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Pros & Cons
Pros
Software does many things, including importing your recordings by folder. This enables you to rename your folders to whatever you want.
The recorder is a tad larger than the dm-620. Olympus sonority software is bundled for both pc and mac. The olympus is better for the sound pick up in different environments.
Cons
The real downer of the screen is that it isn't bright enough in daylight. The screen appears black - what a nuisance and how unnecessary. For a device costing this kind of money - is decidedly not consumer-facing and decidedly is hugely unfair.
If you press erase, there is nothing to flag up which file you are erasing. It uses proprietary batteries which are expensive, need special chargers (not supplied) and so might leave you in a lurch if by some accident your batteries are discharged. It... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Sound quality is top notch and the ability to record in different audio formats gives greater versatility when uploading to a p... Read More
Sound quality is amazingbattery life is amazing.
I did have a problem understanding how voice detect functioned, in the first place it should be entitled “audio detect” for it ... Read More
I have been using it now for 4 month, about 8 hours per week and i am still on a single charge.
Price
Not a big deal, but it does take some getting used to.
Shipping
You sent me the product without the charger, and even though it was slightly charged when it arrived, i am now unable to activate the unit.
Competitiveness
Both of these are good recorders but this olympus is better for the sound pick up in different environments.
The battery on this device has a similar flaw in that you would have to find camera style battery in order to make this device ... Read More
The recorder is a tad larger than the dm-620.
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- This product had a total of 36 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 22 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Some of the desirable features of the dm620 have been improved upon with the dm901
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
For example scheduled recording works while the dm901 is running on power supplied by the adapter
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The dm620 must be on battery power when using scheduled recording
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I did have a problem learning how to use “voice detection” processing on the dm901 and in fact spent a considerable amount of time on the phone with olympus tech support as the tricks to get it to work properly are not documented
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The users manual states that it is turned on automatically but i have yet to try this
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
One of the reviews that i read noted that the user manual the one online is confusing
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I did have a problem understanding how voice detect functioned in the first place it should be entitled “audio detect” for it does preserve on play back any sound voice or not that exceeds the mic sensitivity setting
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