Home > Consumer Reviews > Olympus TP-7 Telephone Recording Device
Olympus TP-7 Telephone Recording Device
See it at Amazon.com for $19.99Average Customer Rating
(4.5 out of 5)
Amazon Customer Reviews
Most Helpful First | Newest First | + Share3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Works Fine
(5 out of 5) by Jay Gourley on May 9, 2008 (Washington, DC)This product works great. Everything wrong with it is obvious by the nature of its design. You won't have any bad surprises if you buy it. The user has to put the device in his ear and keep the phone on that ear throughout the conversation in order for it to work. That's hardly convenient and makes it incompatible with a phone headset. But that's obvious from the way it works. That obvious inconvenience aside, the device works great with any kind of handset.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Olympus Telephone Pickup TP-7 - Microphone
(5 out of 5) by Charles S. Genne on Mar 13, 2007 (Milw. WI.)delivered on time and works very well
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Beware of loud static in your recordings from cellular interference!
(1 out of 5) by D. Hall on Oct 20, 2008 (Austin, TX)I bought this product thinking it would answer my needs for recording interviews conducted by cell phone.
However, after plugging the device into my Olympus digital voice recorder and doing a test run, I realized a major flaw. The recording was full of cell phone interference and was basically not listenable. It was the same sort of buzzing/static you often hear if your cell phone is in use near computer speakers.
It appears that this device offers no shielding from this electromagnetic interference. Considering that it was made to be used with cell phones, this is an enormous design flaw. From what I understand, this interference is present on all GSM phones and it definitely is present on my AT&T Blackberry.
A major letdown and I will be returning the product as a result. Hopefully I can find another recording option for use with cell phones.
However, after plugging the device into my Olympus digital voice recorder and doing a test run, I realized a major flaw. The recording was full of cell phone interference and was basically not listenable. It was the same sort of buzzing/static you often hear if your cell phone is in use near computer speakers.
It appears that this device offers no shielding from this electromagnetic interference. Considering that it was made to be used with cell phones, this is an enormous design flaw. From what I understand, this interference is present on all GSM phones and it definitely is present on my AT&T Blackberry.
A major letdown and I will be returning the product as a result. Hopefully I can find another recording option for use with cell phones.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
Kind of a crapshoot
(1 out of 5) by John G. Pendleton on Jun 30, 2008 (Denver)The TP7 I recieved from Adorama Camera didn't function and Adorama didn't seem to care much, so good luck with this earpiece. You pays your money and you takes your chances.
I had better luck just turning an "open air" earbud around to face into the phone's earpiece, holding it in place with a rubber band and getting completely buzz-free recording.
I had better luck just turning an "open air" earbud around to face into the phone's earpiece, holding it in place with a rubber band and getting completely buzz-free recording.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
It works --> pus TP-7 Telephone Pickup
(5 out of 5) by Diana M on Jun 12, 2007 (USA)No complaints. Works as advertised. A bit uncomfortable in the ear, but probably would be a problem only for long interviews... Otherwise it works well. Also,probably works better with a handheld phone vs a cell phone (which is what I used). Also, works if using a headset and connecting to the internet via skype.
Would buy again.
Would buy again.