WS-883 Digital Voice Recorder 8GB Memory, Stereo Microphones, Direct USB, Intelligent Auto Mode, Noise Cancelling, Simple Mode, Low-Cut Filter, Expandable Storage

Olympus have been one of the main brands in this market for over 30 years, though in those days they used tapes, and they are still one of, if not, 'the' best. I've had 5 of this model over the last 4 years. No they don't break but I had reasons to use them heavily, more than the average peson would need to. They are solidly built and easy to use with excellent results. To use it's much like the old days & tape recorders. The 2 main buttons are are the top ones and the largest. Stop & Rec. And it's that easy....you press Rec to record & Stop to end it. If you press record whilst its recording it will pause until you start it recording by pressing the Rec button again. Under those is a 4 way button which also has the play button in the middle of it. It's left & right for fast forward or rewind of a recording, and left & right in the menus. Top & bottom are + and - volume when listening or up & down in the menus. Play being in the middles as I said and you can alter the playback speed with it too. Under that it's the menu button to the left & the folder/index button to the right. They take 2 AAA batteries. You can use either Ni-Cad or Alkaline. The screen will list both types when you insert the batteries & you just select the type you've installed. You can then go into the menus to set the time & date, the file menus, rec modes, low cut filters, voice activated recording, noise canceller, screen contrast, language etc etc. Or...you can just hit record & you're off. On the back, half way up there is a flick out bit of plastic that acts as a stand if you want to put it on a desk or tabls to record. Above that is a plastic button that, when you push it in slightly and slide it upwards to the top makes the usb jack pop out from behind it's flap in the top of the recorder. Very neat. Theres 8gb of memory which equates to 132 hours, 35mins & 31seconds of available recording space in the 5 folders...A thru' E. It will automatically put the recordings into the next folder when you reach the 99 recordings limit for each folder. Using Ni-Cad batteries these will run for about 36 hours before going flat. Recording quality is fine & in Stereo. Obviously, they are not meant to record live gigs, I tried lol but they distort a bit above a certain level, but they'll be fine if its not turned up to 11 and besides I have studio quality recorders for recording live gigs. Ideal for meetings and also phone calls if needed, just hold it against the phone & they easily pick up both ends of the call. Great recorders.

Recording choir practise, works well.

Great small Dictaphone if slightly complicated be warned not to change the language on it as you may struggle to get the device back to English apart from that so far it’s brilliant well worth the money if your looking for great quality dictaphone with loads of features for not too much money then this one is totally worth it

Great product

Worth zero stars. The screen is so poor, I found it really hard to see, made worse with no backlight. The system is really slow too. I returned it immediately.

OM System formerly known as Olympus have been making such devices for years. Their products in this field are excellent and this is no exception. First off this comes with rechargeable batteries includes and pop them in - to recharge just use the pop out USB to plug into a computer or charger. It has a mIcro SD card socket (no card included) but has 8GB of internal memory Just pop in the batteries turn it on - set time and date and you’re good to go. Basic menu gives you option of recording music, voice or a podcast. Plug in earphones into the hack and you can monitor your recording as your recording. Has a mic socket too. Menu is easy to navigate and select sound options file options etc - all self explanatory and all easy to adjust for stereo mono etc. To record you press record - stop for stop and then erase gives you option of erasing files you select Overall easy intuitive menu and options Sound quality is crystal clear and excellent with good range throughout Recording music gives you very good levels and bass. Recording voice and podcasts is crystal clear The body is plastic and it’s very light But electronics are excellent Overall a 5/5 excellent recorder which is worth the money. Pay more for higher end recorders if you need the extra features and quality but for most purposes this is ideal.

Les enregistrements sont clairs et facilement repérables dans le stockage interne, bref la qualité est là. En ce qui concerne la prise en main, heureusement qu'il existe un mode simplifié car l'appareil propose de multiples fonctions en mode personnalisé, certaines très utiles d'autres un peu moins. Il faut donc le voir comme un outil professionnel très performant mais technique prévu pour un usage quotidien apte à une productivité intensive.

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Works exactly as we needed, for our purposes.

I had to return the recorder. Built quality is ok but it sounded worse than my phone native recorder

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