has an excellent built in (and removable) stereo MIC, and connects via regular USB. The software interface on it is very good (for recording), the screen is easy to read. The batteries will last quite a while, or you can use AC (optional), or Lithium Ion batteries (optional).
You do not need any add on MICs to record most events - the MIC can be set to pick up nearly everything; to cut low end noise, etc. In short, this is a very high quality, easy to use (but powerful if you need it) dedicated audio recorder.
The issues are that it only records in WMA format (Windows proprietary) and the software is not very good for editing. For example, if you record in stereo, it will not download the WAV file when you download the file, nor can you convert it to mono. To do the podcast, I had to import the WMA file into iTunes, then open the Mp3 iTunes created in Audacity (audacity.sourceforge.net). From there, I was able to edit the file, and compress the bit stream.
This device can also be used to listen to podcasts, and the software has some kind of organization for that; but for the life of me, I cannot imagine anyone doing this, if they had an ipod. It is just clumsy and not intuitive for podcast listening. If you want to listen to podcasts, do what the rest of the planet does - get an ipod, use iTunes.
I would recommend this device as a high quality dedicated recorder, that is not too expensive, but not for mp3 or podcast listening.
 No backing up to correct dictation errors December 11, 2007
John Harrison (Ohio)
64 out of 73 found this review helpful
Lots of fancy features that work fine.
But I dictate long professional letters. Of course I occasionally misspeak and need to back up (a few seconds or a couple minutes) to record over my mistake -- otherwise I waste my typist's time, and I have to pay her to type stuff then erase it.
This backup and re-record feature has been standard on $50 tape dictaphones for decades.
The DS-30 can not back up and record over mistakes. You said it, you're stuck with it. I confirmed this with Olympus tech support. They suggested I buy a $450 "professional" model instead.
This is not a machine for dictating professional letters.
 lies about recording time.....get a 1gb machine February 27, 2007
Heather (Florida)
32 out of 46 found this review helpful
I purchased a Olympus DS-30 from Best Buy for $150 (high price, but this was the only decent model they sell!).
The Olympus DS-30 picks up voices well in a large room. You can pick out conversations when many people are talking at once, without difficulty when the device records at the highest level.
Here lies the problem.
There are three recording levels. The highest recording level was the only acceptable recording mode for group conversations. I purchased the machine to record my grandmother telling family stories. She is weak voiced and the machine had difficultly picking up her voice, unless it was on the highest microphone setting. The Olympus DS-30 package says boldly on the front that it records 64 hours on the 256 hard drive. THE RECORDER STARTED TO BEEP AFTER 3.5 HOURS WARNING MEMORY FULL!!! It quit minutes later. I didn't get the story. The warning beeps can't be separated from the recording and are so loud it hurts ears on when played back; As a the result, last few minutes were destroyed too..
I switched to old fashion tape recording ($24). The tape player can be plugged into your computer via the headphone jack and you can transfer the recording using free software found on the web. I noticed little difference in recording quality between the $24 cassette tape recorder and the $150 digital recorder. The advantage of the tape was that I could swap out tape on the fly and I could GUESS when the tape was about to fill.
I recommend, if you are doing anything important, that you purchase a device that takes removable memory cards or get a machine with at least 1gb of memory. You can't predict the number of hours that this device will hold. As I understand, when the room is noiser, the recording size is larger.
I WILL RETURN THE Olympus DS-30 TOMORROW.
The battery life, sound quality, and build are excellent. This line (DS-20, DS-30, and DS-50) is made for businesses, unlike most of the cheap digital recording devices offered on Amazon. If this model had more memory or the ability to take cards, I would keep it; Currently the device will not record well enough for a reasonable length of time before downloading is necessary.
The best but could have been better! June 6, 2007
touraj (LA, CA, USA)
32 out of 33 found this review helpful
This is by far the best voice recorder I have purchased and I have purchased many! The quality of recording is incredible. I used it recently at a conference and despite much background noise, the recording was very good. But don't touch the recorder while is taping otherwise you will record substantial amount of noise. To get the best use, you should also order the following:
1. A 3-6 foot audio extension cord for the stereo microphone (get a thin flexible version). This will eliminate the noise if you end up having to touch the unit while recording.
2. The protective case if you want to keep the unit free of scratches and protect it against accidental drops.
3. An ac adaptor if you spend long hours transcribing or listening.
I wished they had bundled them with the unit but that's only a minor inconvenience.
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