I knew the Marantz PMD620 was small. But so far I hadn’t seen any photos of the device comparing it to other objects, so we couldn’t say just how small.
Susan A. Kitchens of Family Oral History Using Digital Tools got a chance to check out the 620 last week and she uploaded a photo of the flash recorder in her hand. And I have to say, it makes my Zoom H4 look huge.
Not too much else to report. She plugged in a mic and headphones and the PMD620 sounded decent. But it’s hard to really test things like the mic preamps when you’re recording in a noisy setting like a showroom floor.
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Agree that the Marantz PMD620 is smaller than the Zoom H4. But it’s worth knowing that I have big hands. If I do more of these “recorder in my hand” photos, I think I should also do a “calibration” image of a box of Altoids in my hand, too. Or an iPod. 🙂
Haha, that’s good to know. I saw someone describe the PMD620 as the size of a pack of cigarettes. Would you say that’s fair?
Yeah. close to it. I’ve got an ipod here (3rd gen, 4 buttons across top) and in my hand it looks nearly same size (Marantz is thicker). Will hafta post photo of same to the bottom of my PMD 620 article.
Haha, that's good to know. I saw someone describe the PMD620 as the size of a pack of cigarettes. Would you say that's fair?