Olympus Digital Voice Recorder
VN-5000
The power to recall every sound.
Olympus Digital Voice Recorder VN-5000 A sleek, pocket-sized voice recorder, the VN-5000 is perfect for people who want to record interviews, lectures and conversations. Its intuitive thumb pad controls make it easy to record, index and manage your files. Plus, it offers 300 hours of continuous recording time—so you won’t have to cut anyone short.
With 512 MB of built-in flash memory, the Olympus Digital Voice Recorder VN-5000 provides over 300 hours of continuous recording. Recordings can be organized in up to four folders (each folder stores up to 100 files for easy file management). Key features include a large LCD display for keeping tabs on recording status, battery life, and more, an easy to use thumb pad and file management system, and HQ, SP, and LP recording modes. The VN-5000 also provides voice activated and timer recording for maximum flexibility and usability. Other great features include slow and fast playback modes for listening to audio 25-percent slower or 50-percent faster than real time. The Olympus Digital Voice Recorder VN-5000 is powered by two AAA batteries.
Olympus Digital Voice Recorder VN-5000 Product Description
This pocket-sized recorder is sleek in style and powerful in performance with over 300 hours of continuous recording capability. The easy-to-use thumbpad makes for quick and convenient operation of functions like file management, choosing playback and recording modes and more. Timer recording and voice activation provide excellent versatility.
* Timer Record
* 4 Folders
* Index Marks
Recording Hours.
Supports over 300 hours of continuous recording with 512MB memory.
Index Marks.
Allows you to electronically mark where each file begins so you can easily find, erase and transfer files.
Long Battery Life.
Records for up to 39 hours before you have to replace or recharge batteries.
Variable Control Voice Actuator.
Voice activation extends recording time by recording only when the microphone senses sound.
Olympus Digital Voice Recorder VN-5000 Features
*2 Playback Modes
Slow and Fast Playback modes let you listen to audio 25 percent slower or 50 percent faster than real time.
*Easy File Management
Easy file management functions allow you to erase single files, multiple files as well as transfer files. Contains four folders and each folder stores up to 100 files.
*Large LCD
Large LCD for easy, quick viewing of file locations, recording status and battery life.
*604 Hours and 15 Minutes Recording Time
Record up to 604hrs and 15minutes of uninterrupted audio in LP mode.
*3 Recording Modes
Select from three recording modes to meet your specific needs: HQ for high quality; SP and LP for extended recording.
*Index Marks
Index marks let you specify a particular point in a recording or playback for easy retrieval.
*Timer Recording
Use the timer recording option to set a start and end time for a particular recording.
*Alarm Playback
Playback a pre-selected file at a specific time for reminders or wake-up calls.
Olympus Digital Voice Recorder VN-5000 Package Contents
* Olympus Digital Voice Recorder VN-5000
* Warranty Card
* Instruction Manual
Olympus Digital Voice Recorder VN-5000 Technical Details
* Professional-grade digital voice recorder
* Records over 300 hours of audio; HQ, SP, and LP recording modes
* Voice activated and timer recording modes for versatility
* Easy to read LCD display
* Powered by two AAA batteries; 25 hour battery life
Olympus Digital Voice recorder VN-5000 Review
Barbara Loeb (Piedmont CA)
"No bells and whistles, but who needs them. Back to basics. This Olympus Digital Voice Recorder VN-5000 works just fine for recording mock therapy sessions in my psychology class. It's easy to use. The sound reproduction is clear. It has a long battery life.
I'm not a technie or a teenager. So navigating digital equipment isn't organic to me. I need instructions. The more cookbook-like, the better. Before I bought this model, I considered purchasing a similarly priced Sony model because after all I had a number of other Sony products in my audio visual stable. But, eek, reviews of Sony's murky instructions scared me off. The Olympus instructions sheet isn't the best--pictures instead of words. But when I got stuck, I called the Olympus toll-free line, and got through right away to a friendly customer service rep, who easily resolved my issue.
One nit: The "Hold" button is really the on/off switch. I'm not sure why Olympus doesn't call it like it is.And a caveat: You can't transfer recordings from this DVR directly into a computer. You'll have a pay more to get this feature."
Stanley Phang "est modus in rebus" (Chicago, IL USA)
"Olympus Digital Voice Recorder VN-5000 Amazing tool for implementing a GTD system.
It's the first recording device I ever owned and I'm extremely happy with this purchase.
WHY BUY SUCH A THING:
1. if you have watched THE SIXTH SENSE, you should have remembered that Dr.
Malcolm Crowe used such a device to record down any thoughts he had after he met
his patients. IMHO, since most of my inventive ideas pop into my mind when it's most
inconvenient for me to take notes of such fleeting thoughts, a recorder is by
far the best device for taking them down. Even if most cellphones nowadays have some
functionality similar to a recorder, their performance and usability are much
worse.
2. David Allen's masterpiece about time management, Getting things done, also
recommends various kinds of in-boxes to store all the internal commitments you
may have anytime and anywhere, and a recorder is much easier to carry with you
than paper and pen and to use in various places out of office.
Olympus Digital Voice Recorder VN-5000 PROS:
+++ VCVA: this is a killing feature! it will only be recording when there is
sound louder than the threshold you set, so all silences in lectures, meetings
and dictations when you are thinking will not appear in the recordings! REALLY
GREAT FEATURE!
+ can be a good toy for children; help them musing over various sounds in Nature
++ amazing battery life: though I didn't use it intensively, that the included
batteries still being indicated as 'FULL' after 4 month of using, is extremely
satisfacory.
++ easy management of recordings: there is A, B, C, D, 4 folders for storing
different kinds of notes, and I found this very useful. I use A as an in-box for
my GTD system, B to store memorable quotes and sayings I encountered when
reading books, C and D for storing any thougths coming into my mind when I brainstorm
about a project.
+ LED indication of recording status:
Olympus Digital Voice Recorder VN-5000 CONCLUSION:
A must buy for any intellectual worker. I would recommend this to
anybody!"
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