Reddit reviews Sony ICD-AX412 Stereo Digital Voice Recorder

I've been using one of these for audio. I use it for taking notes on the job, but I have it set up for continuous recording. With a large enough SD card and a low enough sampling rate, it can hold weeks worth of 24/7 audio. It's got a "hold" switch that blocks all buttons to record continuously.

Upside for me is that I can record continuously and just press the T-mark button before I take a new note. At the end of the day, I'll have an 8-12 hour file, but playback will jump straight to those T-marks.

I'd say that this works OK, and would probably work better if I figure out some way for my computer to manage T-marked files. (I need to come up with a semi-autonomous way to pull the marked audio and transfer it to a new file)

I've been looking for a wearable audio/video recorder for EDC. It needs to:

1. have "loop" recording w/ simple, 1-button protection for the last 30 minutes of video. Without this, you have to constantly mess with the device and it's simply not useful for everyday carry. I've seen several cameras marketed with this feature, but all of them I've seen are designed as dash cameras, and don't adapt well to wearable.
   
   
2. accept a 32gb or larger SD or microSD card,
   
   
3. have sufficient battery life to enable it to record at least 24 hours continuously.
   
   
4. have USB connection for data dump and charging. Bonus for bluetooth or wifi.
   
   
5. be legitimately wearable: small enough and sturdy enough to wear on shirt pocket or clipped to a belt.
   
   
6. Have close to a 180 degree field of view. The wider the better.
   
   
7. Should take alkaline of NiMH AA or AAA batteries, but a swappable LIon would be OK. Also, it should be able to record with USB charger connected.
   
   
8. Price must be under $200, should be under $150.

I have a Sony ICD-AX412 and you're going to need This and this. This will plug to your headset and the aircraft so you can capture high quality audio. It only sucks cuz you have to sync audio and video in editing.

something like this (I'm short on money..)

this


or

this ?

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-ICD-AX412-Stereo-Digital-Recorder/dp/B004M8STL8/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1406169612&sr=1-2&keywords=sony+digital+voice+recorders -- put that on a stool near you before your sets, it'll help you hear exactly how you sound, and we'll be able to tell too!

http://www.amazon.com/Sony-ICD-AX412-Digital-Memory-Recorder/dp/B004M8STL8

This is a wonderful device, get some Velcro from home depot. I think it comes in 3" strips, cut that in half. Separate the velcro strip, stick one half on recorder, other half to what you want to adhere the recorder too. You can set it to only record when there is sound, set it so all the lights are off. You can place it somewhere and depending on noise level, it can record for up to three days, on one set of AAA batteries. Attach to your computer, download MP3.