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4. Re: Olympus LS-10 _vs_ Sony PCM-D50

Subject: 4. Re: Olympus LS-10 _vs_ Sony PCM-D50
From: "John Hartog" hartogj
Date: Sat May 24, 2008 9:25 am ((PDT))
Hi Rob,

I missed the "file size limit and stop" part when I skimmed the LS-10
manual. It's too bad the FR2-LE has the same shortcoming. 

I want something fairly lightweight that's easy to take backpacking,
will provide PIP, and record continuous through the night and the dawn
chorus while I sleep. 

Though I guess a recording trip isn't really a recording trip without
the delirium of sleep deprivation, is it?

John Hartog

> Thanks Oryoki! The "2GB and stop" limitation effectively stopped my 
> interest in the LS-10-- a mistake which Sony partially avoided. 
> Sony's limit of 4GB affords a ~6 hour take at 16bits/48K.
> 
> I'm less concerned about a few ounces and less interested in internal 
> mics than many recordists are, so I'd still include the Fostex FR2-LE 
> on my list of good quality, low-cost recorders. The advantage list 
> for the Fostex includes noise performance rivaling the best recorders 
> and phantom powering-- hard features to pass up.  The FR2-LE also 
> limits recording duration to 4GB-- not by max card size, like the 
> D50, but programming short-comings like the LS-10. Does anyone know 
> if the Fostex FR2 can close out 2GB or 4GB files and keep writing? 
> The manual is sketchy on this.  Rob D.
> --
>





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