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Olympus LS-14

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User ratings:
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39 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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2 editorial reviews
Do Olympus's latest recorders maintain the high quality and intuitive control of their earlier models?Read more
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Pros

  • Manual
  • Smart and Quick
  • thanks to the high quality of the integrated microphones and electronics

Cons

  • the level of the third mic is not separately controllable
  • preferred rechargeable batteries and USB charging
  • 2GB internal storage and lacking some features like the third microphone
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Key specs

  • USB
  • yes
  • yes
  • 46 h
  • 46 h
  • 4000 mB
  • SD, SDHC
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Olympus LS-14 - Pros & Cons

Olympus LS-14

Pros

  • Manual
  • Smart and Quick
  • thanks to the high quality of the integrated microphones and electronics
  • it s also very intuitive in use
  • M10 sounds excellent with external mics as well
  • Sony D100 works brilliantly
  • nice grippy plastic sides and a polished front panel
  • integration in Windows 7 is very easy
  • excellent and perfectly summarizes the features of

Cons

  • the level of the third mic is not separately controllable
  • preferred rechargeable batteries and USB charging
  • 2GB internal storage and lacking some features like the third microphone
  • The supplied batteries are not rechargeable
  • A little bulky
  • sensitive to wind noise
  • the LS series recorders list is kept mercifully short
  • it still is a bit disappointing
  • it s quite noisy when compared with the D100 or M10
  • t Sony go for a USB C connector
  • batteries tend to lose capacity over time so this will only get worse

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Olympus LS-14 - Full Specifications

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Technical details
Audio formats supported
  • MP3
  • WAV
InterfaceUSB
Built-in microphoneyes
Built-in speaker(s)yes
Number of built-in speakers3
Maximum recording time46.0 h
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Dimensions
Width2.07 in
Depth0.93 in
Height5.46 in
Weight6.0 oz
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Audio properties
Audio recording formats
  • MP3
  • PCM
Recording modes
Pulse-code modulation
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Power
Battery life (max)46.0 h
Compatible battery sizesAA
Number of batteries supported2
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Design
Colour of productBlack
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Connectivity
DC-in jackyes
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Storage
Built-in memory capacity4000.0 mB
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
Media types supported
  • Flash card
  • Internal memory

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Olympus LS-14 Olympus - Editorial Reviews (2)

Olympus LS-14 Olympus LS12 & LS14
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Published: 29.06.2015
Olympus LS12 & LS14

Do Olympus's latest recorders maintain the high quality and intuitive control of their earlier models?

By Matt Houghton
11 minute read
Olympus LS-14 Olympus LS-14 Digital Recorder review
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Published: 24.10.2013
Olympus LS-14 Digital Recorder review

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