The Linear PCM, ultra-high quality sound LS series now adds the movie recording model, LS-20M to their lineup. Capable of movie uploading to the web*1 and playback on a large-screen TV, the LS-20M greatly expands your recording flexibility, while Magic Movie applies special effects to your video, letting you create your own unique movies.
The latest in Olympus's ever-evolving line of high-audio-quality linear PCM recorders, the new LS-20M delivers the highest quality sound in the series using large directional stereo microphones based on the innovative design concept introduced on the LS-11. With a 90-degree left/right outward orientation, the microphones are configured to capture the most natural sounding stereophonic audio possible. The chassis has been specially designed to maximize performance by optimizing the aperture ratio and the space around the microphones. The high-fidelity sound captured by the microphones is perfectly recorded by the 96-kHz/24-bit non-compressed linear PCM audio recording system, which boasts a wide dynamic range and even higher quality than a music CD.
90-degree microphone unit layout
Audio recording level can be adjusted either automatically or manually. Auto adjustment is convenient when you want to start a recording immediately, while manual adjustment allows you to independently set the recording level in 30 steps for High and Low microphone sensitivity settings. To ensure optimum recording quality, sound distortion is suppressed by a built-in limiter that operates whenever the volume of input sound is too high.
As a leading innovator in both the digital camera and IC recorder fields, Olympus has developed a wealth of advanced audio and video technology. This has led to the development of our first linear PCM recorder with movie recording capability, offering a unique combination of high-quality audio and video recording not available from previous camcorders. The LS-20M is compatible with three video resolution modes, from the handy MPEG-4/VGA (640 x 480 pixels) format to the 720p HDTV format (1,280 x 720 pixels) and full HD with 1,080 scanning lines for optimal picture performance and today's latest large-screen high-definition TVs. You'll be able to select the audio and video recording modes best suited to your application, for example, you can use the full HD + PCM modes for a valuable recording that you expect to keep and the VGA + MP3 modes for recordings you plan to upload to a website.
When connected to a PC, you can upload videos recorded with the LS-20M to YouTube or another video hosting website and share your movies with friends around the world. When you record with VGA video and MP3 audio, the resulting movie files will be smaller, making it easy to upload them quickly to the web. With the LS-20M's PC camera function, you can stream live video that you're shooting straight to the web via a PC and distribute it via a streaming website such as Ustream. You can monitor the loop-through video on the LCD display so it's easy to set the optimum camera position. Distributing real-time live performance video high-quality linear PCM sound has never been easier.
The LS-20M comes with a selection of preset video effects - Rock, Pop, Pinhole and Sketch - that you can apply to your video recordings, to create unique music videos of your very own.
Original
Pop
Pinhole
Rock
Sketch
The LS-20M comes with a variety of functions to support high-quality movie recording. These include digital zooming to capture subjects even from a great distance and image stabilization to prevent blurring due to camera shake when shooting under low light or high magnification.
Five preset animation patterns are available. You can select whichever one best complements the tone and ambience of the audio recording you are going to play back.
Run!
Equalizer
Pink Line
Mysterious Tree
Rainy Blue
The LS-20M can be connected to a digital TV through an HDMI cable. This makes it possible to view full 1080p HD movies recorded with the LS-20M on a widescreen high-definition TV.
USB connecting cable, Lithium-ion rechargeable battery, F-3AC USB-AC adapter, SD Card (2 GB)
*1 Movie uploading directly to the internet is not supported by the LS-20M. A PC connected to the Internet is required.
