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Re: zoom Q3

It does look good.
I've been using the H2
and the onboard mics are excellent, so unless Zoom
downgraded for their later models  it'll be possible to make
great recordings.

£199 in uk
$249 US

for comparison, the audio only H2 is £150 these days.




3 reservations.
1) the H2 & H4 do the recording volume (and limiting) in the digital 
domain, 
  *after* any overload distortion. I doubt my H2 would cope with a loud 
band.
   Did Zoom address that issue? It would mean adding a VCA to the circuit 
at
    extra expense and/or quality loss. 
2) the audio will only sound good if the camera stays in one position 
   ( so ignore the  "make your own movie perfect sound" hype)
3) the supplied editing software. 

andy butler

ps.
the alternative is to record the audio separately and re-sync,
which means you can use the camera you already have 


    

nemoguitt@aol.com wrote:
>   this looks sweet!......i want one!
> 
>