USING DIGITAL CAMERA FOR VOICE RECORDING...?????????????????

MOST crucial decision - please please help me...!!!!!!!!!

please please read the whole post....please have patience....

WHAT I WANT:

To be able to record lectures delivered by my professor so that I can later on listen it

while commuting and also make notes.

WHY I WANT:

Because our professor delivers lecture at a very very rapid pace and although it is great

listening him and understanding his concepts...its so so fast that its impossible to write

or make note of anything...

This creates problem because although I am able to understand everything while he teaches

BUT later on I forget everything as I am unable to make any notes.

The net result is I am where I was when the classes started.

WHAT I AM THINKING:

I gave a thought to my problem very deeply and discussed with some people and the only

solution that appears is TO RECORD THE ENTIRE LECTURE DAILY....so that I can make notes

from it later on at my ease...

WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS:

After doing a very thorough and deep analysis on net and gathering as much information as

was possible for me...I concluded that I am having the following options:

A. To record the lectures using dedicated digital voice recorders such from companies like

Sony and Olympus.

OR

D. To record the lectures using a DIGITAL CAMERA (which has excellent inbuilt microphone

for voice recording too or attaching the DIGITAL CAMERA with external microphone)...

WHY I WANT TO USE a digital camera FOR voice recording function when as said in option A

above that dedicated digital voice recorders are available which are say far less expensive

than a digital camera:

Because I had a long dream of having one digital camera (although i just know what are

common benefits of digital cameras and few brand names like canon and kodak...nothing else

in detail about any particular model)...

WHY I AM CONFUSED:

Because

1. I do not own personally any of the two devices in options referred above and therefore

unable to make a choice which one suits my needs best

AND

2. Dont know whether a digital camera would be MOST suitable for purpose of recording class

lectures from a reasonable distance (say 5-10 feets away) for 3-4 hours lectures.

BOTTOM LINE:

Is the voice recording function of a digital camera good enough to also be used as a

standalone digital voice recording device...????????????????????????????????????

PLEASE HELP ME DECIDE..........................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE HELP ME DECIDE..........................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE HELP ME DECIDE..........................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PLEASE HELP ME DECIDE..........................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My budget is very very flexible (which means that I am ready to spend upto Indian Rs 30000

which is roughly USD $ 600, if required).

The single most imporatnt reason I am intending to buy such a gadget is to record the class

lectures daily which are normally of 3-4 hours duration and the professor and my sitting

distance varies from 1 feet to 10 feets.

If i get extra features of having a digital camera also Its welcome BUT this digital voice

recording feature is something which I do NOT want to be compromised.

Please suggest me what should be my ideal choice and what costs i would incur. If possible

please specify the exact product number or detail or specification.

I Know I have written a very very long story and it must have tested your patience and

consumed a lot of your valuable time. I genuinely and most sincerely appreciate your time

and effort with me from the bottom of my heart and trust me I am really in serious trouble

or else would NOT have written such a long story.

I am very anxiously awaiting the words of wisdom and valuable advice from more

knowledgebale and experienced (and most importantly helpful) members here.

I am sure that someone here will be able to help me out with his advice and suggestions.

Again I express my deepest sincerest appreciation and gratitude for reading this post and

possibly replying.

Please reply in detail and advice to your best as your decision may be very very crucial

and infact the whole basis on which I am going to make the purchase. So please be concerned

and kind.

Thanks and best of regards

Most sincerely

Sunando Ghosh
Kolkata, India

sunandoghosh (at) rediffmail (dot) com

P.s. If u wish to add anything which i might have missed or suggest differently please feel

free to do so.