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Re: Olympus announces LS-100 field recorder

Subject: Re: Olympus announces LS-100 field recorder
From: "Gregory O'Drobinak" gmo_dunes2
Date: Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:53 pm ((PDT))
*Any* recorder that supplies phantom power to external mics is going to dra=
w
lots of power and your batteries are not going to last like PIP mics on a S=
ony
PCM-M10. You will always need an external power source for any extended
recordings when deploying phantom-powered=C2=A0 mics.

The design of the LS-100 appears to be truly stunted with respect to extern=
al
power, a really bad design flaw.

I'd say sell that one and get the Roland R-26. The R-26 has the ability to =
sense
when the external power=C2=A0has=C2=A0been depleted (like a battery) or whe=
n the=C2=A0power
supply has dropped out.=C2=A0The 'final voltage' settings are menu-adjustab=
le from 9
to 12 volts, thus saving your battery pack from being damaged from over-use=
.

- Greg O.




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