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Re: the point and shoot recorder

Subject: Re: the point and shoot recorder
From: "oryoki2000" oryoki2000
Date: Tue Jul 1, 2008 7:54 pm ((PDT))
To my way of thinking, a "point and shoot" recorder
should be small enough to carry in a pocket, hold
in one hand, and have built-in mics.

Here's a list of recorders available in the marketplace
today that meet these criteria, listed in order of weight.
Each has its strengths and weaknesses.

--oryoki


Yamaha Pocketrak 2G
34 x 120 x 13 mm
49 g

Yamaha Pocketrak CX (available Summer 2008)
47 x 130 x 18 mm
92 g

Sony MZ-RH1 and MZ-M200 HiMD
84 x 84 x 15 mm
123 g

M-Audio Microtrack 2496 (recently discontinued)
61 x 110 x 29 mm
139 g

Edirol R-09 (recently discontinued)
63 x 102 x 29 mm
156 g

Olympus LS-10
48 x 132 x 22 mm
165 g

Marantz PMD620
62 x 102 x 25 mm
166 g

Zoom H2
64 x 110 x 32 mm
166 g

Edirol R-09 HR
62 x 113 x 27 mm
174 g

Korg MR-1
64 x 120 x 24 mm
200 g

Tascam DR-1
135 x 70 x 27 mm
220 g

Nagra ARES-M
125 x 52 x 20 mm
246 g

Zoom H4
35 x 70 x 153 mm
251 g

Sony PCM-D50
155 x 72 x 33 mm
365 g

Nagra ARES-PII+
188 x 80 x 28 mm
590 g

Sony PMD-D1
193 x 72 x 33 mm
617 g


weight includes battery and memory card






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