Kevin Colver wrote:
> What is the battery life of the PCM-M10?
It runs on 2 AA batteries and Sony rates the life as 24 hours (at 44.1/16) =
or 19 hours (at 96/24). Compare this to the PCM-D50 which requires 4 AA bat=
teries to get 14 hours (at 44.1/16) or 12 hours (at 96/24). Even if real li=
fe is somewhat more conservative, that's some massive improvement in effici=
ency!
> And, how large of a card can be inserted?
The unit accepts MicroSDHC or MMC (Memory Stick Micro) cards of up to 16GB =
and has 4 GB of built-in memory. It supports "cross-memory recording" in wh=
ich recording transparently switches from one medium to the other. Thus the=
total capacity is 20GB.
> In other words, how long can this recorder be set
> out to continuously record on it's own before the
> battery or memory halts the session?
At 44.1/16, 20GB gives 31:20 of recording time. You'd run out of battery fi=
rst, so 24 hours would be the optimistic maximum.
At 96/24, 20GB gives 9:35 of recording time. You'd run out of memory first.
But consider the Olympus LS-11 which has 8 GB of internal memory and can su=
pport up to 32 GB SDHC cards, though unfortunately it cannot do the "cross-=
memory recording" trick.
At 44.1/16, battery life is 23 hours. 32GB of memory provides 50:40 of reco=
rding time. You'd run out of battery first.
At 96/24, battery life is 13.5 hours. 32GB of memory provides 15:25 of reco=
rding time. You'd run out of memory first.
The Olympus is your best option if you want to record at 96/24. The two uni=
ts are neck and neck at 44.1/16.
-- robin
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