Olympus introduces a new PCM audio recording device, the DM-620 featuring a three microphone TRESMIC system designed to capture low frequency sound for premium recordings. It also includes voice guidance for users with assistive needs as well as auto-leveling, scene select, noise cancellation, zoom microphone and low-cut filter for capturing ideal recordings regardless of the environment.
The DM-620’s TRESMIC system employs two condenser stereo mics and a center, omni-directional mic capable of capturing lower bass ranges down to 20Hz. The recorder 4GB internal memory and supports microSD/SDHC memory card. It offers uncompressed 16 bit/48 kHz linear PCM recording capability and reocrds and playback in PCM (WAV), MP3 and WMA formats.
Olympus DM-620 gets a a lightweight, aluminum body with three mics and a 1.69-inch backlit LCD display. It will be released in mid-March for $149.99.
Specifications:
- Recording formats: Linear PCM (WAV), MP3 and WMA
- Frequency response (built-in mics): 20Hz-20kHz (center mic ON) or 70Hz-20kHz (center mic OFF)
- Maximum headphone output: 4.0mW + 4.0mW (at load of 16Ω)
- Recording Media: 4GB built-in memory / up to 32GB with microSD/SDHC Card
- Speaker: 20mm diameter, round dynamics speaker (monaural)
- MIC jack: 3.5mm diameter, mini-jack, impedance 2.2kΩ
- EAR jack: 3.5mm diameter, impedance 8Ω or more
- Maximum speaker output: 400mW (8Ω load)
- File editing function: Divide (PCM/MP3), Partial Erase (PCM), Move/Copy
- Automatic recording level
- Limiter ON / OFF
- Low cut filter: OFF / 100Hz / 300Hz
- Olympus Sonority Sound Editing Software
- Wireless remote control set (RS-30W – optional)
- USB interface: Mass Storage Class (High Speed 2.0) / Audio Class (44.1kHz/16bit)
- Compatible OS (USB connection): Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7 or Mac OS X 10.4.1-10.6
- Battery: two AAA batteries (LR03) or two Olympus Ni-MH rechargeable batteries
- External power supply: A-514 AC adapter (DC5V – optional)
- Battery charge function
- Dimensions (H x W x D): 110.8 x 39.8 x 15.4 mm
- Weight: 86g (including batteries)
- Over 5 hours (built-in memory) of Linear PCM recording time
- Over 131 hours (built-in memory) of MP3 recording time
- Over 1000 hours (built-in memory) of WMA recording time
- Included items: Ni-MH rechargeable batteries, CD-ROM (Olympus Sonority Sound Editing Software), USB cable, strap, carrying case and instruction manual
