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Sony recently opened its largest flagship store in Southeast Asia at 313@Somerset #02-28 to 37 (directly opposite Starbucks). It occupies 9,902 square feet (920sqm) of floor area and its opening hours are from 10am to 10pm daily.

As a Sony member, we are given S$50 to spend at that store and surprisingly when I went there, there is nothing interesting for me to buy. Instead it is my mom who used the voucher and bought the Sony Digital Voice Recorder – ICD-UX543F for S$189 so that she can record meeting minutes.

She chose the Blue because the Black is out of stock. It comes with a 4GB internal memory and you can expand the memory with a MicroSD card. It records stereo audio by default in 192kbps or 128kbps MP3. If you want higher quality, you can record in LPCM. It comes with a built-in USB so that you can charge the recorder and transfer the recorded audio to your computer without the need of any USB cable.

It comes with a built-in microphone (duh!) and supports external microphone though it’s Mic-In Jack.

Specifications

• General
  • Built-In memory: 4GB
  • PC Connectivity: Yes
  • Recording Format: Linear PCM/MP3
  • Playback Format: LPCM/MP3/AAC/WMA
  • Messages/Folders: 4074/400 (199 file in each folder)
  • Earphone Jack: Yes
  • Battery type: Built-In Lithium Battery
  • Dimension (W x H x D): Approx 36.6 x 101.5 x 10.5 mm
  • Weight (including batteries): Approx 49g
  • Mic-In Jack: Yes
  • Speaker Power: 150mW
  • Speaker Size: 16mm
  • Functionality: Scene Select, Voice-Operated Recording (VOR), Noise Cut Function (Clear Voice), Low Cut Filter, Digital Pitch Control, Radio recording (FM), FM Tuner, USB Charge, Microphone Input, Track Mark, Sync Recording
• Quality: Recording time (4GB) / Battery Life
  • LPCM (44.1kHz, 16-bit): 6 Hours / 22 Hours
  • MP3 (44.1kHz, 128kbps): 44 Hours 40 Minutes / 26 Hours
  • MP3 8kbps (Mono): 1,073 Hours / 30 Hours