Sony ICD-BX112 Digital Flash Voice Recorder

If your looking for a quality,basic, low cost recorder, this Sony flash recorder fits the bill! I see alot of complaints about no USB port or ability to download to your CPU. If you have a recording thats so important that it needs to to be saved, you can do this by playing your recording into your CPU microphone and saving it that way, Its a bit of a pain, but it can be done! This is a very good Flash Recorder and i use it every day. The battery life is very good! The small compact size is great! The sound quality is outstanding! A very good buy!! Thank's! Have fun!

Inexpensive yet excellent for what I wanted it for, that is brief notes of things to do & perhaps recording some important conversations. The microphone is excellent as well as the voice quality upon replay. Navigation I found to be quite easy, as well as the menu. Some reviews mentioned that they had lost messages/memos upon battery removal. I suspect that they inadvertently had selected another one of the five folders in the memory, easy to do as a single press of the menu key advances to the next folder. You must look at the display to see which folder you are currently in. The display is easy to read, & I have no complaint about the battery life, since I switch device off when not in use. Boot up time is instant. I like the size & ease of use here. I think it more useful than a cell phone for the purposes I have. As others have mentioned, there isn't a USB connection for computer syncing. My attempts to transfer data via a cable & Microsoft mike transfer is less than satisfactory, mainly because the volume reproduction from the computer file is quire low, for whatever reason I know not. Again, it helps me remember my to do lists, which is why I got it. It's size makes it easy to carry. Highly recommend it.

Neat little recorder for my class lectures. I love the way it pauses during silence and restarts on its own. It picks up my professor just the same if he walks to the far end of the room. The files are easily saved. Only downside was, it will turn on in my bag if something rubs up against it, at times I dont know its on and that kills my battery....guess I would suggest to get a case for it, thats my next buy!

Well, iv'e never had any experience with any type of recorder and the first day I had so much FUN! Me and my brothers Messed with it All day, Also it's really easy to use and it can be REALLY LOUD and I don't have a problem with that, what I did with it was, record my favorite songs. :] This Is a WONDERFUL product!!!!!!!!!! I recommend this to ages 7-.....WELL IT'S REALLY FOR ALL AGES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I <3333 THIS PRODUCT,(my brother is 6 yrs old and HE loves this).

Love this product! Works great and is so sensitive to sound, that it records everything! Easy to use and operate, compact and for us it makes taking notes alot easier when you dont have time to write down things or your not able to write...great when traveling and need to remember something...just record it! The only draw back is I wish it had a clip to be able to clip it to your clothing...like a collar or pocket so you could keep hands free when driving, but otherwise great item and would recommend this product! Janet in Oregon

I bought this Sony digital device to record songwriting ideas.The sensitivity of the microphone is incredible for a unit of this price, and the speaker is loud and clear enough for ideas, meetings, etc. Plus, it provides virtual 5 virtual folders named "A" to "E", to help you organize your recordings. Although the memory is not expandable,I guess 22 hours at maximum resolution is more than enough!(it goes up to 570 hours on minimum resolution, but I would skip that). Even has a "divide" function for a quick audio trim. Plus, it's small enough you can take it in your pocket. Highly recommended. For more info, check [...]

I ordered this device after I read some of the reviews and was a little apprehensive about buying it because there was talk about the battery life, quality of recording, looseing the date recorded when the batteries are removed etc. I choose to buy it because of the price. The only isue I have with the device is that it does not connect to usb. you need to use your sound card and a third party software like Roxio to get the data saved to your PC. I have disproved ll the other issues and found that the device is actually a great device

Sony makes great products. I purchased this item in 2011 and have used it many times. It works just as advertised. It works well and the mechanics of using it are set up well. The only thing I don't like about the product is that it burns through the 2 AAA batteries even when it sits unused for a few months. If I had it to do over I would purchase the same product in the rechargeable form.

