Olympus WS-822, WS-823, WS-821 Battery life, During audio file playback all playback modes

Specifications

Battery life

The figures below are guideline values.

4When recording with built-in stereo microphone (using internal memory)

Recording mode		Alkaline dry cell	Nickel-metal hydride
		battery	rechargeable battery
Linear PCM format	44.1 kHz/16 bits*	20 hours (approx.)	15 hours (approx.)
MP3 format	128 kbps	27 hours (approx.)	21 hours (approx.)
WMA format	32 kbps	32 hours (approx.)	24 hours (approx.)
	8 kbps	37 hours (approx.)	28 hours (approx.)

4During audio file playback (all playback modes)

During speaker playback

Recording mode		Alkaline dry cell	Nickel-metal hydride
		battery	rechargeable battery
Linear PCM format	44.1 kHz/16 bits*	19 hours (approx.)	15 hours (approx.)
MP3 format	128 kbps	21 hours (approx.)	17 hours (approx.)
WMA format	32 kbps	21 hours (approx.)	17 hours (approx.)
	8 kbps	24 hours (approx.)	20 hours (approx.)

During earphone playback

Recording mode		Alkaline dry cell	Nickel-metal hydride
		battery	rechargeable battery
Linear PCM format	44.1 kHz/16 bits*	22 hours (approx.)	17 hours (approx.)
MP3 format	128 kbps	29 hours (approx.)	21 hours (approx.)
WMA format	32 kbps	30 hours (approx.)	22 hours (approx.)
	8 kbps	30 hours (approx.)	22 hours (approx.)

* WS-823 and WS-822 models only

4During FM radio mode (using internal memory; WS-823 model only)

During earphone playback

Voice recorder status	Alkaline dry cell	Nickel-metal hydride
	battery	rechargeable battery
Receiving FM radio	12 hours (approx.)	11 hours (approx.)
Recording FM radio (MP3 format 128 kbps)	8 hours (approx.)	8 hours (approx.)

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