Zoom H1 review & mic test\r
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The Zoom H1 is a popular device when it comes to beginners looking to improve their audio quality. Great for a podcaster, YouTuber, musician, or journalist. It has good quality audio that you can use as a microphone or as its own portable digital audio recorder. At the end of the review well do an audio quality test so you can hear what the Zoom H1 sounds like. If youre watching this review youre probably looking for a cheap microphone or audio recorder and the Zoom H1 is one of the best that you can get for the money. Its versatile and can be used for many different situations. Its affordable at $99, and its perfect for beginners or amateurs. First off, the build quality isnt great. It feels cheap because its made out of plastic. I dont think its as durable as the more expensive options, but Ive never had a problem with mine. The good thing about that is that the plastic makes it lightweight. It can fit in your pocket. Its small and comp, and thats what I love about the Zoom H1. Its portable. You can take it anywhere. Its also easy to use. Its not too complicated. It doesnt have very many features like the Zoom H4N for example. The H1 is very basic. On the front you have the LCD display and the big record button. On the right side you have the USB port, hold and power button, delete button, play, pause, forward, back, input level buttons, and the line in so you can connect an external microphone. On the other side theres the line out for headphones and the volume up-and-down buttons for playing back your recordings. Theres also a microSD slot. On the bottom theres the speaker because you can ually play back your recordings and listen to them on the device itself. On the back is the battery slot (powered by one AA battery) and three buttons: lo cut, auto level, and the recording format. It supports WAV and MP3. Theres also a tripod mount. On the top there is the X/Y stereo microphone. Now Ill show you how the Zoom H1 works and sounds. If you want record in WAV or MP3 you can adjust the format and bit rate. You can also adjust your input control (or gain). To start recording just press the record button on the front. Now heres the mic test so you can hear the audio quality on the Zoom H1. So far in this video Ive been recording the audio with my Rode VideoMic Pro shotgun mic on my DSLR. Now lets switch over to the Zoom H1 so you can hear how that sounds. Now youre hearing the audio from the Zoom H1 which is about 2 feet away from me with the input control set to about 60, and Im recording in the 320 kbps MP3 format. It does sound good. Ive used this for a lot of my videos. It does work perfectly and produces some great quality audio for $99. I do recommend the Zoom H1 accessory pack. Its another $25 and comes with an adjustable tripod stand, padded shell case, foam windscreen that works as a pop filter, mic clip adapter, AC adapter, and USB cable so you can use this as USB microphone and you can use it to transfer all the files to your computer so you can edit in post. So thats my Zoom H1 review. A good budget microphone thats highly recommend it.\r
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Zoom H1 Digital Recorder Review & Mic Test