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Re: Olympus announces LS-100 field recorder

Subject: Re: Olympus announces LS-100 field recorder
From: "chris" pueo9
Date: Mon Feb 13, 2012 4:10 pm ((PST))







Hi John,
> I purchased the Tascam DR-100MKII to have a light weight kit, 48v
> power from the internal battery ran 2 AT-3032's for 3hr:10min at
> almost full gain. 2 Energizer ultimate lithium AA (in the recorder) > ran=
 for 1hr.05 min , 6 AA Energizer ultimate lithium in the >external sled (BP=
6AA) have run for 4 plus hrs. so far. For my needs > the mic pre-amps are q=
uiet enough and AA battery powering is  >required on the trail, off the gri=
d.
>
Chris





--- In  "John Crockett" <> wrote:
>
> I just found this information about battery life on the Olympus America A=
udio Blog.
>
> In case the columns don't line up, that's 2h 45m for 48V phantom, PCM at =
Message: 44.
Subject: 1kH/16bit. Far short of 12 hours. I suppose with a couple of spares 
and =
an external charger that might be doable, but it's a bit disappointing to m=
e. I'm waiting to hear from Olympus about mic capsule specs.
>
> John
>
> http://olympusamericaaudioblog.com/you-asked-for-it-introducing-the-new-l=
s-100-multi-track-linear-pcm-recorder/
>
> --->
> 2. About how long can the LS-100 power P48 microphones with a current con=
sumption of 3 or 4 mA per channel?
>
> Battery life is as follows when using the phantom power:
>
> &#8232;internal mic  phantom power(48V)
>
> &#8232;96kHz/24bit
> 9h30m         2h15m&#8232;
>
> 44.1kH/16bit
> 12h30m        2h45m&#8232;
>
> MP3(128kbps)
> 11h45m         2h30m
> <---
>
>
> --- In  "oryoki2000" <oryoki@> wrote:
> >
> > I'm waiting for confirmation that the LS-100's battery will last 10-12 =
hours while providing phantom power to external mics, as Olympus claims in =
the recorder's specifications.  If true, the LS-100's battery would last tw=
ice as long as the others listed above.
> >
> >
> > --oryoki
> >
>








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