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Tiny Olympus VP-20 (1 Viewer)

Binoseeker

Mostly using spectacles (myopic) with binoculars.
Hello,

I bought the pen-style VP-20 for recording short messages and then thought, why not try to use it to record bird sounds and I think it worked quite well for what it is.
Attached is a recorded file converted from wav to MP3, and another version of the file but noise reduced in Audacity and then converted to MP3.

It is powered by an AAA-battery. You can attach headphones or an external microphone. It has a built in memory of 8 Gb, stereo recording and built in speaker.
Transfer of recorded files and charging is done via usb-port. Recording to MP3 or PCM (wav) format.

Frequency response
  • MP3
    128kbps / 40 - 17000Hz
  • PCM
    22.05kHz / 40 - 10000Hz
Well, maybe record in MP3 in the future to get larger frequency response.

Due to the small size it is easy to carry inside a pocket "all the time" while out walking in the woods.


/Anders
 

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Well its the only recorder in my collection that has an anti-rustle setting, for when it is using its internal mics while clipped into an external pocket. My main concern is losing it and the fact I definitely need reading glasses to read the display, surprisingly the small controls are not that bad, better than some of the things you try and tap on a modern mobile phone!
Its most useful feature is probably its the record switch that starts it recording whether it is switched on or not.
 
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I connected the external microphone ME66/K6, with the special adapter cable, to the VP-20 and it worked fine to record.
 
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