Sony ICD-P520 Digital Voice Recorder with 256 MB Built-in Flash Memory and USB by Sony

Features: Digital voice recorder with comprehensive recording capabilities in any situation, PC-compatible via USB connectivity; 256 MB capacity holds up to 130 hours of recording, Large LCD display for maximum visibility; intuitive button scheme, Date and time stamp on each recording for easy organization, Editor 3.0 software

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Label: Sony

Manufacturer: Sony

Model: ICDP520

Product Group: CE

Publisher: Sony

Studio: Sony

Title: Sony ICD-P520 Digital Voice Recorder with 256 MB Built-in Flash Memory and USB

UPC: 027242711006

Variation Description: Black

Warranty: 1 year warranty

Avg Customer Rating: 4 stars

Product Description: The Sony ICD-P520 digital voice recorder is compact and easily connects to a PC. Featuring up to 256 MB of flash memory, it offers up to 130 hours of recording time in the LP mode. For easy file transfer to a PC, this model includes Sony's Digital Voice Editor version 3.0 software, which adds pod cast-creation capability. Features include:

PC Compatible via USB: Quickly and easily transfer your audio files to a computer for further processing or archiving.
256MB³ Built-in Flash Memory : Available on the integrated circuit chip, which may be recorded over and used again with distortion-free clarity.
Over 130 Hours² of Recording Time in LP Mode: LP Mode gives you plenty of time to record everything you need.
3 Recording Modes²: Choose the quality of recording depending on how much time you need. Long Play(LP) 150h 15m, Standard Play(SP) 81h 15m and High Quality(HQ) 30h 25m.
4 Message Folders: Keep your voice files organized. The 4 message folders can be used for different applications, such as business memos, correspondence, personal reminders, and more.
Large LCD Display: Easily shows the number of messages recorded, recording length, date, time, and battery power remaining.
Single Function Buttons on the Front Make the Unit Easier to Use: Easily access any of the functions on the Digital voice recorder using the ergonomic buttons that make controlling the unit easier.
Digital VOR (Voice Operated Recording): Save valuable recording time. VOR stops the recording during silent pauses then begins recording again without missing a single syllable thanks to the Digital Buffer.
Add Recording: Insert and add additional information to any message without affecting the original.
Selectable Microphone Sensitivity (Hi/Lo): Record different situations, from group meetings to individuals, more effectively.
Date and Time Stamp: let's you see the day and time you recorded your message on.

^{1. Not all products with USB 2.0 connectors may communicate with each other due to chipset variations.
2. Approximate recording times. Battery life will vary based on product settings, usage patterns, environment and battery conditions.
3. User available memory=250,904,576 bytes, a portion of which is used for data management functions, with default 4 folders setting. Total available space will be reduced as the number of folders increases.}

Customer Reviews

2 stars Good while it lasted
This recorder does a pretty good job. When it actual records, that is. It eats batteries like there's no tomorrow because it never actually turns itself off from what I can tell. You can put it on hold, but it's never really off until you take the batteries out. So if you want to buy this, be sure to carry extra AAA batteries with you just incase. Although you should probably warned further that I had this recorder for a few months and one day it just all the sudden stoped working. Stone cold died on me. I put fresh batteries in, was about to use it and it just would not turn on. It's dead to this day, will not work, will not turn on, not even able to function when I plug it into the computer to get the audio I had recorded off of it.

Basically, this is, in my opinion, not worth the price. You're much better off finding an Olympus digital recorder and spend the extra money on something that's more reliable and records at a better quality.

2 stars No 'Off" switch
I use this recorder for class lectures and while the microphone adequately picks up the professor, I dislike the unit as Sony failed to provide an 'Off' switch. So if you buy this unit, be prepared to either 1) spend money on batteries, or 2) manually take them out and put them back in, resetting the time, date and settings. Batteries last roughly 2 weeks (this is based on recording about 5 1/2 hours a week; the rest drains away in my backpack...)

1 stars Horrible, not what you expect from Sony
I don't know if the copy I purchased was bad, but the sound quality was just terrible. There was a hiss sound present during all recordings that really starts to drive you nuts when you want to listen to a recording. I was driven to purchase this recorder due to the Sony name and I became tired of using my MP3 player with a built in recorder as my conference recorder. Long story short, I'm going back to the MP3 player as my recorder. The initial purchase price was lower and the sound quality of the recordings is stellar in comparison.

5 stars Sony digital voice recorder
Sony ICD-P520 Digital Voice Recorder with 256 MB Built-in Flash Memory and USB

Awesome product! Great item for the cost.

4 stars Retro Style Without an On/Off Button
The styling of this product makes me laugh. In appearance, it's a throw-back to the 1970's transistor radio. Functionality is quite fine, although as a few others have noted, it is slightly non-intuitive. The one thing I don't like is that it does not have an on/off button. You can however, place it in 'hold' mode which turns off the display.

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