Olympus VN4100 Digital Voice Recorder

by Olympus

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 0.8 x 4 inches ; 2.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000OVPBA4
• Item model number: 141923
• Batteries: 2 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (86 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,542 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
  • #73 in Electronics > Portable Audio & Video > Digital Voice Recorders
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The pocket-sized Olympus VN-4100 digital voice recorder is sleek in style and boasts over 144 hours of continuous recording capability. The easy-to-use thumb pad allows for quick and convenient navigation of functions like file management, choosing recording modes, and more while the included timer recoding and voice activation modes provide added versatility. Depending on the quality of the desired recording, the VN-4100 is able to record in four recording modes to meet your specific needs: XHQ for extra high quality, HQ for high-quality, and SP and LP modes for extended recording. Right above the easy-to-use thumb pad, users will find a large LCD screen for easy, quick viewing of file locations, recording status, and battery life. The thumb pad also allows you to control the slow and fast playback modes, allowing you to listen to audio playback at 25-percent slower or 50-percent faster than real time. The unit's storage capacity is divided into four folders, and each folder can store up to 100 files. Easy file management functions allow you to erase single files, multiple files, as well as transfer files between folders. An on-board voice activation feature extends recording time by recording only when the microphone senses sound while the easy-to-use index marks let you specify a particular point in a recording or playback for easy reference. Use the timer recording option to set a start and end time for a particular recording. Measuring 4.0 x 1.5 x 0.8 inches, the VN-4100 weighs only 2.2 ounces.

What's in the Box
VN-4100 Digital Voice Recorder, two AAA alkaline batteries, and instruction manual.

Product Description

Olympus VN4100 digital voice recorder with 144 hour recording time

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

76 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VN4100 Digital Voice Recorder, August 28, 2007

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Patrick Scott "Pat" (Dallas, TX United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Olympus VN4100 Digital Voice Recorder (Office Product)

I've had the recorder for about a month and am very pleased with it. I've dropped it a few times and it's still working as it should. (After I dropped it the third time, I bought a neck strap so that I can now easily use it when driving, walking, etc.) I use it only for making mental notes/reminders. I have not used it to record lectures, etc. I use it about 15-30 minutes a day and the battery is still strong. I set up my four folders as follows: a: urgent/to be done today. b: To do (personal) c: To do (work); d; Tech stuff. The only thing I do not like is the color.

TIP: When making a list of items, record each item individually. You can then delete the item once it's been taken care of instead of having to listen to it over and over again until the complete list has been taken care of.

87 of 88 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Got A VN4100PC by mistake...Thanks, November 16, 2007

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Steven Rossellini (Twin Cities, MN) - See all my reviews

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Sometimes I think people buy a bike and think they'll get a Ferrari instead. This little Olympus recorder is an outstanding machine for what it was intended to do; take notes. After reading some of the reviews, I'm thinking that some folks were expecting to receive a Zoom H4 digital field recorder. No, no, no! The Zoom H4 is a phenomenal mini-recording studio for $300.00.

This VN4100PC was about $30.00 delivered. If I need high quality audio, I use it at its highest sampling rate, then goose it a little after transferring it to my computer. It sounds just fine.

If you plan on doing some transfering to your PC, be sure you buy the VN4100PC not the VN4100.

54 of 57 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars OK, could be better, November 17, 2007

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Joe the Nurse (Florida) - See all my reviews

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The product is light-weight and functional. Basically, there are four main folders to pick from, A-D, and within each of these, every recording is sequentially numbered 1 - 100. My one complaint is that you can't continue a recording on, say, B-1 once the Stop Recording button has been hit. You can Pause the recording, but once it's Stopped, the next time you push Record within the B folder, it will register as B-2. ...Doesn't sound like such a big deal, but when you go back to listen to all of folder B, you have to hit PLAY for each numbered file. In other words, I have to hit the PLAY button 14 times to listen to B1- B14. I'm using "B" as my to-do list, so one can imagine that I'm always adding to it throughout the day, and listening to it becomes a pain in the neck. This is a pretty basic model, so maybe this issue is handled better in the more upscale models.