Specifications
Battery life
The figures below are guideline values.
4 Alkaline dry cell battery
Recording mode
128 kbps
64 kbps mono
8 kbps mono
4 Nickel-metal hydride rechargeable battery
Recording mode
6
128 kbps
64 kbps mono
8 kbps mono
NOTE
• The 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
1
Cancel]*
, [Voice Balancer]*
• Battery life will be shorter when using a nickel-metal hydride rechargeable battery that
has been used repeatedly.*
• Battery life will be shorter when using a microSD card.
*1 WS-853 model only *2 WS-852 model only
EN
76
When recording with
built-in microphone
41 hours (approx.)
48 hours (approx.)
110 hours (approx.)
When recording with
built-in microphone
30 hours (approx.)
31 hours (approx.)
74 hours (approx.)
1
and [Voice Filter]*
1
During speaker
playback
15 hours (approx.)
15 hours (approx.)
24 hours (approx.)
During speaker
playback
11 hours (approx.)
11 hours (approx.)
16 hours (approx.)
2
functions may affect the battery life).
During earphone
playback
70 hours (approx.)
73 hours (approx.)
90 hours (approx.)
During earphone
playback
49 hours (approx.)
53 hours (approx.)
64 hours (approx.)