handheld recorder

Pocket sound device

A handheld recorder is a portable device for capturing audio, small enough to hold in one hand.

Musicians use them to capture ideas, journalists for interviews, and field researchers for ambient sound.

The term distinguishes these compact units from larger recording equipment: She pulled out a handheld recorder and asked if I minded being taped.

Related

audio diary · portable · digital · audio · journalist · interview · playback · rewind · pause · red light · ambient sound · pocket · batteries · notes · transcription · capture · sound bite · memo

Opposites
professional production context

handheld recorderstudio setup

Equipped creative workspace

recording studio · studio equipment · broadcast studio · mixing desk

mounting and operation method

handheld recorderfixed camera

Immobile recording apparatus

surveillance system

recording vs. playback function

handheld recorderplayback device

Machine that reproduces media

player · speaker · amplifier · monitor

Family

hand, held, recorder, hands, handed, handing, handy, handle, handful

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G