OM SYSTEMOlympus VP-20 Digital Voice Recorder with Stereo Microphones, Noise canceling, Built in Direct USB.

If you need a small, highly accurate, recorder this is an excellent choice. I was a bit skeptical after reading all the reviews. The whiners complainers are wrong as usual. The fact is this is a fantastic product, end of story.

Functions just like a VP-10 which I have owned since Sept 2015..8 gigs of space which is nice.. The only glaring thing missing is unlike most other Olympus recorders is a start/stop timer recording function. That would make this recorder almost perfect for its size and maybe some higher bit rate options for recording. Otherwise I love this unit.

Works as expected. I love the sleek design and the accuracy of the recording. Menus are a bit complex and it takes time to get used to. Eventually it’s a very good product.

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I got this to update my old VP-10 recorder. It is virtually the identical housing, but has some improvements. The older model has 4GB. The current VP-20 has 8GB, so double the recording time. I like that this is rechargeable. It can run on a normal AAA battery, or you can use rechargeables. It's easy to plug it into the computer and just recharge it that way. Battery life is very good, lasting many hours on one charge.This voice recorder is really easy to use. There is a slide button on the top for quick-start recording. You can pause during recording too. It also will operate voice activated. I use mine primarily for making recordings of bird calls, for which purpose it works great. I get crisp, clear recordings of the bird calls. It makes great voice recordings too. There is a filter that will help cut out background noises, which is useful when I record outdoors for bird calls. It will record directly to an .MP3 file type.Downloading your recordings to the computer is simple. The USB port is built-in at the bottom of the device. Open the cover and plug it in and you are ready to go.The housing is made of plastic, so it's not rugged. It does fit nicely in a shirt pocket, if you need to use it to record meetings or lectures. You can listen to your recordings on your computer too.Overall, I think this is a quality product and it does a great job making clear voice recordings. The battery life is great and it is rechargeable. I am happy with this purchase.

Very helpful when you want to record conversations with people in case you want to use it in court one day

I have to admit, the last time I had to use one of these, you still had to supply the little tiny cassette tape for the recording!! So yeah, that really tells you how old I am huh?!?I was worried that this would be a bit difficult to get used to, but I can't believe how easy it is!! I'm not exactly tech savvy, but I know what I'm doing. Regardless, this is by far the best recorder I've ever used!I cannot get over how awesome this is at making sure that what you are recording is heard at the best quality possible. It not only makes sure that all of the voices are the same volume, but it will automatically filter out all background noise, and any kind of noises from you keeping it in your pocket! I am literally shocked at how amazing it sounds!! You could not ask for better sound quality than what you get with this.When it's time to hook it up to a computer, it's extremely easy to locate what you need and do whatever you need to do. You seriously hardly have to do anything because it makes it so simple.Now considering all that this does, and trust me, it does a whole lot, if you were to get this somewhere else you'd end up emptying your pockets to pay for it. Not when you get it here!! This is an awesome deal for something that can do all that this can and deliver such amazing sound quality!! I highly recommend it everyone!!!

I like how discreet it can be inside my pocket or my notebook as if it's a pen. I can even hide it in my plants in case I feel like someone is tampering with my stuff upstairs.I tend to miss out on most meetings and I try to screen record however, I have no space on my phone.