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post Feb 19 2008, 04:41 PM
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I have just received the Olympus LS-10 and have been putting
it through the paces. This is one beautiful little piece of equipment!

The LS-10 has a heavy duty feel to it, similar to the PCM-D50
but of course is much, much smaller.

It has a superb MENU system, with options to adjust
REC MODE, REC LEVEL, ZOOM MIC, REC MONITOR,
PLUG IN POWER, six adjustment options for PLAY MODE,
along with REVERB and something called EUPHONY for
atmospherics.

Other options include BACKLIGHT, CONTRAST, and LED
ON/OFF

I have not had a chance to compare it with the SONY
yet, but brief testing yielded very good recordings, with
the MIC SENS switch a critical aspect. However, the is
a RECORD thumbwheel control, similar to the SONY,
and you can adjust for MANUAL or AUTO in the MENU
options.

Assuming there is no limit on the SDHC capacity,
one could easily stick 32 GB in there with no
problem. Two observations:

-- Hand movement noise is a problem, with the
twin MICS picking it up, similar to the Zoom H2 and
SONY.

-- At first, I was not pleased with the placement of
the SD door, which seemed far too close to the
left hand VOLUME control thumbwheel. However, I
now realize it's not that bad -- the SD cover is of
the rubber type (obviously they didn't want to have
these things breaking off by making them out of
hard plastic) and it works well.

I played a number of files on this through a very good
speaker system and am impressed again. I believe
Olympus has produced a piece of equipment here that
will be very popular and compete extremely well at
this price point ($348 advance from Sound Professionals)

