Olympus DS330 Digital Voice Recorder

Olympus DS330 Digital Voice Recorder

Product Description
Product Description
This Olympus digital recorder allows you to transfer audio files to your PC quickly and easily with a USB docking station. The recorder includes Variable Control Voice Actuator, which starts recording upon sensing sound, and 330 minutes of recording time in LP mode. When connected to a computer, the recorder can be used as a USB microphone and speaker. An easy-to-read backlit LCD allows you to use the recorder in low-light conditions.

Product Description:
The Olympus DS-330 Digital Voice Recorder is a totally tapeless way to record oral memos. You can even organize them in up to 5 folders (up to 199 files each). If you own a PC or Macintosh computer with a USB port, you can even transfer the audio files using the convenient docking cradle that's included with the DS-330. Noise cancellation on play Integrated microphone and speaker Voice Activated mode Index marking of messages for easier access Play files at up to 50% faster or 25% slower than recorded speed Includes software suite for computer transfer and voice-recognition applications Uses 2 AAA batteries (included)

Olympus DS330 Digital Voice Recorder
Average customer rating:

The BEST there is

very good recorder

Works Great on my Mac!

Does it's job well

DS-330, Small but Powerful

Olympus DS330 Digital Voice Recorder

Manufacturer: Olympus
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Tapeless way to record oral memos

Organize memos in up to 5 folders--up to 199 files each

Transfer audio files to PC or Mac via USB

16 MB total memory

2 Speeds of Recording: 155 Minutes or 330 Minutes

ASIN: B000068QIT

Product Description

The Olympus DS-330 Digital Voice Recorder is a totally tapeless way to record oral memos. You can even organize them in up to 5 folders (up to 199 files each). If you own a PC or Macintosh computer with a USB port, you can even transfer the audio files using the convenient docking cradle that's included with the DS-330. Noise cancellation on play Integrated microphone and speaker Voice Activated mode Index marking of messages for easier access Play files at up to 50% faster or 25% slower than recorded speed Includes software suite for computer transfer and voice-recognition applications Uses 2 AAA batteries (included)

Customer Reviews:

The BEST there is.......2007-02-21

As a professional translator who dictates 6,000 to 10,000 words per day, I rely very heavily on my digital recorder. Because the DS330 is hard to find in a local store, when mine broke I tried others. After trying about 7 other recorders, I got online and bought another DS330.

The reasons why I like the DS300 are the following:
1. Ergonomics. The operability of the unit is superb in how well it fits the way I use it. (The other units I have tried do not support the way I work, which involves a great deal of starting, stopping, and jumping back by a few seconds).
2. DSS sound file format is compatible with the Olympus transcription software, which offers variable speed (50%-200%) playback with auto-jumpback functions, etc. (I have not found good transcription-support software for WAV or MP3 files, or other file formats.) The variable speed playback is also useful when I am reviewing machine transcriptions, where I listen at 200% speed to check for errors in machine transcriptions.
3. Sound quality. Wonderful! The sound quality is good enough (when used with my AT&T noise cancelling microphone) that I can run the results through Dragon Naturally Speaking 9.0 and get high quality machine-transcribed documents (with transcription quality just as high as when I dictate directly to my computer).

The only downside is that I have worn out several of the units -- but that is likely because I have used them outside in snow storms, rain storms, etc. I make sure that I have a spare -- and will be very sad when Olympus finally retires the 330...

very good recorder.......2006-05-11

This recorder is easy to operate and also it is easy to download data to computer. It does a good recording job. I gave it 4 rather than 5 stars, because we moved and could not find software to download to new computer. Olympus wanted 25 dollars for download. That's a little steep price to pay.

Works Great on my Mac!.......2005-11-09

I wanted to write this review to clarify something, someone else had written; that this doesn't work for a Mac. Maybe the drivers changed since the last review by a Mac user (I hope they have seeing that the last review was 10/03). I haven't had any problems getting this to work on my computer, witht he drivers provided on the install disc. I am running on a Dual 2 GhZ G5, with Mac OS 10.4.3

I got this a few weeks ago, and since then it has worked beautifully. The recording works easy. Very intuitive. The recordings sound-wise are decent. Plugging in the recorder to my computer, and downloading the audio files, could not be any easier.

I would strongly recommend this recorder.

Does it's job well.......2005-10-24

I'm an internal affairs investigator. The quality of sound on this is really quite incredible. I love that you can plug it into my computer and use it that way, without using any of the batteries, either. The only bad part is that it sounds like everyone has a slight lisp, but it is a minor annoyance. This is the only approved recorder for the state agency that I work for. I would recommend it.

DS-330, Small but Powerful.......2005-09-29

I purchased the DS-330 for the purpose of recording meetings of my Association. Usually 8-12 persons attend the meetings and are seated around a large conference table. I haven't yet been able to use the recorder at an actual meeting, but I have simulated the same conditions,testing the recorder, and found it quite suitable for the task. I learned to operate the DS-330 by trial and error rather than resorting to the Instruction Manual that accompanies the recorder. The Manual does contain the basics but the Manual Index does not help very much in finding the desired reference. The DS-330 is a fine recorder; its supporting documentation needs elaboration and improvement in the construction of the Index.

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