Olympus Voice Recorder

Olympus, a well trusted brand has just introduced their latest Olympus voice recorder; the Olympus VN-6200PC. The Olympus VN-6200PC is very similar to the previously released VN-5200PC Olympus voice recorder. The updated model features more memory and various other refinements making it a good choice for an easy to operate, compact and affordable digital voice recorder.

The Olympus voice recorder is a great choice for emailing audio messages, dictation, songwriting, lectures, meetings and of course notes! The VN-6200PC has more memory; 1GB, a longer battery life; over 444 hours in LP mode and over 71 in HQ mode, greater frequency response, more files and more folders; 5 folders each capable of holding 200 files which makes it far superior to its predecessor.

The Olympus voice recorder also has many other great features such as variable voice activation and a dynamic display of audio recording which although not completely necessary, they are great features to have. The VN-6200PC requires some practice to get adjusted to but using it is fairly simple.

The file system is broken into 5 folders each capable of holding 200 files, every time you start and stop a recording a new file is created. This Olympus voice recorder is capable of transferring files to the PC without any additional software using a USB 2.0 connection; you simply plug the device into a windows based computer and it appears in the control panel as a flash drive / external drive.

Once detected, you can access it as if it was a normal hard drive, adding and removing files. The VN-6200PC is capable of storing non audio files however it is impossible to view them or utilize them on the actual device. It is possible to copy any WMA file onto the VN-6200PC into one of the 5 folders and have it play back on the device.

This particular Olympus voice recorder does not have any editing features so you will not be able to modify the files on the device itself. The device does not come with any editing software so in order to edit files you will have to purchase separate software for your pc and load the files onto the pc at which point you would be able to edit them which is not a big deal considering the great price point of the Olympus VN-6200PC.

The VN-6200PC is a great device and is another wonder Olympus audio recorder however it is not without a few flaws. First and foremost the VN-6200PC does not feature a 2.5mm (nor 3.5mm) headphone jack which means you won't be able to use your standard headphones from your iPod or MP3 walkman.

The only other gripe would be that the supplied USB cable with this Olympus audio recorder is a mere 6 inches long which is fine for a laptop but not nearly sufficient for a desktop.

In conclusion, this Olympus voice recorder is a great product for those who need simple, effective digital voice recording. There may be other solutions with more features and built in editing but for a price nearly as reasonable as the Olympus voice recorder and certainly not backed by a name as trusted as Olympus.