Olympus Digital Voice Recorders
If occasional notes and brief dictation are all you need in a digital voice recorder, then some of the basic models will suffice.The page below lists most all models of Olympus voice recorders.
If you are a professional in the medical or legal field, the DS Series voice recorders might be tight up your alley. Many of these models have additional features and additional software that turns your voice recordings into text. The Olympus DS-4000 is a good example of one that fits the bill. The Olympus DS-2 is a DS-Series digital voice recorder that is designed for people wanting to create podcasts, record live music events, or personal recording.
Many of the more expensive models contain features to reduce background noise, and will automatically save in a common format like MP3 or WMA. If you are in the medical transcription field, there are certain models that use compression formats that allow the file you recorded to be even smaller. If you have to email files back and forth between a doctor and transcriber, you can significantly reduce transmission time with a smaller audio file.
The consumer level Olympus voice recorders are found in the WS-series line. The models of WS Olympus digital voice recorders include the WS-300, WS-311, WS-321, and on down the line. The main difference between these models are primarily their storage (i.e. recording time). There are only minor variations in the controls on each model. By "controls" I mean the stop, record, play, and scrolling buttons.
