The Marantz PMD620 is a high performance handheld digital recorder that records to SD flashcard media in either PCM (.WAV) or MP3 audio formats. The light weight compact form (just 62 x 102 x 25 mm), ergonomic design and ease of operation recommend the PMD620 to a wide range of users, including journalists, reporters, programme makers, podcasters, musicians and sound recordists everywhere.
£279
£279
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Features include an
inbuilt stereo condenser microphone array for ‘point and shoot
recording’, and an intuitive control surface for single handed
operation, with thumb operated transport wheel and tactile, red
illuminating, record button. A high contrast, low power draw organic LED
(OLED) screen provides vivid display of menus which guide the user
through the optimum set up and operation for their application.
Recording
settings are selectable between those for high quality music recording
to extended voice recording. The use of SD cards, the most stable and
commonly available type of flash media, includes support for SDHC (SD
High Capacity) cards, with recording file size limited only by card
capacity. Recording time with a 4 GB card extends from 3 hrs 44 mins for
stereo PCM at 24-bit / 48 kHz, to 283 hrs 44 mins – almost 12 days –
for mono MP3 at 32 kbps.
Journalists and podcasters will
appreciate the PMD620’s non-destructive onboard editing, with
non-destructive cut-and-paste ‘Copy Segment’ editing to create new sound
files. Transcription is simple with the Skip Back function, and file
transfers to any computer are drag-and-drop via the USB 2.0
connectivity.
- Handheld portability, compact rugged design
- Single handed operation and one-touch recording
- User configurable, high contrast OLED display
- Solid state SD and HSD card recording media
- Selectable stereo / mono / .WAV / MP3 recording
- Selectable 16 bit and 24 bit recording depths, 44.1 kHz and 48 kHz sample rates, and six MP3 bit rates from 192 kbps to 32 kbps
- Professional recording, editing and playback features
- Integrated stereo condenser microphone array
- Mic and line level external inputs
- Internal playback speaker
- USB 2.0 connectivity to PC, for drag and drop file exchange
- Power from two AA cells typically provides 4 hours operation