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Zoom H5 Handy Recorder

4.6/5
Product ID: 1911894
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  • Compatible Devices
    Laptop
  • Brand
    Zoom
  • Hardware Interface
    Unknown
  • Microphone Form Factor
    Built-In
  • Format
    WAV
  • Headphones Jack
    3.5
🎤2 x XLR/TRS Inputs
💾32 GB Storage
🔊24-bit/96kHz Audio

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Description

🎧 Elevate Your Sound Game!

  • COMPACT PORTABLE - Lightweight design (115g) makes it your perfect travel companion.
  • DUAL BATTERY POWER - Run on 2 Lithium Polymer batteries for extended recording sessions.
  • BUILT IN MICROPHONE - Includes a high-quality XY microphone for instant recording.
  • CAPTURE EVERY DETAIL - Experience professional-grade audio with 24-bit/96kHz recording.
  • VERSATILE CONNECTIVITY - Seamlessly connect via USB or SDHC for ultimate flexibility.

The Zoom H5 Handy Recorder is a versatile 4-in/2-out modular field recording system designed for professionals on the go. With dual XLR/TRS combination inputs, a built-in XY microphone, and 32 GB of storage, it captures high-fidelity audio at 24-bit/96kHz. Its compact design and dual battery operation make it ideal for any recording environment, ensuring you never miss a moment.

Specifications

Memory Storage Capacity32 GB
Screen Size1.9
Number of Batteries2 Lithium Polymer batteries required.
Microphone Operation ModeStereo
Microphone Form FactorBuilt-In
FormatWAV
Headphone Jack2.5 millimeters
Hardware ConnectivityUSB, USB Streaming, SDHC, Secure Digital Card
Item Weight115 Grams
Item Dimensions D x W x H1.7"D x 2.6"W x 5.3"H

Reviews

4.6

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D**R

Excellent recorder, easy to set up, high quality sound

Excellent recorder, easy to set up. The audio quality is high throughout the frequency range, I use it to record my band, and also to monitor our sound from offstage.The mounts on the XYH-5 mic attachment are a little fragile, they're just plastic. More on that later. I love how it has a knob to control the overall gain, and then the body has two knobs for the other inputs.The extra two inputs are pretty handy, because you get the stereo room sound from the XY attachment, and then you can mic your voice and one other thing separately to make it possible to enhance your mix.It's easy to use, but you have to set the time pretty often. I wish it had a bigger capacitor to maintain the clock when you're charging batteries. It maintains it for a little while, like if you change batteries instead of charging.The feel of it is dense and solid, and I like the rounded edges and satin finish. The buttons are flush to the body and have a nice, short throw, but clicky so you know you've actuated it.My only caveat is that the microphone mounting is a little fragile. I had it on a stand that got tipped over, and one of the mic mounts broke. I sent a pic of it to Zoom and they replaced it. But that mount is so fragile, I'd like to be able to put a metal screen around it. Or just have it made of metal. The recorder comes with a foam windscreen, I put that on every time I record just to be safe.

J**E

Works well as portable audio recorder

Very good sound isolation from handling and button pressing. Like the ability to connect other mics. Screen and buttons clear and pretty straight forward.

A**C

Incredible little instrument!

****Updated: See negatives section. ****I have owned this device for almost 6 months now. The more I use it the more I am blown away by its capabilities and all the different situations and ways I can use it. I use it as is (no extra mikes) and the only thing I upgraded is the memory card.The mic unit it ships with is incredibly sensitive and when recording there is no delay whatsoever. It still amazes me that technology allows such instantaneous sound reproduction. I think it may pickup the sound of a pin drop. The mic is also very faithful in terms of range of frequencies. At least for me - it seems to record everything I hear and when I play the sound back - the highs the lows and everything in between is there. Stereo imaging is excellent!I've used it for live show recordings using only the included mic and have had mixed results - placement is very important even in a studio-like sound proofed room. I recorded one show with a feed directly from the mixer and I was beyond thrilled with the results. The band I sing with was also happy to have such a good reproduction of the show. My bass player commented that he had never heard bass captured so well and the loved the results. The quality of the playback of recorded sound is also unbelievable. It makes sense that they should include such awesome playback in this device - its the best way to tell if you got an awesome recording or not. It made me realize that my laptop needed an external DAC because the same WAV file sounded positively horrid on it. I had to go back to the H5n to make sure I was not going crazy with how poor the file sounded on my laptop. The challenge now is how to convert the raw files created on the H5n to a media format that does not lose all the detail. I have used it to provide sound to my D610 and obviously - this is way better than the D610s internal mic - not a fair comparison IMHO.The negatives:- The folder structure is so weird! Whose idea was this? Fire them! Ok, too harsh - but do give them a good talking to. Overall, if making a beautiful and easy to navigate and intuitive folder structure will take anything away from the quality of sound and the ease with which this lets you record - don't bother.- The unit allows you to set a backup recording that will record a few DB below the setting you selected. This option is available only for the mic that comes attached and L and R is controlled by one level knob. Don't get me wrong - this is a GREAT feature. It would be an AWESOME feature if it allowed similar backup tracks for other inputs also. The 2 second buffer is another fantastic feature.-I wish I got the H6 now. If this unit is so awesome and opens up so many possibilities - imagine how awesome the H6 must be. :-( You get he point - this isn't really a negative.The negatives, besides the one about backup track recording - are not worth docking it any stars. This is primarily a sound recording device - and that it is phenomenally good at doing.*New negative added after , what, 6 years? :-) The device has become sticky. The rubber like finish it had to give good grip, has broken down into something that just wants to stick to your hands. This despite it being always stored in its case. After it turned sticky I pretty much leave it lying around here and there out of the case. So, I still use it but try to handle it as little as possible. And after all these years, it still functions as it did the day I took it out of its box. Still an excellent piece of audio equipment.

K**H

What an amazing recorder! Simple to use, picks up sound wonderfully!

This review is for the Zoom H5 Four-Track Portable Recorder.I can't express just how cool, reliable, and neat this thing is, and I'm not even using it for its intended purpose. I was getting married in the Atrium of a huge cruise ship and trying to creatively recording video/audio of my own wedding since the ship doesn't provide videography services on-board. My plan was to use two GoPros to capture the video, and the Zoom to capture the audio since GoPros are known to have not-so-great audio recording quality. Since one GoPro wound up being defective, I used a single GoPro and iPad to record the video instead. I planted this little sucker on a tripod right in front of the ceremony, and the audio quality was perfect! It was so easy to use I didn't even need to read the instructions.Sometimes I have the need to record phone conversations when dealing with vendors, and since my old recorder didn't allow me to export the audio easily I figured let's see if this device can help since I already own it. Sure enough, I just plug my phone tap into the mic input, set my level so it tops off at 12db, and it records beautifully! There is a slight hum which I can't figure out how to get rif of, but that's coming from the phone tap and not the device so I won't hold that against it. The beautiful thing is I can now take the MicroSD card out and back up my conversations easily!Now for what this is really meant for: I've recorded some musical performances with the device, and the playback is just amazing... it does a pretty good job of capturing the highs and lows as well.So far there is only one negative thing I can say about it, the built-in speaker for playback is absolutely horrid. I'm confused why they would put such a horrible speaker in such an expensive and intriquate device! I'm really scratching my head on that one. Even so, everything else makes up for that oversight, so I'm going to let it go and give it a 5. If I could do a 4.5, I would... but I do like this better than a 4... so 5 it is.

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