Olympus DM-720 Digital Voice Recorder
Your clever business recorder
Elegant silver design, an easy-to-use interface and perfect sound quality thanks to the TRESMIC system make the Olympus DM-720 your perfect companion to support your business needs.
- Linear PC & MP3 recording & playback
- Zoom microphone
- 4GB Internal Memory - expandable with MicroSD card
- Built in USB connecter
- PC & Mac compatible
High-quality sound. Top usability.
The Olympus DM-720 includes high-quality features packed into an efficient, smart body. Equipped with an easy-to-use interface, editing functions that extend audio use, and various playback functions, this recorder provides outstanding practicality and reliability to support your business needs.
High-quality recording
The 3-microphone "TRESMIC" system available on the DM-720 delivers high-quality sound recording. The recorder is also equipped with many more functions to further enhance sound recording quality.
A full array of playback functions
The DM-720 includes a variety of useful playback functions for all business situations. Functions include Voice Playback, to skip non-speech parts of your recordings, Voice Playback to ensure everyone in your recording is heard, and noise cancellation technology to remove unwanted ambient noise.
Usability
The recorder includes an easy-to-use interface and convenient functions that extend your use. The DM-720 has a built-in USB connector with recharge function, expandable microSD memory, and voice guidance. A convenient clip stand attachment is included, to allow you to attach the recorder to a pocket or notebook.
Note: The Olympus DM-720 is a high-quality digital voice recorder designed for recording notes & ideas. If you are looking for a recording device for dictation, with dictation editing capabilities and workflow options please visit our page dedicated to Digital Dictation
"TRESMIC" Three-microphone system for superior sound
The DM-720 achieves high S/N ratio thanks to its low-noise microphone design. The stereo microphones arranged outward at an angle of 90° produce a natural stereo feeling, while an omnidirectional centre microphone compensates for low-range sounds. By increasing the size of peripheral openings and capturing sound from both front and rear, the resultant phase difference can be used to maximise directional microphone characteristics. When the omnidirectional centre microphone is on, frequencies from 20Hz to 20kHz are picked up (60Hz to 20kHz when off), compensating for low-range sounds.
Zoom microphone for recording from a distance
With the latest directional quality control technologies, switching to directional microphone mode unleashes the power of proximity recording in noisy environments, such as at lectures or when recording from a distant position. You can adjust the directivity by operating with the "-" and "+" buttons. The new zoom microphone mode adjusts the recording level higher according to the zoom.
Compact recorder with 48 kHz/16-bit linear PCM recording
Create high-quality recordings using the linear PCM format. With a sampling frequency of 48 kHz, this linear PCM format easily outclasses the 44.1 kHz / 16 bits of CD-quality audio. While this may surpass your needs in business, it is useful for those using the digital voice recorder for hobby or music, providing the quality to easily make their own CDs.
Automatic sensitivity adjustment with Intelligent Auto Mode
To make listening to your recordings more comfortable, the Intelligent Auto Mode adjusts the microphone sensitivity to match the volume of the sound source. When a speaker is talking loudly, the recorder reduces the input level, and for soft voices, the recorder increases the input level. In this way, the function automatically keeps track of the input level and simultaneously adjust the recording level so that it always records in the best quality and provides an even level of volume.
Low-cut filter eliminates extraneous noise
During recording, the low-cut filter is used to cut the sound at frequencies of 300 Hz and lower during the recording process. Typical examples of these lower frequencies include air conditioner noise, projector fan noise, and even wind noise while outside. By cutting the lower frequency during recording your audio is natural sounding and free of background noise and distortion during playback.
Recommended Application Area
- Speech-to-text
- Interviews
- Transcription
- Meetings
USB functionality
- USB Speed - USB 2.0 High Speed
- USB Classes
- USB Audio class
- USB HID
- USB Storage class
- Direct USB Connection - Yes
Display
- Display Type - Full Dot Matrix Display
- Display Size - 26.1 x 22.6mm / 1.36''
- Display Backlit - Yes
Microphone System
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TRESMIC (3 Mic System) -Yes
Recording Modes
- Recording format - PCM (WAV) / MP3
- Maximum Recording Time - 985h (MP3, 8kbps)
Playback Modes
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Playback format - PCM (WAV) / MP3
Frequency response
- MP3
- 320kbps / 20 - 21000Hz
- 128kbps / 20 - 17000Hz
- 64kbps (mono) / 20 - 13000Hz
- 8kbps (mono) / 20 - 3500Hz
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PCM
- 48kHz / 20 - 23000Hz
- 44.1kHz / 20 - 21000Hz
Record function
- Auto recording
- Timer recording
- VCVA (Variable Control Voice Actuator)
- Recording Scenes
- Lecture
- Conference
- Meeting
- Dictation
- Speech-Recognition
- Advanced recording
- Rec Monitor
- Low Cut-Filter
- Zoom Mic. Setting
- Playback Synchro Recording
Playback function
- Playback control
- Fast play
- Slow Play
- Intro Play
File selection
- File Playback
- Folder Playback
- All Files Playback
Repeat functions
- A-B repeat playback
- File repeat
- Folder repeat
- All repeat
Automatic playback
Random playback
- File operation
- Fast forward and rewind
- Forward / Reverse Skip
- Sound enhancement
- Noise Cancel
- Voice Balancer
- Equalizer
- Advanced Play
- Voice Playback
- Sleep Timer
- Shadowing Playback
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Playback Scenes
- Transcription
Data organisation
- No. of folders -5
- Folder Music - max. 400
- Files per folder - 200
- Index Marks - 99
- Erase
- Erase all files
- Erase single files
- Erase lock
- Music folders
- Partial (PCM only)
- File divide - Yes
- Calendar Search - Yes
- File Replace - Yes
- File move - Yes
- File Copy (Folder to Folder) -Yes
Other Features
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Voice guidance - Yes
Storage Media
- Internal memory - 4GB Flash Memory
- microSD / microSDHC card - Yes
Interfaces Input
- PC interface - USB Cable
- Microphone jack - 3.5 ø mm mini‑jack, impedance 2 kΩ
- Microphone sensitivity/gain - Hi / Mid / Lo / Auto / Manual
Interfaces Output
- Earphone jack - 3.5 ø mm jack, impedance 8Ω
- Maximum headphone output - ≤ 150 mV
- Speaker - 18mm (mono) / Built‑in round dynamic speaker
- Max. working output - 150mW
Power Supply
- Max. Battery Life - Alkaline Battery, 52h Rec., MP3 8kbps
- 35h Play, (earphones)
- External power supply - USB connecting AC adapter (A‑514)
- Power Supply - Battery: 1 x AAA
- Internal Charging - AC / USB
Dimensions
- Height - 105.9mm
- Width - 39.6mm
- Depth - 14.4mm (without protrusions)
- Weight - 72g (incl. batteries)
Languages
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Menu languages
CS, DA, DE, EN, ES, FR, IT, NL, PL, SV, RU
Operating Systems & Requirements
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Windows
Operating system: Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10
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Macintosh
Operating system: Mac OS X 10.5 ‑ 10.11