Olympus VP-20 Pen Style Voice Recorder
Discrete autdio recorder
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Olympus VP-20 Pen Style Voice Recorder
Olympus VP-20 : Discrete and convenient audio recording
The new sleek design of the Olympus VP-20 allows you to capture conversations naturally, even while having the recorder in your pocket.
- Powerful stereo recording
- Anti-rustle feature
- Multiple recording formats
- Noise-cancelling
- One-touch record
- Direct USB connection
- 8GB Memory (up to 50 hrs recording)
New Concept Pen Type recorder. Casually record any scene.
The Olympus VP-20 voice recorder features new technologies optimum for business use, to achieve high-quality recording.
Never miss a recording opportunity with One-Touch Recording.
In order to securely capture every sound and voice, the recorder features Omni-directional stereo microphones which capture sound from all directions, even when recording from your pocket. The Olympus VP-20 voice recorder has low noise, high-quality microphones in its compact slim body.
An impressive array of playback functions
The Olympus VP-20 is equipped with improved noise cancellation technology to strongly cut out background noise from recorded voice, and two new Playback Scene modes. "Transcription" mode is convenient for when you want to create minutes or notes from your meeting recordings, and the "Language Study" mode is helpful when learning a foreign language.
Simple Usability
The Olympus VP-20 voice recorder has many features for ease-of-use, such as "One-Touch Recording" that silently and quickly activates recording, and "Pocket" mode which is effective for recording a wide range of voices from your pocket.
High-Quality Recording
The most important point when choosing a digital voice recorder is sound quality. This digital voice recorder is not only compact but also includes various functions to allow you to record sound clearly, such as Intelligent Auto Mode to adjust the recording level automatically and an Anti-Rustle filter to reduce rustling noise when recording with the recorder in your pocket.
High-quality stereo recording in all environments
In order to securely capture every sound and voice, the recorder features Omni-directional stereo microphones which capture sound from all directions, even when recording from your pocket. The recorder has low noise, high quality microphones in its compact, slim body.
Automatically adjusting the microphone sensitivity with "Intelligent Auto Mode"
The Olympus VP-20's Intelligent Auto Mode automatically adjusts the microphone's sensitivity. For example, the mode allows you to record the voice of a speaker in a large conference room by automatically raising the sensitivity and capturing even a quiet voice from far away. Conversely, the mode allows you to automatically lower the sensitivity when recording in a small meeting room or office to prevent the voice of a speaker nearby from becoming too loud. In this mode, the recorder senses the size of the room and number of speakers and automatically chooses the best settings for your particular scene. This will prevent voices from being either too quiet or too loud to understand. To set this mode, select recording level "Auto" from the menu.
Five recording scene modes including "Pocket" mode
By simply selecting from the menu, you can choose the optimum recording settings according to specific scenes. Pocket mode is effective for recording a wide range of voices when the device is in your pocket. With Dictation, Conference, Meeting or DNS modes, you can easily capture high-quality recordings in any environment.
Low-cut filter eliminates extraneous noise
During recording, the low-cut filter can be used to cut the sound at frequencies of 300 Hz and lower, typical examples of this being the sound of air conditioners or projector fans.
Compatible with two recording formats
Select from two recording formats: Linear PCM format (22.05kHz) and the versatile MP3 format.
Olympus VP-20 Technical Specifications
Recording formats
- Linear PCM format / MP3 format
Sampling frequency
- Linear PCM format : 22.05 kHz/16 bits 22.05kHz
- MP3 format : 128 kbpst 44.1kHz
- MP3 format : 32 kbps mono 22.05kHz
- MP3 format : 8 kbps mono 11.025kHz
Maximum headphone output
- Maximum headphone output ≦ 150 mV (conforms to EN 50332-2)
Recording media
- Built-in NAND flash memory 8GB
Some memory capacity is used as a management area, so the actual usable capacity will always be slightly less than the displayed capacity.
Speaker
- Type Built-in Φ 10 mm round dynamic speaker
- Maximum working output 90mW (8Ω speaker)
Microphone/Earphone jack
- Microphone Φ 3.5 mm diameter; Impedance: 2 kΩ
- Earphone Φ 3.5mm impedance 8Ω or more
Power source
- Standard voltage 1.5V
- Battery One AAA dry cell battery (model LR03), or one Olympus nickel-metal hydride rechargeable battery
External dimensions / Weight / Operating temperature
- External dimensions 17mm × 130mm × 17mm - Not including the largest projection
- Weight 37.5g -Including battery.
