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Zoom Q3HD - A new camera with great sound

10/24/2010

 
Zoom Q3HD Audio Video Recorder
Zoom Q3HD
Audio is often overlooked in most web video, which is unfortunate because poor audio is perhaps the number one reason people stop watching a video.  Dropped frames are forgivable, but if your audio is good, poor video is less noticeable.

Up until recently, getting good audio from a sub-$500 camera was not an option. Then Kodak came out with their Zi8 at about $180 which has an audio-in jack. However, a quality microphone will cost you $200 more.

Samson, the company that brought us the Zoom H2 audio recorder with great sound quality, now have an audio recorder with a HD video camera inside. The Q3HD Handy Video Recorder. This little gadget features 1080p capabilities (at 30 frames per second) and 720p at 30 or 60 frames per second, a 2.4-inch color LCD, NTSC/PAL TV and HDMI outputs, and a USB 2.0 plug. The best feature, of course, is the built-in stereo microphones, so the camera should provide much better audio than your average camera.

I've seen it offered at $299, but I'd have to see a sample before making a purchase. Will the field of view be too narrow?
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