Sony ICD-PX470 4GB Digital Voice Recorder -Black

First off I want to say that this is my fourth or fifth Dictaphone Over the years. The first two I owned were decades ago and used micro-cassettes for recording and were bulky, inefficient and with limited playback life of recordings.Then these digital ones came and suddenly voice recordings became better quality, easily searchable and lasted forever.I really use these hard and are indispensable for my work. So when it was time for a new one, I did a lot of research before settling on this model. And its simply worth the initial extra expense.The one thing I have learned from years of use is that when it comes to Dictaphones, the disposable battery models are far far better than rechargeable ones. Because no matter how good the internal battery is, after a year or so of hard use, even the best battery life is reduced to less than half. And models like this where you just buy normal AAA cells from the market can easily last a decade or more if you use it normally. Besides, the alkaline batteries last several times longer than any rechargeable ones anyway. Disposable battery models are the way to go.And now to this particular model. Why did I choose it?First thing was the ease of connecting it just like a normal USB drive. My earlier one needed a cable and specialized Sony software to transfer files. This one just plugs in directly and reads off all the files in normal MP3 format.The audio quality is pure Sony. If there is one thing Sony knows, its audio. I've been using their audio products since the original Walkman days and they have gotten only better. The sound is crystal clear on both PCM and 192+kbps MP3 formats. The specially designed low cut filter really works and common Indian noises like overhead fans and distant traffic are cleaned out by the filter.Even though the included 4Gb internal memory is more than enough for almost every use (60 hours recording time at 128 kbps), I purchased a Samsung 32GB SDCard and it works perfectly. With this SDCard recording at 128 kbps I get almost 500 hours of recording time.All in all, this is a great product and if you are in the market for a dicatphone like device, this is the one I'd recommend most heartily.

It is good and easy to use even for an eight old child.. Child is very very happy...

Very useful for those who want to record a crystal clear sounds of any thing. A must buy product from sony.

Totally worth the product. Transcribers like whisper are accuractly able to transcribe due to optimal voice quality.

Using it to record my own voice while reading books. Gives me focus on content and listen later. Very good product and has lot of settings for various conditions. For simple voice , mp3 40kb is sufficient for smaller file size. Using it daily and works as expected.Some time will take to adjust to recording output. We have to do some test recordings and stick to one that suits us.One downside is there is no backlight which is a kind of struggle during night time, need to adjust direction to see the screen under a tubelight. But you will adjust to it soon.Some might find AAA battery to be inconvenient, but I feel it is better to replace battery when ever possible.Good product and if we carefully use will last for long.

Battery can be chargeable

Has varied modes for recording like conference, classroom, interview, voice notes etc. Ease of access.

easy to handle