Olympus LS-5 portable digital recorder

With the Olympus LS-5 portable digital recorder you can make high-end audio recordings no matter the time and place. Be it at a concert, a breaking news story, or out in nature, the LS-5 is the perfect accompaniment. With Linear PCM recording capabilities and sampling rates of up to 24bit/96kHz, this clever pocket-sized device captures audio in ultimate quality.

• Elegant, compact metal design
• Up to 24bit/96kHz sampling rate & PCM recording
• High-quality built-in microphones
• WAV/WMA/MP3 recording formats
• Large, backlit display (1.8 inches)
• Long battery life time
• 2GB internal memory
• SD / SDHC card slot
• Built-in stereo speaker
• Optional infrared remote control

Storage Media

•     Internal / Removable Media: Internal + Removable
•     External Memory: SD / SDHC card (512 MB - 32 GB)
•     SD / SDHC card: Yes
•     microSD / microSDHC card: No
•     Internal memory:2 GB

USB functionality

•     USB HID: Yes
•     USB Audio Class: Yes
•     USB Speed: USB 2.0 High Speed
•     USB storage class: Yes

Display

•     Backlit: Yes
•     colour: White
•     Type: Full Dot Matrix Display
•     Size: 30.1 x 35.4 mm / 1.83 ''

Recording Modes

Recording formats: WAV / WMA / MP3

    Recording time (WAV):

•           96 kHz 24 bit: 0 h 55 min
•           96 kHz 16 bit: 1 h 25 min
•           88,2 kHz 24 bit: 1 h 
•           88,2 kHz 16 bit: 1 h 35 min 
•           48 kHz 24 bit: 1 h 55 min
•           48 kHz 16 bit: 2 h 55 min 
•           44.1 kHz 24 bit: 2 h 5 min 
•           44.1 kHz 16 bit: 3 h 10 min 
•           Mono: 6 h 20 min

    Recording Time (MP3)

•           320 kbps: 14 h 10 min
•           256 kbps: 17 h 45 min 
•           128 kbps: 35 h 35 min

    Recording Time (WMA)

•           160 kbps: 27 h 50 min
•           64 kbps: 69 h 35 min

Playback Modes

•     Playback format: WAV / WMA / MP3

Frequency response

•     96 kHz (WAV): 20 - 44.000 Hz
•     88.1kHz (WAV): 20 - 42000 kHz
•     48 kHz (WAV): 20 - 23.000 Hz
•     44.1 kHz (WAV): 20 - 21.000 Hz
•     44.1 kHz mono (WAV): 20 - 21000 Hz
•     320 kbps (MP3): 50 - 20.000 Hz
•     256 kbps (MP3): 50 - 20.000 Hz
•     128 kbps (MP3): 50 - 17.000 Hz
•     160 kbps (WMA): 50 - 19.000 Hz
•     128 kbps (WMA): 50 - 19.000 Hz
•     64 kbps (WMA): 50 - 15.000 Hz 

Record function

•     Continuous Recording: Yes
•     Direct recording: Yes
•     Erase all files: Yes
•     Erase single files: Yes
•     Partial Erase: Yes
•     Handsfree recording function via optional footswitch: No
•     Index: Up to 16 in one file
•     Insert: No
•     Low-cut filter: Yes
•     Manual Rec level control: Yes
•     Noise canceling function: No
•     Overwrite: No
•     Rec Monitor: Yes
•     Timer recording: No
•     VCVA recording: Yes
•     Verbal annotations (up to 32 per file): No
•     Voice filter: No
•     Zoom Mic. Setting (DVM): Yes

Playback function

•     Alarm playback: No
•     EUPHONY: Yes
•     Fast play: No
•     Playback Speed Control: No
•     Repeat playback: Yes
•     Reverb: Yes
•     Slow Play: No

Interfaces Input

•     PC interface: USB Cable
•     SD / SDHC interface: no function
•     Microphone sensitivity: High (- 59dBv) Low (- 39dBv)
•     Microphone jack: 3.5 ø mm mini-jack, impedance 2 kΩ
•     LINE IN jack input: -6dBv
•     LINE IN jack: 3.5 ø mm mini-jack, impedance 78 kΩ

Interfaces Output

•     Max. working output: 200 mW + 200 mW (8 Ω speaker)
•     Maximum headphone output: 3 mW + 3 mW
•     Speaker Diameter: Stereo (two built-in ø 16 mm round dynamic speaker)
•     Earphone jack: 3.5 ø mm jack, impedance 8Ω or more

Power Supply

•     Alkaline battery life: Recording: 23 h (PCM 44.1kHz 16 bit) 
•     External power supply: AC-Adapter 5V / 300 mA
•     Power Supply: AA batteries (LR6 or ZR6) or two Ni-MH rechargeable batteries

Dimensions

•     Weight:  165 g (incl. battery)
•     WxHxD: 48 x 131.5 x 22.4 mm
•     Housing material: Metal  Housing
•     Colour: Blue metallic

Operating Systems & Requirements

•     Windows: Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista (Free USB port)
•     Macintosh: Mac OS 10.2/10.3/10.4/10.5 (Free USB port)