- Operating temperature 0 to 42℃ (32 to 107.6℉)
Frequency response
When recording from microphone jack Linear PCM format (22.05kHz/16bit):40Hz～10kHz
- MP3 format (128kbps):40Hz～17kHz
- MP3 format (32 kbps mono):40Hz～7kHz
- MP3format (8kbps mono):40Hz～3kHz
When recording with built-in stereo microphone 20Hz to 20kHz Frequency response upper limit is set by recording mode
- During playback 20Hz～20kHz
The upper and lower limit values of the frequency response depend on each recording format.
Battery life (when recording with the built-in stereo microphone)
Linear PCM format 22.05 kHz/16 bits
- When using alkaline battery: Approx. 24 hours
- When using NiMh battery: Approx. 19 hours
MP3 format
128 kbps
- When using alkaline battery: Approx. 27 hours, 30minutes
- When using NiMh battery: Approx. 21 hours
MP3 format
32 kbps mono
- When using alkaline battery: Approx. 40 hours
- When using NiMh battery: Approx. 27 hours, 30minutes
MP3 format
8 kbps mono
- When using alkaline battery: Approx. 50 hours
- When using NiMh battery: Approx. 34 hours
The battery life figures shown here were determined using an Olympus test method (When [LED] is set to [OFF]). Actual battery life figures will vary greatly according to the battery used and usage conditions (Changing the playback speed, or using the [Noise Cancel], [Voice Balancer], [Rec Scene], [Play Scene] and [Rec Standby] functions may affect the battery life).
Battery life (voice files: when playback through speaker)
Linear PCM format
22.05 kHz/16 bits
- When using alkaline battery: Approx. 21 hours
- When using NiMh battery: Approx. 16 hours
MP3 format
128 kbps
- When using alkaline battery: Approx. 26 hours
- When using NiMh battery: Approx. 18 hours
MP3 format
32 kbps mono
- When using alkaline battery: Approx. 26 hours, 30minutes
- When using NiMh battery: Approx. 19 hours
MP3 format
8 kbps mono
- When using alkaline battery: Approx. 27 hours, 30minutes
- When using NiMh battery: Approx. 20 hours
The battery life figures shown here were determined using an Olympus test method (When [LED] is set to [OFF]). Actual battery life figures will vary greatly according to the battery used and usage conditions (Changing the playback speed or using the [Noise Cancel], [Voice Balancer], [Rec Scene], [Play Scene] and [Rec Standby] functions may affect the battery life).
Battery life (voice files: when playback through earphones)
Linear PCM format
22.05 kHz/16 bits When using alkaline battery: Approx. 24 hours, 30 minutes
When using NiMh battery: Approx. 17 hours, 30 minutes
MP3 format
128 kbps
- When using alkaline battery: Approx. 34 hours, 30 minutes
- When using NiMh battery: Approx. 22 hours
MP3 format
32 kbps mono
- When using alkaline battery: Approx. 35 hours
- When using NiMh battery: Approx. 22 hours, 30 minutes
MP3 format
8 kbps mono
- When using alkaline battery: Approx. 36 hours
- When using NiMh battery: Approx. 23 hours, 30 minutes
The battery life figures shown here were determined using an Olympus test method (When [LED] is set to [OFF]). Actual battery life figures will vary greatly according to the battery used and usage conditions (Changing the playback speed, or using the [Noise Cancel], [Voice Balancer], [Rec Scene], [Play Scene] and [Rec Standby] functions may affect the battery life).
Recording time (Built-in memory: 8GB)
Linear PCM format
22.05 kHz/16 bits
- 23 hours, 30 minutes (approx.)
MP3 format
128 kbps
- 130 hours (approx.)
MP3 format
32 kbps mono
- 525 hours (approx.)
MP3 format
8 kbps mono
- 2100 hours (approx.)
Actual available recording times may be shorter than the figures shown here when making short recordings repeatedly (Equipment displays of available/elapsed recording times should be considered guideline values).
Maximum recording time per file
Linear PCM format
- 22.05 kHz/16 bits 6 hours, 40 minutes (approx.)
MP3 format
- 128 kbps 74 hours, 30 minutes (approx.)
MP3 format
- 32 kbps mono 298 hours (approx.)
MP3 format
- 8 kbps mono 1193 hours (approx.)
The maximum file size is limited to about 4 GB in the MP3 format, and to about 2 GB in the linear PCM (WAV) format.
Regardless of the amount of remaining memory, the maximum recording time per file is restricted to the following values.
Number of tracks that can be recorded
8GB 1900 tracks (approx.)
- At 128kbps and 4 minutes per track
The figures above are guideline values.
Please note that recorder specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice to make performance improvements and other changes.
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