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Specifications
The figures below are guideline values.
4 Alkaline dry cell battery
Recording mode
When recording with
built-in microphone
During speaker
playback
During earphone
playback
128 kbps
41 hours (approx.) 15 hours (approx.) 70 hours (approx.)
64 kbps mono
48 hours (approx.) 15 hours (approx.) 73 hours (approx.)
8 kbps mono
110 hours (approx.) 24 hours (approx.) 90 hours (approx.)
4 Nickel-metal hydride rechargeable battery
Recording mode
When recording with
built-in microphone
During speaker
playback
During earphone
playback
128 kbps
30 hours (approx.) 11 hours (approx.) 49 hours (approx.)
64 kbps mono
31 hours (approx.) 11 hours (approx.) 53 hours (approx.)
8 kbps mono
74 hours (approx.) 16 hours (approx.) 64 hours (approx.)
NOTE
• T
he battery life figures shown here were determined using an Olympus test method
(When [LED] is set to [Off]). Actual battery life figures will vary greatly according to the
battery used and usage conditions (Changing the playback speed, or using the [Noise
Cancel]*
1
, [Voice Balancer]*
1
and [Voice Filter]*
2
functions may affect the battery life).
• Battery life will be shorter when using a nickel-metal hydride rechargeable battery that
has been used repeatedly.*
1
• Battery life will be shorter when using a microSD card.
*1 WS-853 model only *2 WS-852 model only
Battery life