OT: Zoom Q3 video camera
Steve Freides
camera, and the fact that the audio is apparently the same as a Zoom H2
is making it sound _very_ attractive. The downside, I'm told, is that
idea audio and video recording distances from the subject are not the
same.
Many thanks in advance for any feedback on this one.
-S-
Brad Anders
I haven't tried a Q3, but I love my H2. For a majority of recordings,
it's a hell of a lot simpler and easy to deal with than my Tascam or
my Pro Tools LE setup. It's also a great tool for doing non-musical
recordings - meetings, events, and just the general sounds of an
environment. I took it with us to Cabo, and did a number of surround
recordings of the marketplace and a glass factory we toured. I
converted the recordings to 5.1 and played them back on my HT setup -
really amazing.
Like Tommy, I have a Creative Vado HD for video. Audio from it is
marginal, but the video is amazingly good for such a cheap camera. I'd
recommend what Tommy is doing, use both for doing A/V recording, and
use the software Tashi recommended to sync the playback. Using two
devices will let you place them optimally instead of being stuck to a
single location.
Brad Anders
Steve Freides
Tommy Grand
Brad, Steve here, has me on perm ignore, but be sure to tell him he
needs this to go with the Vado:
http://www.amazon.com/SunPak-620-786-Sunpak-Mini-Spider-Tripod/dp/B00009W3TY/ref=pd_cp_p_2
Brad Anders
> This one:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Labs-Camcorder-Generation-Accents/dp/B...
>
That's a great deal, I got my Vado HD from Amazon, too, lowest price
by far.
Steve, Tommy says you need a tripod, too. You can get the small ones:
http://www.amazon.com/SunPak-620-786-Sunpak-Mini-Spider-Tripod/dp/B00...
... like this. My suggestion is to get one of these and also get a
decent full-sized tripod. I use a tripod and a monopod with my Vado
and my digital camera all the time, makes a huge difference in ease of
use and image quality.
Brad Anders
Steve Freides
-S-