MP3 Audio Recorder by Sony works in heavy duty field work

You can rely upon this tiny piece of equipment (approx 3.5 inches in length, an inch wide, and a centimeter thick and weighs mere ounces!) to house your precious audio data. It stores data after the battery has run low. (Uses 2 AAA batteries). Without any delay you can record something and quickly transfer to your computer in mp3 format--which means you can play it in media software such as Itunes without difficulty. There is no port for external microphone, but it records decently. I have only used it to record voices, singing, piano, within 6 feet due to this concern. The speakers are not good but I am able to hear clearly the sounds recorded by using headphones or by playing content on Itunes or Windows Mediaplayer. I recorded the sound of live piano in my home and the sound quality was very clear--albeit not studio quality, of course. I enjoy keeping this tiny thing on hand at all times, ready for random interviews or other ethnographic/qualitative data collection, and playing immediately upon plugging into standard USB port. It is a little tricky with the settings (time, date, folders) which I still haven't completely figured out. It was a good value purchase. I recommend.

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