Audio changes everything. So many people try their hand at film making and think that capturing beautiful video images has landed them in the Academy Awards only to realize that once the film is finished, poor audio quality completely drags the overall experience into the mud. These days, traditional methods of capturing audio have all but been lost. Boom mics are still around but most people don’t have the money or patience to pay a who crew for audio unless they are of course on a big budget. With the age of reality TV and exposed audio packs simply numbing our society, wireless and fixed microphones have really built a market and thus recorders like the Olympus DM-620 were designed.
Today, I’m talking about a recorder I just purchased with hopes of achieving great sound on budget. The Olympus DM-620 (which replaced the DM-520) is a next generation budget field recording device with some really great features. As with all me reviews, I can’t help but complain about a few small things, but overall, the recorder is very usable. I like that its very small, and there are not moving buttons on it. This allows for much more control over the lock or “hold” feature so that when you walk away from your subject, you can be assured they won’t accidentally ruin your settings.
Watch this video review to learn if the Olympus DM-620 might be a great portable option for your next production!