Sony ICDP320 - 64MB Digital Voice Recorder w/ PC conectivity

by Sony

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 1 x 1 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000EALQ3Q
• Item model number: ICDP320
• Batteries: 2 AAA batteries required. (included)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 6, 2006

Product Description

From the manufacturer

The thin and stylish ICDP320 Digital Voice Recorder is great for digital recording on the go. Whether you're at school, in a meeting or on the road, this high capacity voice recorder will be a handy companion. With a 64MB Flash Memory IC chip and up to 32 hours of Recording Time in LP Mode, you can rest assured knowing your digital voice recorder will be ready when you are. The single function buttons on the front allow you to easily record your subject over and over again with distortion-free clarity. Convenient features such as the large LCD display for showing recording data and 250mW speaker output make seeing data and listening to audio a breeze.

Features

Compatible with Dragon NaturallySpeaking Preferred Voice to Print Software: Converts words to text, simply by speaking! Use your DVR or speak directly into a microphone attached to your computer and watch your words instantly appear in documents, spreadsheets, e-mail letters, instant messages and chat rooms. You can even surf the Web by speaking!

Compact Slim Design: A slim design means it is easier then ever to have a recorder on hand to capture the next great idea

Up to 32 Hours, 10 minutes of Recording Time in LP Mode Available on the integrated circuit chip which may be recorded over and used again.

Digital Voice Up Recording: Enhances the clarity and volume of the person speaking even when they are across the room.

Digital VOR (Voice Operated Recording): Stops the recording during silent pauses, saving valuable recording time, then begins recording again without missing a single syllable thanks to the digital buffer.

Recording Mode - 16kHz (19.2Kbps): Up to 7 Hours 20 Minutes Recording Time Provides a clearer recording of meetings, interviews, or dictation.

Single Function Buttons on the Front Make the Unit Easier to Use: Ergonomic buttons make controlling the unit easier then ever by putting all the buttons where they can be easily accessed.

64MB Flash Memory: Uses a high capacity IC chip, which may be recorded over and used again and again, with distortion-free clarity.

Large Easy-to-Read LCD Display Shows number of messages recorded, recording length, date, time, and battery power remaining.

250mW Speaker Output: Provides increased speaker output.

Add-Recording Function allows you to insert and add additional information to any message without affecting the original.

USB 2.0 Compatible: Provides high speed transfer of files and folders to your PC.

Product Description

64MB Digital Voice Recorder w/ PC conectivity

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

50 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sony recorder is a great deal for a reasonable price, October 1, 2006

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mjwalrus (Louisiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony ICDP320 - 64MB Digital Voice Recorder w/ PC conectivity (Office Product)

I am a liberal arts student, and I purchased this recorder for two reasons+
1. to record lectures
2. to dictate papers

In recording lectures this recorder is perfect. There are not too many buttons, which makes for ease of pulling it out of my bookbag and pressing record. That's it, no tricky set up. The quality is good, but I leave it on the high quality recording option. It is very small, so it is easy to tote around, slip in your pocket, and is unobrusive. If you are in a large seminar it is small enough to set on the corner of your desk without getting in your way.
I also love that there is no need to switch tapes during a lecture, it has alleviated all tape recorder related worry.

The software that comes with it is very easy to use, and allows you to save the audio file in many different formats. I usually save it in a .wav file, so I can load it onto my ipod, or burn it onto a cd. That is a wonderful advantage to this recorder, no more annoying tapes to deal with, now I load my lectures onto my ipod, and off I go.

There are a few things I don't like about this recorder. Batteries DO NOT last long, I would recommend investing in a few of the long life rechargeable batteries. With regular batteries I got about 5 hours of record time, with the rechargeable ones I have gotten 7+ hours and have much more to go.
Also, playback on the recorder itself is not very good at all, I have to put the files on the computer before I can understand them, and that can be annoying at times.

Another thing that is a bit annoying is the time/date feature. Everytime you change the batteries, while it does not erase the files on the recorder it does erase the time/date stamp. It is bothersome to have to reset them everytime.

Overall, if you don't have the money to spend on a really fancy digital recorder, this is the one to get. Not too many bells and whistles, but very easy to use, and very practical.

49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does more than you think!, October 15, 2006

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Rollie (San Jose) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sony ICDP320 - 64MB Digital Voice Recorder w/ PC conectivity (Office Product)

I really recommend this Sony ICD-P320. I gave it a workout and it worked great. I am really pleased with this unit. No complaints at all. I like the fact that the mic is on top of the unit and not on the side. That means you can put it in your shirt pocket with the mic pointed up, which means it won't be muffled. The Olympus did not do that.The record button is user friendly. It has 3 recording levels, and you need High Quality level for lectures in big halls.

After some recording time, I took it home and transfered the file to my PC. Worked flawlessly. The recording quality was very good. Excellent software. It is easy to split recordings and rename them. I have been recording using cassette tapes for years. No more. Because I don't have to buy tapes, this unit will pay for itself in time.

If you want, you can convert the sound file to wav, and save it into iTunes. Then in iTunes, you can save it into Apples AAC format. But I found that keeping it in the sony format and using the sony software to play the files works just fine. The sony files are also a much smaller file size compared to AAC or Wave. One thing to note is that you cannot convert to mp3 with this unit. That doesn't matter to me. The other formats work fine.

I bought 4 AAA rechargeable batteries and a charger for about $12. so I would not have to worry about buying batteries. Using regular batteries, I got about 11 hours of HQ recording time.

It has a few more suprises. You can plug it into your old cassette recorder and transfer the audio into digital. This is really cool. I have a few hundred cassette tapes I would love to transfer to my PC. If I only had the time! You can also plug it into your TV and record the audio into digital. And I listen to XM radio on my PC. I can plug this unit into my computer and capture streaming audio into it. Then save it into my computer. Good for recording talk shows which I want to do.

38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for Dictation - Insert & Overwrite, October 22, 2006

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John A. Radi "jradi" (Washington, DC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sony ICDP320 - 64MB Digital Voice Recorder w/ PC conectivity (Office Product)

If you've dictated on tape before, then you probably know how important the slide switch is - rewind to hear the last few seconds you did and maybe tape over something to correct it.

Surprisingly, the insert/overwrite capability has been left off most digital players! I combed through instruction manuals for dozens of players to finally find it. If you want an Olympus player - then you're gonna have to pay top dollar for the DS-2300.

But for under $100, sony is the only one with this feature. This is a pretty bare bones model, but it does have the crucial insert/overwrite feature, and they made it easy to listen to the last few seconds of a very long recording (some digital players make you fastforward from the beginning to get to the end - that can be VERY painful in long recordings).

Insert is something I'm gonna have to get used to, but I like the idea. If you forgot a point and want to insert a paragraph somewhere, you just rewind and insert it - the player will move over the later recorded material as opposed to overwriting it (depends on which feature you have selected).

The only reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 was I was hoping for a crisper recording quality since there's no motor or anything. Still, it's more than good enough for my needs. Even with an external mic though I've found it to be a little tiny even at the highest quality, maybe I'm just being picky. My minidisc recorder is by far the best when it comes to recording quality, but that's a separate review and unfortunately they don't make minidisc transcribers, or maybe they do...