Buy Sony ICD-ST10 Digital Voice Recorder with Voice-To-Print CompatibilitySony ICD-ST10 Digital Voice Recorder with Voice-To-Print Compatibility Product Description:
- Voice To Print capable
- Up to 5 hrs.34 min. record time
- Stereo or mon record modes
- High quality sound "LPEC" codec
- Directional mic function; 5 message files for dictation
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61 of 65 people found the following review helpful.
Well designed, very compact - could use more memory ..
By A Customer
I bought this for recording night school classes while asleep - it is very well designed - has a bigger display than the more expensive SONY MS515. This unit is very-very light weight - therefore, it is very unobtrusive in your shirt pocket. The MIC can be rotated depending where the unit willbe when in use - I used it in my shirt pocket with the MIC rotated forward. The ERGONOMICS are excellent - you can turn it on, pause & off by feel by the ergonomic buttons - IE I never take it out in class. In long play mode the sound was adequate - far better than my olympus L400 microcassette recorder ( which used to be the benchmark in smallness & long play )The volume is excellent on playback - quite loud for such a small device. The SONY audio editing & management software for the PC is excllent, the USB interface download multihour recordings in seconds. HERE are the numbers: STEREO record: 41 mins; STANDARD HIGH RES RECORD:125mins; LONG PLAY RECORD: 334mins. If you sit between the middle to the front of an auditorium, the LP MODE is absolutely fine. You wont find a better recorder in this price range in my opinion. I almost bought the little olympus DW-90 ( 90 min )- but my classes are almost two hours long - plus this has better sound quality with the novel SONY CODEC. I RATED IT 4 STARS BECAUSE FOR MY USES - IT COULD USE MORE MEMORY & AN EXTERNAL MIC INPUT
31 of 31 people found the following review helpful.Works for capturing lectures
By A Customer
I bought the ICD-ST10 strictly for recording university lectures. So far it has worked out great. The sound quality is very good and I can always upload the recordings onto the computer and transcribe them while listening to the lecture again (and again) through computer speakers. I wouldn't recommend doing it directly from the recorder. Speakers provide a lot better sound quality. Ability to slow down the playback definitely helps (if you can deal with the hypnotic effect of a geology lecture being played back at half speed. You are getting sleepy... Very sleepy...)I am able to fit only one lecture (1.5 hours) before I have to transfer the file onto the computer (I record in SP mode).More memory & a power cord (has a power plug but cord is not provided with the recorder) would definitely make this a 5 star product.Con: There is no OFF button on the recorder and in the month I've owned it, it has turned itself on during the worst moments (like taking an exam in a hushed lecture hall).
36 of 39 people found the following review helpful.My voice ==> typed text!!
By Gerald Baron
I bought this unit refurbished for about $75. It did exactly what I wanted it to do. I can now dictate into the unit, then hook it up via usb to my computer and have Dragon Naturally Speaking Version7 Professional turn my voice into typed text.
A word of caution about Dragon Naturally speaking; it takes about 10 hours over two weeks to get productive with high accuracy in Dragon. I read books, went to talks, and took training for Dragon. Dragon Naturallyspeaking dosn't work right out of the box -- you and Dragon need training to get along. I found the Dragon training cd's from Say I Can very helpful.
Once you've mastered the Dragon, you will only need to touch the keyboard and mouse a few times a day while using your computer -- you'll be moving around and typing into most applications with your voice. I'm using Dragon with various versions of Windows, not sure how it works on the Mac.
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