Compare Olympus DM-450 vs DM-550

If you can have a favourite digital voice recorder then the Olympus DM-450 or DM-550 would have to be it. Packed full of features, looks good, easy to use, superb audio pickup and recording and Mac and Windows compatible you really can't ask for much more.

Easily one of our best selling units the DM-450 and DM-550 can do it all; record meetings, lectures, conferences and for the journalists if you don't have one of these units you are not serious about your sound bites. For the nature lovers, those who like to record bird song or frog call the DM-550 with its linear PCM recording will appeal to you and the creative musicians amongst us the DM-550 will capture every chord in glorious high quality PCM and with adjustable record levels.

So what are the subtle differences between the Olympus DM-450 and DM-550 other than the colour of the shell? Head over to our latest blog post where we review the recorders and showcase their features.