Olympus WS-882 Digital Audio Recorder

The Olympus WS-882 digital audio recorder is the perfect tool for simple, reliable note-taking—whether you’re in the classroom, at home, or at work. Compact and lightweight, it combines impressive storage capacity, long battery life, and versatile recording features to ensure you never miss an important moment.

Key Features

• Extensive Recording Time: With 4GB of internal memory and support for up to 1,600 hours of recording, plus a microSD slot for up to 32GB of external storage, you’ll always have space for lectures, meetings, and notes.

• Simple Mode for Beginners: Displays only essential information in large font and limits menus to the most-used functions. Switch to Normal Mode for full access.

• Built-in Stand: Reduces surface noise and positions the recorder for easier menu viewing—just like a convenient kickstand.

• Multi-Format Support: Record and playback in MP3 and WMA formats for maximum compatibility.

• USB Connectivity: Quickly transfer, email, edit, or archive audio files with the included mini-USB 2.0 cable.

• Voice Activation (VCVA): Hands-free recording that starts and stops automatically to save time and battery life.

• Scene Select Function: Optimizes sound settings automatically for lectures, conferences, dictation, or home use.

• Calendar Search: Quickly locate and play back files by date.

• Expandable Options: Compatible with accessories for telephone recording and duplication.

• Portable USB Cable with Strap: Compact design with storage for extra microSD cards.

Specifications

• Recording Formats: MP3, WMA

• Internal Memory: 4GB

• External Memory: microSD (2GB–32GB)

• Folders/Messages: 5 folders, up to 200 files each

• Recording Quality: MP3 192 kbps (70–19,000 Hz, ~43.5 hrs), MP3 128 kbps (70–17,000 Hz, ~65 hrs), WMA 5 kbps (70–3,000 Hz, ~1,600 hrs)

• Battery Life: Approx. 100 hrs (WMA 5 kbps, alkaline batteries)

• Connections: 3.5 mm microphone jack, 3.5 mm earphone jack, mini-USB 2.0

• Speaker: 28 mm round dynamic speaker, 320 mW max output

• Dimensions: 4.3 x 1.5 x 0.7 in (10.92 x 3.81 x 1.77 cm)

• Weight: 2.5 oz (70.87 g, with battery)

• Battery: 2 × AAA alkaline or Olympus Ni-MH rechargeable batteries

• Compatibility: Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8, Mac OS X 10.5–10.8

The Olympus WS-882 delivers professional-grade audio recording in a slim, portable design—ideal for students, professionals, journalists, and anyone who needs dependable voice recording.