Sony ICD-SX712D Digital Flash Voice Recorder Review

Introduction

Advancement in technology has made things simpler for people. This is an era dominated by electronic gadgets. Gadgets such as mobile phone, notebook and tablets have entertained us. We can watch video or listen to music anytime and anywhere.

There are so many hi-tech electronic gadgets available in the market launched by various companies. Sony has come up with a new digital flash recorder known as Sony ICD SX712D. It is a new electronic gadget launched by Sony which can record sounds and voices. This is the turning point in the market of electronic gadget. It has an amazing feature of voice to print.

Review

Previous versions of Sony's audio and voice recorders were helpful in recording voice and sounds. In previous version of Sony's recorder I experienced that when sounds and voices are recorded in flash or memory card than it can be transliterate it by using word processor software. But in new version of Sony ICD SX712D, latest features has made process of transliterate simpler compared to old models of voice recorders.
It has a feature of voice to print which converts recorded voice into text format. This removes the requirement to listen recorded voice to transliterate on paper. Printed copy of output text was easily transferred to my computer through USB port.

Sony ICD SX712D digital flash recorder has the ability to record any kind of sound in multi-MP3 format or linear PCM formats. I wanted an uncompressed and high quality sound file and Sony ICD SX712D produced it for me. There is a feature to select the bitrate of recorded voice and sound which ranges from 8 to 320 Kbps. I am addicted to 320 Kbps bitrate and 125 Kbps bitrate and Sony's new digital flash recorder converted a single voice file into 320 Kbps and 125 Kbps bitrate.

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This digital flash recorder is designed for students and transcribers or transliterates. It has the ability to record sounds of high quality from any direction possible. It record high quality sound by using Omni-directional microphone. As I am student I need to record lectures of my professors, group discussions and debates, and Sony ICD-SX712D allow me to record these important things in high quality. Its recorder is very sensitive and it records voice from distance as well.

It comes with an inbuilt 2 GB flash memory card. 2 GB flash memory is perfect for a person like me who has to record lectures and debates on a regular basis. This also allows me to save my lectures of up to five hundred hours. Its memory is extendable up to 16 GB and a 16 GB micro SD card allows you to save recording of four thousand hours. Due to limited battery life there is no use of storage size of any digital recorder. But Sony ICD-SX712D digital flash voice recorder has two batteries that can survive up to twenty five hours. It has also features such as playback recording and focused recording. You can also select the scene and place track marks on voice pattern. This helped me to easily choose a part of recording during my playback session in music class. I had a requirement to increase speed of playback and Sony's new digital flash recorder didn't disappoint me. It can speed up to two times faster and keeps same pitch.

Other than these feature it has a backlit liquid crystal display of six line display. It also cut the noise and enhances quality of recording. It comes with an external headphone and there is an internal microphone which makes it less bulky. It is compatible with windows and Mac operating system. Compatibility with Mac made it my first choice because I am fond of Mac and most of the youngsters are using Mac these days.

Conclusion
Sony ICD SX712D digital flash recorder is one of the best recording device available in the market and its capability to record it high quality sound makes it first choice. It was better than my expectation and surprised me with new technology used.

Pros:

1. The voice to print program reduces the requirement for transliterating recorded sound.

2. Its microphone allows to record even in quiet surrounding.

3. It has the capacity to record up to four thousand hours of voice files.

Cons:

1. Sometimes Omni-directional microphone picks unnecessary sound which is sometime annoying.

2. Price is little high but such a hi-tech feature can't be offered free of cost.

3. Software is extremely limited.

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