SANYO ICR-FP700D Digital Stereo MP3 Voice Recorder with Expandable SD Card Memory Slot

First, specifications require SD or SDHC memory cards from 512 to 8 GB. Not all cards are the same and recording on different cards may cause the recorded sound to skip; therefore, the recorder may have to be used to reformat the card. I suggest to make a sample recording first. The card provided is manufactured by Toshiba.

The ICR-FP700D records Stereo 192kbps @ 60-20k Hz, Stereo 64kbps @ 60-7.5k Hz and Mono 32kbps @ 60-6.5k Hz. High quality recording requires more card memory where low quality recording requires less card memory: Figure approximately 10 hours recording for 1 gig of memory for High Quality Stereo Sound and approximately 60 hours recording for 1 gig of memory for Low Quality Mono Sound. Battery life for recording varies depending on sound and battery quality so figure approximately 15 to 30 hours from an alkaline battery.

To get any quality from such a little device is a good thing. The ICR-FP700D currently is the only model that can...Read more

I've been looking for an SD card-based recorder for some time. And while I have a couple of MP3 players that can record audio it's nice to find a dedicated voice recorder that uses replaceable SD cards.

The ICR-FP700D is the stereo version of the monophonic SANYO ICR-FP600D Digital MP3 Voice Recorder. It features a black instead of a whitish/silver case. The shiny black case does tend to accentuate fingerprints. But I'm more into functionality than aesthetics.

Compared to my older Panasonic flash-based voice recorder this device doesn't come with proprietary drivers or software. It records directly to SD cards. In fact it has no internal memory of its own so SD cards are required for use (no big deal). A separate SD card reader isn't required because it also has its own USB port. The recorder is simply...Read more

I had high hopes for this little recorder but it just didn't work all that well. The worst problem is the playback of the messages you record - they sound scratchy and have a slight hiss. The speaker is VERY small and doesn't reproduce sound that well. When I listed to the recordings on my computer, they sounded better - however, I had purchased this recorder to record notes to myself and listen back from the device - not the computer.

Also, the little door for the SD card is so flimsy - it would be only a matter of time before it breaks off. The surface is a shiny black and really shows finger smudges.

Another thing, it is decribed as having four folders - it does have 4 folders but only ONE can be used for recorded messages made with the device - this is the folder named MIC. The others folders are for line recordings and other things. I was quite disappointed with that - I like to put different kinds of messages in different folders.

It is...Read more