I read all the usual hype about this product hoping to make-up my mind whether I should part with my hard earned cash. The only negative response that I saw related to the fact that voice files could not be easily up-loaded to a computer. This problem didn't faze me since I wasn't concerned with making such a plan. But now I have ownership of the recorder, I realize that all that is needed is a double ended cable. This allows a plug to be inserted into the earphone socket, located on the recorder,and the other opposite plug, to be inserted into the microphone socket, that is located on the computer. The cable allows for the transfer of sound from recorder to computer and can be readily bought from an electronic shop such as Maplin. In order to capture the sound onto the computer some software needs to be installed. This can be downloaded for free from the internet and is called, 'Audacity'. I am so pleased to have my recorder. The sound recording is good enough for my purpose, which is to dictate verbal notes and to play them back whenever required. The size of the recorder is such that it can fit snugly into the narrow breast pocket of my jacket. To use the recorder is a piece of cake. All the buttons are clearly marked and anyone with experience of any recording machine will quickly identify the use of all the buttons. There is a very adequate and easy to understand instruction sheet supplied in the package, should it be needed, along with two new batteries that allowed me to start using the instrument straight away. A screen with LCD display shows the current time of day, together with battery condition and file number. The overall recording time is divided into a number of files that one can create oneself. The files are each given a number and can be located at any time by selection so that their contents may be listened to. In other words numerous recordings can be made and all can be separate from each other and also stored. When the files are no longer required they can easily be erased. Still thinking of buying one? Think no more, buy!! This piece of information technology is one that I respect and is a joy to have in my pocket.

Premesso che non avevo mai avuto necessità in precedenza di acquistare un prodotto simile, posso però dire che questo registratore lavora veramente bene, riuscendo a registrare conferenze anche a distanza di metri dal relatore. D'altronde prima di usarlo l'avevo testato provando a registrare la mia voce a distanza via via più rilevante rispetto al Sony e provando anche a registrare tenendo il registratore alle mie spalle ed il risultato è sempre stato molto buono. Ottima anche la durata complessiva delle registrazioni. Unica punto negativo la durata delle batterie, però non avendo termini di confronto con altri prodotti similari il mio è un giudizio che va' verificato da chi ha esperienze maggiori.

Ich nutze dieses Diktiergerät als Vokabeltrainer für meine Tochter (sie möchte mit mir Französisch- und Englischvokabeln unter Einbeziehung der Aussprache üben, und kann dies nun zeitlich unabhängig von mir tun,da ich ihr die Vokabeln einfach aufspreche, inklusive Abfrage der buchstabierten Rechtschreibung) und bin absolut begeistert. Das Gerät vereint in sich folgende Funktionen und Vorteile: -Es ist sehr klein und handlich -Super lange Aufnahmedauer (je nach Klangqualität bis zu 534 Stunden) -es hat eine tolle Klangqualität, die Stimme klingt glasklar (es gibt sogar eine Rauschunterdrückung, falls laute Umgebungsgeräusche vorhanden sind) -Die Bedienung ist sehr einfach und intuitiv -eine klare, kurze und verständliche Anleitung liegt bei -Es gibt verschiedene Menüs zum ordnen der Aufnahmen (ich nutze sie für Deutsch-Englisch, Englisch-Deutsch, Deutsch-Französisch, Französisch-Deutsch), wobei auch ein Verschieben innerhalb der Ordner möglich ist -man kann Aufnahmen mit der Rec Taste unterbrechen und wieder fortsetzen -Es gibt einen Kopfhörer- und Mikrofonanschluß Einziger Nachteil: -es gibt keine Schnittstelle zum PC weder per USB noch über Speicherkarte, sodass keinerlei nachträgliche Bearbeitung oder Archivierung der Dateien möglich ist. Für meine Zwecke benötige ich diese PC Schnittstelle auch nicht, es ist das optimale Gerät um Gedanken, Ideen, Konferenzen, Gespräche, Notizen oder eben wie in meinem Fall Vokabeln aufzunehmen und sie später wieder abzuhören und gegebenenfalls schriftlich festzuhalten. Für den Preis ein absolutes Multitalent, von mir (und meiner Tochter) gibt es dafür die volle Punktzahl!

Esta grabadora SONY me es muy necesaria para hacer grabaciones al instante de voz sin la complicación de elección de modo que tienen los MP3 o MP4, además tiene un teclado eficiente e instantáneo.

I'll be using the product for recording interviews and focus group activities in education settings. The product feels a little cheap (but this isn't a big thing), the product also doesn't plug into a PC. So if you were hoping to record and then just transfer MP3s to your computer this wont do the job. BUT.... You can transfer audio via an Aux cable. You need a cable with male connectors either end, and you need a Audio in-line port on your PC or you'll have to get one and plug it in. You can then use a free programme to capture the audio recordings, and save as MP3. No quality lost so far. Audacity does this well and works on a PC and MAC. I have a macbook, which has a built in audio in-line port, so this product is fine for me. Definitely worth it for the price. Quality is good enough, and you have lots of features to adjust settings on the product (like reducing sound distortion or split audio clips, or increasing microphone range....). Buy it.