Sony ICD-PX720 Digital Voice Recorder with PC Link
by Sony
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Category: CE
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Manufacturer: SonyModel: ICD-PX720
Color: Black
Product features:
- PC compatible with Microsoft Windows
- 288 hours of recording time (LP mode)
- 1 GB Flash Memory
- Stereo recording with external microphone
- Correct dictation in playback
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Customer Review: Great first digital voice recorder
Summary: 5 Stars
After having a Sony micro cassette recorder for years, I realized I rarely used the thing because the tape hiss was so bad. It still works, but it's a shame they never came out with a low-cost, small digital tape format in the 80's...or perhaps put in dbx noise reduction. In fact it's ridiculous that they're still selling those machines with basically 60's technology and people keep buying them. Well, I'm here to say, "Stop!" If you've suffered with tape hiss for years, here's a great machine that will get you into the 21st century.
This model just came out in January '09. I use its native SHQ format, which I believe stands for Super High Quality. I think Mac users are out of luck as far as transferring digitally to their computers. But I use Vista and the software installed seamlessly. I had made five or six test recordings ranging from ten seconds to two minutes. They all transferred via USB within seconds. The software is called Digital Voice Editor and is pretty cool. You can use it to make some settings on the recorder like recording formats, mic sensitivity and file-naming conventions. You can play back the files at variable speeds, good for transcribers. You can also set it so that the files are automatically deleted from the recorder once they're transferred to PC. I haven't tried the MP3 player feature. I didn't buy it for that. I bought this as a means to record musical ideas, melodies, or lyrics while on the road. In my view, the quality is good enough that once on the computer, those files could be used as samples in my next song.
I looked at about ten different Sony models in the store before getting this one. Some of the higher-end models had smaller displays. I like the larger display, as well as this being one of the few models in black. The buttons are larger than most models and well-placed. The speaker is decent, but even the cheapest Sony headphones are better. One reviewer says this will not record in stereo. I'm not sure this is correct. The specs state it does, but I haven't tested it enough to determine for myself. I use a cheap little PC microphone that came with some old Dell computer. It has a stereo jack and produced audio much better than the built in mic. I may upgrade to a Sony ECM-DS70P Electret Condenser Stereo Microphone in the future, as it will also work well on my camcorder.
If you're a Windows user this is a great portable recorder for getting ideas onto the PC for editing, pod casting, etc. Those who have no need to transfer files will find it is a great field recorder with very clean audio, suitable for recording lectures, conducting interviews or the occasional "note to self."
Description of Sony ICD-PX720 Digital Voice Recorder with PC Link
Operating System Compatibility : Microsoft Windows, 2000 Professional, XP Home, XP Professional, Vista Home Basic, Vista Home Premium, Vista Business Ultimate Supplied Software : Digital Voice Editor (CD-ROM)Digital Cameras and Photo Categories
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