Product Review: Olympus WS-321M Digital Voice Recorder

The Olympus WS-321M is a digital voice recorder. It also serves as a music player capable of playing .wma and .mp3 audio files. The included battery can provide enough power for up to 21 hours of continuous operation. You can find the Olympus WS-321M for a price between $100 and $150. Let's take a look at some of the other features offered by this digital voice recorder.

The Olympus WS-321M is equipped with 1 GB of memory. This flash memory offers a recording time of 277 hours. In addition to storing your audio files, you can also use this voice recorder as storage device to hold a variety of file types such as image and text files.

This digital voice recorder also features a built-in stereo microphone to deliver clear stereo sound. The Olympus WS-321M records files in the .wma format and offers six recording modes. The stereo recording modes include STXQ, STHQ, and STSP. Extended recording modes includes HQ, LP, and SP. You will also like the variable control voice actuator which starts recording whenever it detects sound.

The Olympus WS-321M also includes features to enhance playback. The noise canceling feature is useful for removing unwelcome background noise that appears in your recordings. The Olympus WS-321M also features a voice filter which cuts low and high frequency noises to enhance the human voice.

The recorder is also equipped with a built-in equalizer so that you can customize the sound of your recordings. The Olympus WS-321M also features various playback speeds which is useful when you're transcribing a recording.

The Olympus WS-321M offers a high-speed USB 2.0 port. This allows you to connect the recorder to your computer easily and transfer files very quickly. The unit also provides five file folders to store your recordings. Each folder is capable of holding up to 200 files each. You also have the option of locking files so that you don't erase them by accident.