Olympus J500 Microcassette Recorder
by Olympus
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Manufacturer: OlympusModel: J500
Product features:
- Uses a standard microcassette tape
- Includes voice activation for hands-free recording
- Indexing capability helps you locate important recordings
- 3 LED battery-check system
- Dual tape speeds give you up to 3 hours of recording time
- Memorex High Performance AAA Alkaline Battery 8 Pack
- Memorex High Performance AAA Alkaline Batteries, 12 Pack
- Memorex High Performance AAA Alkaline Battery 4 Pack
- Sanyo Eneloop AAA NiMH Pre-Charged Rechargeable Batteries (4 Pack)
- Sony MDRG72LP Behind-the-neck Compact Foldin
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Customer Review: Good Microcassette, But Has Drawbacks.
Summary: 4 Stars
This recorder is another good Pearlcorder by Olympus, but it drops some of the features I found really useful that were in the old L200. I use mine for note taking and general short (less than an hour) recording chores. On the old L200, you had an Index Marker to, but on that recorder the indexer stopped the tape motion when ever it hit an index mark. On the J500, it only gives you a loud sound and you must release the rewind/fast forward button to hear the recording. Also the fast forward speed is so slow that the index mark doesn't sound and so you lose fast forward index search. It only works in rewind. (This might be the result of changes made to the rewind/fast forward system. It's a sliding lever now not buttons as on the old L200.) It's not a bad little recorder, I think the changes made to the tape handling chassis have really reduced the overall value of this recorder. Another thing that one needs to remember is the J500 only has auto shut off in playback and recording mode only,and at end of tape, but NOT in rewind or fast forward as the old L200 use to. So if you place it in rewind or fast forward and something comes up in which you forget it's running, it will get to the end of the tape and doesn't turn off. (Not normally a bad problem, but just one more thing you lose from the L200.) I think dropping the more useful features, and changing the tape handling chassis reduced the overall value of this recorder, especially since Olympus stopped making the L200. For that reason, it gets 4 stars instead of five.
Description of Olympus J500 Microcassette Recorder
Keeping track of memos and important recordings is easy with the Olympus J500 Microcassette Recorder. An indexing capability and tape counter allow for easy location of recordings. The three LED battery-check system provides information on how much battery life remains. Dual tape speeds give you up to three hours of recording time on a 90-minute tape. For a private listening experience, use the external earphones jack. External jacks for a microphone and external power are also provided (AC adapter not included).Digital Cameras & Photo Categories
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