OPERATING THE ZOOMs
General things to keep in mind - Use the headphones to monitor the audio levels, and then look on screen to make sure that levels are reaching the -12 level with the loudest audio and not passing it (peaking). Try to place the recorder 1-2 meters away from the subject. Always put the wind protector foam over the microphone so as to eliminate wind noise.
- Zoom H2n:
The advantage of the Zoom H2n over the H1 is its ability to record 4 different channels of audio while the H1 allows only for 2. This means that you can add a wireless microphone into the equation, this is ideal for interviews and situation where the subject is in a noisy or crowded place. Here is a video to illustrate the difference of using the H4N microphone vs. the camera mic vs. a wireless lavaliere
- Zoom H1:
Here is a basic tutorial of how to use the H1 zoom recorder, again i cant stress how important it is to monitor the recorder with headphones to get a sense of what is beinng recorded do not simply rely on the lcd screen reading of the digital signal, there might be a sound in the background that you can not hear with your ear but is being picked up by the zoom and then once you try to edit in post the audio is unusable. Another tutorial on H1 Zoom
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