Sony PCM-D100 | Worth Buying in 2020?

Reminds me the Sony minidisc witch was the best invention

I am using the PCM-D100 to record nature sounds. Should I use the DSD 2.8Mhz? I still haven't found a good converter for the DSF files

Hi. Can I use the recorder as a simple microphone input to a pc for use with Zoom or Skype please?

A rich and very well made video! Bravo.

Is there a way for this device to work for more than 12 hours in order to leave it all day in a discreet location to capture natural ambiences?
If the recorder turns off, is there a risk of losing the recorded files?
Otherwise do you have suggestions for small discreet recorders that we can easily use for this kind of natural recording (why not with XLR inputs)?
Thank you for sharing ^^

Hi, interesting review 🙂
I was going for the Sony PCM A10, but your review and others almost convince me to buy the D100 😀
What do you think about the A10 ? It is a lot more smaller an lighter (and cheaper) and has some modern features (like start recording at the same time that the video when plugged into a camera, or an smartphone app to control remotely the recorder), but I understand the sound quality is way better with the D100.
Is it possible to have the D100 in a pocket like we would do with a smartphone ?

What about using XLR mic with this device by plugin it with XLR to Jack adapter? If so what kind of XLR mics could be used? Just any or have to be a specific kind?

What is your opinion on this vs Zoom H6, I mostly make acoustic fingerstyle guitar music, wich often tends to be in very low volumes, as I understand it after watching your reviews sony was better at low volumes, and having the opertunety to record some nature ambience would also be very nice, would you recomend sony?

Thank you for te info .How doe sit compare to the ZOOM 6…what is the distance range for recording ?

Thanks for your great reviews! I like your channel!

Plenty of clicking in your audio. After every phrase where you glue audio fragments together there is a click. Match levels – make smooth transitions to avoid clicks.

Hi!

I was planning on buying a recorder with this format mainly to do nature ambient recordings and voice-overs. 50% of its use would be chirping birds, rivers flowing, wind blowing through trees, etc… And the other 50% would be me talking to it from a close distance.

I initially was going to buy the Zoom H5, but after getting to know this one, now I can't really decide. I love the H5's capsule system and its versatility, but the fact that the lower preamps on the Sony make it more suitable for outdoor ambient recordings prevents me from making a final decision.

Another important fact, is that I'll be buying a Rode VideoMic Pro+ or Rode VideoMic Pro in the near future for my DSLR camera. Would a combination of this mic along with the H5 solve its "high" preamps issue for quiet outdoor sounds?

I hope you can help me with this, since I am nervous about spending so much money into equipment with which I am not familiarized.

Kindly regards and thank you in advance

Pablo

Your review is very helpful for me, thank you. I am a teacher, planning to let my students record natural ambiences near our school, homes, places in nature or wild. I'm thinking getting a recorder to capture subtle sounds in nature. Now I am considering between Sony PCM-D100 and PCM-D10. According to your review, D100 is awesome for recording natural sounds, even if without the external MIC, while D10 supports more output MIC such as XLR. I know very little about recording equipments, and with the limited budget, I think I won't consider getting external MIC for now. Also, I read in some review that “D10 will not excel at recording subtle sounds or soft ambiences but it will be all right for medium to loud content like hard effects or dialog up close." So, is D100 a better choice for me than D10, even in 2020? Please give me some suggestions. Thank you heartedly.

Hello there I have a Cannon 600d i want to go out and make videos of our water falls.. there big and loud . I don’t know anything about what I need to buy to do this.
I want to have two mics one low to the water and one up in the air for a clear separation of both channels for a full stereo sound like a asmr or a recorder if that is a better way to go.what setup do you recommend to do this. I would love your help/ input…..Thanks

This video was amazing. Thank you so much. I only have one question, if I would like to record live guitar or record my upright piano for songs to then transfer into Logic Pro x, which would be better? The Zoom H6 or Sony? Thanks to anyone who answers!

I can't decide between the zoom h6 and the sony PCM-D100, the zoom h6 got more mics attachments that I can replace and can put 4 more mics with phantom power (or 6 but 2 of them without phantom power) but I don't see myself using more then the built in microphones attachments but it's still nice to have. Now people say that the PCM-D100 got a batter quality sound then the h6 which is nice to have but it seems quite limited.

Hello, thank you for the video. Can it be connected to a xboom box speaker for sound output?

just watching for 20 sec and im impressed with just your production value.

over 500 quid and not xlr…………………………………… no timecode………………… not even a slate function……….