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Pocket Recorder/Multitrack from Zoom belonging to the H series

Oliviercool Oliviercool

«  Recorder low cost good quality »

Published on 03/07/11 at 14:14
Value For Money : Excellent
Recorder "on hand" micro SDHC card

Recorder "on hand"? I was skeptical at first, user devices ferving shoulder. The first portable memory card I had was in fact an Edirol R-44, a four channel shoulder. I am therefore surprised to find myself now with more in my park no less than four writers "at hand".

Suffering from lack of autonomy of the Edirol R-44 (only 4 hours on 4 AA batteries), I first obtained as a recorder "hand" the Sony PCM-M10 for its exceptional battery life (between 19 and 42 hours on 2 AA batteries !!!). But as his microphone did not follow (lack of stereo image), I got the Nagra Ares-ML 4 GB with stereo microphone capsule green band and there in this field, I obviously made a huge leap forward and with less autonomy but quite acceptable (10 hours on 2 AA batteries). But the problem is that it does not have thread for camera tripod. To compensate for this and in any case have a good couple of new features compared to Nagra, I got myself a Zoom H4n which is a true Swiss Army knife of sound recording. But it really lacks discretion. So I told myself that this photo says H1, while being mounted on a tripod and while remaining discreet, he could do the trick for certain situations. Especially as cheap and simple to implement, I can not lend it to another virtually "anyone", it is not harmful.

Like what, sometimes you have multiple recorders (here 5!) To cover a wide spectrum of applications miking. The two main course I use the Edirol are made for very technical and the Nagra to catch very nomadic. And two, when I do not know in advance what I am recording, I take my H4n: I'm sure I can answer almost any situation or almost. Sony, He acts as my music player or recorder enduring. And in winter when the temperature drops below freezing and the batteries are empty almost ten times faster, it is important to have a lot of margin to autonomy. This is where the Sony comes out with flying colors thanks to its exceptional battery life. I should also have in addition the Zoom H2 because it too has a unique feature: it saves in 4 runs with 4 mics (1 per track) surround sound for next to nothing but good because I do not hesitate 'm not very surround. Moreover, I find that the screen is mounted on the wrong side. And 4 hours of battery life: it is too tight. And this photo H1, it combines discretion Nagra close but with the added thread camera.

This recorder is really low cost in every sense of the term. From the perspective of size, it is tiny. From the perspective of functionality, it has just the minimum subsistence nothing more, not like the H4n. From the perspective of price, it beats all records for a floor price. At the point of view screen: in the blink of oeuil there without getting lost in all the menus. In view instructions too: it is just read a leaflet and experienced half hour chrono. The recorder is quickly put into service. It is low cost even at the battery: it takes 10 hours on one AA battery. When the lights, it goes directly into standby registration.

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