Rick, I also found that the 1.0 version was a little better where the internal microphone is concerned, but even then, the lowest sensitivity would distort in a loud room in my experience. There needs to be greater range.
Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 20:37:17 -0400, Rick Harmon wrote: >It worked well on the 1.0 firmware but they boosted the level in the 1.1 >firmware beta where it's too sinsitive on setting 1. >Rick >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Steve Jacobson" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 2:20 PM >Subject: Re: [GW-Booksense] recordings >William, >I have found the internal microphone to be very sensitive. If one is >recording a speaker at a distance in a quiet room, it >performs very well. It is possible to distort the recording with the >internal microphone as you have noted, but I suspect >this is something that will be resolved with new software upgrades since >there is some ability to control levels there. One >has the ability to control microphone sensitivity from the recording submenu >of the global menu, but more range would be >useful. I have had very good success with an external microphone. For me, >the ability to have the flexibility of recording >on an SD card and to be able to use high-quality MP3 or WAV file formats >makes the BookSense a nice recording >device. >On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 08:37:19 +0100, william lomas wrote: >> hi, when I heard a recording someone made with a booksense, in a >>review for a UK-based magazine it sounded distorted is this always the >>case with the internal mike? >>WIll
