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Creative Zen

Creative Zen

Creative Zen X-Fi

Creative Zen X-Fi

Sony S710

Sony S710
General
Dimensions: 100.0 x 78.0 x 15.0 mm 83.0 x 55.0 x 11.3 mm 83.0 x 55.0 x 12.7 mm 47.4 x 84.6 x 16.2 mm
Weight: 190.0 g 65.0 g 68.0 g 52.0 g
Colors: Silver Black silver / black Black, Red, Silver, Pink
Price: $200 $80 / $130 / $200 / $250 / $350 $180 / $200 / $280 $150 / $200
Storage
Memory Type: Hard Drive Flash Flash Flash
Capacity: 30GB 2GB / 4GB / 8GB / 16GB / 32GB 8GB / 16GB / 32GB 4GB / 8GB
Hard Drive Size: 1.8" N/A N/A N/A
Expansion Slot: SD, SDHC SD, SDHC
Screen
Display Type: LCD LCD LCD LCD
Display Size: 3.5" 2.5" 2.5" 1.8"
Display Resolution: 320x240 320x240 320x240 320x240
Display Color: 16.7m 16.7m 16.7m 262k
Touch Display: No No No No
TV Out: Yes No No No
TV-out optional
Supported Formats
Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, Audible MP3, WMA, AAC
Video: MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV, H.264 DivX, XviD, WMV, Other MPEG-4, DivX, XviD, WMV MPEG-4, H.264
Photo: JPEG, BMP, PNG JPEG JPEG JPEG
Other: N/A N/A N/A N/A
With optional software plug-ins: - AAC3 - AC3 - H.264 -M-PEG-1 - MPEG-2 also MJPEG. Supports MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 through transcoding. XviD and DivX supported up to 320 x 240 max. resolution. Linear PCM Audio
Battery
Battery Type: Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable Non-Removable
Audio Life: 12.0 hours 25.0 hours 35.0 hours 33.0 hours
Video Life: 4.0 hours 5.0 hours 5.0 hours 8.0 hours
Controls
Control Type: Tactile Tactile Tactile Tactile
Dedicated Volume Buttons: No No No Yes
Recording
Video Recording: Yes No No No
Audio Recording Format: WAV WAV WAV N/A
Audio Recording Options: Line-in Voice Voice N/A
Line-in through DVR, optional.
Accessories
Included Accessories: Stereo headphones, DVR Station Adapter, Leather Pouch, USB Cable N/A standard usb, EP-830 earbuds, software CD Noise Canceling Headphones, Proprietary USB Cable, Dock Insert
Available Accessories: DVR Station, helmet cam, Cases N/A Leather Case, Silicon Case, Armband, Screen Protector, Speaker Dock Cases, Docks, Speaker Docks, Bluetooth Adapter
Music Browsing & Management
File Browsing: ID3 Tag, File Folder ID3 Tag ID3 Tag ID3 Tag, File Folder
On-the-go Playlists: Yes Yes Yes No
On-the-go Deleting: Yes Yes Yes No
Bookmarks: No Yes Yes No
Data Transfer
Transfer Protocol: MTP/MSC User Select MTP MTP MTP
Connection Type: Proprietary Connection Standard USB Standard USB Proprietary Connection
OS Compatibility: Windows, Mac, Linux Windows Windows Windows
Wireless: N/A N/A Wi-Fi N/A
Wi-Fi not available on the 8GB model
Audio
Audio Enhancements: Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, Preset EQ Custom EQ, X-Fi Custom EQ, Preset EQ
Audio Features: N/A Volume Limiter Volume Limiter Volume Limiter
X-Fi is emulated DDSE Sound Enhancer, Dynamic Normalizer, Clear Stereo, Virtual Acoustic Sound Engine
Miscellaneous
Radio Band: N/A FM FM FM
Additional Features: N/A N/A N/A The S720 is identical to the S610 but includes noise canceling headphones.
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