As these are now being shipped, I look forward to hearing
from others about their experiences with the very
nice LS-10.
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- dxace1   Olympus Ls-10   Feb 19 2008, 04:41 PM
- - David Battino   QUOTE (dxace1 @ Feb 19 2008, 04:41 PM) I ...   Feb 20 2008, 10:58 AM
- - Tom   Do you know if the Ls-10 has the capability to set...   Feb 22 2008, 11:49 AM
|- - David Battino   QUOTE (Tom @ Feb 22 2008, 11:49 AM) Do yo...   Feb 22 2008, 03:10 PM
|- - john57   QUOTE (David Battino @ Feb 22 2008, 11:10...   Feb 24 2008, 12:10 PM
|- - john57   QUOTE (john57 @ Feb 24 2008, 08:10 PM) Ye...   Feb 24 2008, 12:14 PM
|- - David Battino   QUOTE (john57 @ Feb 24 2008, 12:14 PM) th...   Feb 25 2008, 10:20 AM
|- - Aaron Ximm   QUOTE (David Battino @ Feb 25 2008, 10:20...   Mar 4 2008, 11:42 AM
|- - David Battino   QUOTE (Aaron Ximm @ Mar 4 2008, 11:42 AM)...   Mar 5 2008, 12:36 AM
|- - jake   Has anyone tried the LS-10 with an external, unpow...   Mar 5 2008, 08:23 AM
|- - Aaron Ximm   QUOTE (jake @ Mar 5 2008, 09:23 AM) Has a...   Mar 24 2008, 09:39 PM
- - Ian Rawes   I have been using my Olympus LS-10 for a couple of...   Apr 10 2008, 01:38 AM
|- - romero   The specifications for the LS-10 state that the bu...   Apr 17 2008, 02:14 PM
||- - Gregory D. Moore   Here's what they have to say on the Wingfielda...   Apr 27 2008, 08:13 PM
||- - Gregory D. Moore   It was really bothering me as to whether the LS-10...   Apr 28 2008, 06:57 PM
||- - anechoic   QUOTE (Gregory D. Moore @ Apr 29 2008, 02...   Jul 1 2008, 01:02 PM
||- - Gregory D. Moore   Well I must say, it wasn't a terribly scientif...   Jul 1 2008, 09:06 PM
||- - anechoic   QUOTE (Gregory D. Moore @ Jul 2 2008, 05...   Jul 2 2008, 11:54 AM
|- - stevesmooth   QUOTE (Ian Rawes @ Apr 10 2008, 09:38 AM)...   Nov 1 2008, 07:08 PM
- - romero   Thanks for the samples. I went ahead and got mysel...   Apr 28 2008, 11:00 PM
- - sjm1027   Do you think the Olympus LS-10 is good for recordi...   May 24 2008, 05:25 AM
|- - David Battino   QUOTE (sjm1027 @ May 24 2008, 06:25 AM) I...   May 24 2008, 10:44 AM
|- - sjm1027   QUOTE (David Battino @ May 24 2008, 01:44...   May 24 2008, 11:41 AM
|- - Gregory D. Moore   QUOTE (David Battino @ May 24 2008, 06:44...   May 25 2008, 10:11 AM
- - mickguz   I purchased an LS-10 last week. I really wanted to...   May 25 2008, 12:18 PM
|- - Gregory D. Moore   Thats an interesting chart. Thank for posting it....   May 25 2008, 08:02 PM
|- - mickguz   QUOTE (Gregory D. Moore @ May 26 2008, 04...   May 27 2008, 09:40 AM
|- - romero   QUOTE (mickguz @ May 27 2008, 10:40 AM) I...   May 28 2008, 07:29 PM
- - Tom   I posted an earlier question about track markers. ...   May 26 2008, 09:15 AM
|- - Gregory D. Moore   Tom, as far as I know, the LS-10 does not have the...   May 26 2008, 03:32 PM
|- - Tom   QUOTE (Gregory D. Moore @ May 26 2008, 11...   May 26 2008, 08:18 PM
- - fender3x   Has anyone used an SDHC card that's over 2 gig...   Jun 1 2008, 01:23 PM
|- - mickguz   QUOTE (fender3x @ Jun 1 2008, 09:23 PM) H...   Jun 2 2008, 09:22 AM
||- - fender3x   QUOTE (mickguz @ Jun 2 2008, 01:22 PM) I ...   Jun 2 2008, 11:10 AM
||- - Gregory D. Moore   QUOTE (fender3x @ Jun 2 2008, 07:10 PM) G...   Jun 2 2008, 06:11 PM
|- - romero   QUOTE (fender3x @ Jun 1 2008, 02:23 PM) H...   Jun 11 2008, 05:07 PM
|- - Windjammer   QUOTE (fender3x @ Jun 1 2008, 02:23 PM) H...   Jul 23 2008, 06:56 PM
- - sjm1027   So is it true that there is no index marking? I ha...   Jun 3 2008, 01:43 AM
- - LewnWorx   I just picked up an LS-10 yesterday. While I like...   Jun 22 2008, 12:33 PM
|- - Gregory D. Moore   QUOTE (LewnWorx @ Jun 22 2008, 08:33 PM) ...   Jun 22 2008, 07:12 PM
|- - LewnWorx   QUOTE (Gregory D. Moore @ Jun 23 2008, 03...   Jun 22 2008, 10:30 PM
|- - LewnWorx   Update: I picked up a pair of 8 GB Patriot cards ...   Jun 24 2008, 06:51 PM
|- - Gregory D. Moore   QUOTE (LewnWorx @ Jun 25 2008, 02:51 AM) ...   Jun 24 2008, 11:46 PM
||- - LewnWorx   QUOTE (Gregory D. Moore @ Jun 25 2008, 07...   Jun 26 2008, 11:36 AM
||- - stevesmooth   QUOTE (LewnWorx @ Jun 26 2008, 07:36 PM) ...   Nov 1 2008, 07:15 PM
||- - Gregory D. Moore   QUOTE (LewnWorx @ Jun 26 2008, 07:36 PM) ...   Nov 3 2008, 01:37 PM
||- - David Battino   QUOTE (Gregory D. Moore @ Nov 3 2008, 02...   Nov 4 2008, 11:56 AM
||- - pdxotica   QUOTE (David Battino @ Nov 4 2008, 11:56 ...   Mar 3 2009, 09:47 AM
|- - David Battino   QUOTE (LewnWorx @ Jun 24 2008, 07:51 PM) ...   Jun 25 2008, 12:06 PM
- - Windjammer   I understand the remote (RS-30W) for the LS-10 was...   Jul 5 2008, 03:43 PM
|- - Gregory D. Moore   Hi Jim, I don't quite understand the problem....   Jul 5 2008, 04:07 PM
|- - Windjammer   QUOTE (Gregory D. Moore @ Jul 5 2008, 04...   Jul 5 2008, 04:42 PM
- - aqlmnd2   I am interested in acquiring this machine. I have...   Aug 1 2008, 09:16 AM
- - mkblack   What are some options for good field mics for the ...   Sep 20 2008, 09:40 PM
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|- - Gregory D. Moore   Very nice Zvon! I like the built-in mic the b...   Oct 20 2008, 11:04 PM
- - Productions Zvon   QUOTE (Gregory D. Moore @ Oct 21 2008, 07...   Oct 21 2008, 06:11 PM
|- - Gregory D. Moore   Zvon, I've made some great recordings using th...   Oct 22 2008, 02:36 PM
|- - David Battino   QUOTE (Gregory D. Moore @ Oct 22 2008, 03...   Oct 23 2008, 09:57 AM
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