Sony has introduced two new Hi-MD portable recorders, the MZ-M100 and MZ-M10 MiniDisc-based field recorders. Both of these recorders were designed for both musicians and broadcast (podcast) professionals.

The new recorders, with removable 1GB MiniDiscs, allow up to 94 minutes of uncompressed recording time and as much as 34 hours in ATRAC3 plus™ format. The low cost of the Hi-MD media, which has a suggested list price of $7, allows users to archive their original recordings and makes data transfer easy and inexpensive.

The recorders also feature a USB port for Macintosh and Windows/PC operating system connectivity to address a range of professional recording applications including music, interviews and field recording.

Features:

The Hi-MD MZ-M100 features a six-line large EL (Organic Electro-luminescence) display and the Hi-MD MZ-M10 has a large five-line LCD display. The new recorders also include:

– ECM-DS 70P stereo microphone
– MDR-EO931 ear bud headphones for improved field monitoring
– Recording capability from multiple sources: mic in jack, USB port for uploading material to MAC or Windows/PC
– Supports PCM linear (44.1 kHz, 16 bit), MP3/ATRAC3® / ATRAC3plus recording formats
– Extended-life rechargeable internal battery

The Hi-MD MZ-M100 and the Hi-MD MZ-M10 should be available in August at suggested list prices of $439.95 and $329.95, respectively.