Customer Ratings & Reviews

I take minute at several critical meetings with outside agencies. I don't take short hand so have borrowed devices from coworkers with varied results. After reading the reviews of this Sony IC Recorder I decided to take the plunge and buy my own recorder and I'm so glad I did. The first recording was in a very poorly laid out room, folks at a round table plus a gallery in one corner of the room. I was afraid the recorder wouldn't pick up all the speakers but it did. My first transcription was a piece of cake to hear everyone who spoke. This IC recorder is a keeper.

Great recorder with lots of options. The included software should be Apple compatible.

I have very busy Medical practice and this speeds me up.

I usually do not write reviews, compared to the amount of products that I purchase from BestBuy and Amazon, but definitely I think this product deserves a review. I have been looking for a replacement recorder in order to record conferences in the hospital as the old Olympus voice recorder had a very poor recording quality and mic reception, even with an external Stereo Mic. The conference recordings were unintelligible The Sony ICD-SX712 provides crystal clear recording, excellent ambient noise reduction and easy to use interface. The swivel stereo mics are excellent when one tries to adjust the directionality of the sound / voice. The included stand provides a tripod screw hole, which allows you to connect it to a small tripod ceiling if needed. Would have been much better if the Rechargeable batteries were provided as standard within the package, but I am using my Eneloops. Despite being bit more expensive than the Olympus recorders or the other Sony models, it's worth the extra money for sure. P.S.: You can even use it as an MP3 player, and the sound quality is even better than my Walkman S545!

I sing a capella and need to record rehearsals and coaching sessions. This voice recorder has been an outstanding edition to my rehearsal routine. The microphones can be directed one way, or can spread to pick up sound across the quartet. The attachable stand makes it easy to stand the unit up. I have been extremely pleased with this recorder and would recommend it to anyone who has serious needs for quality voice recordings.

Bought this as a back up audio device for on the fly interviews while traveling. It works great.