 Review of the Zoom Q3 The World's First Portable Experience Recorder By Sam Mallery, courtesy B&H PhotoVideo For the past 20 years I've been shooting video with many different devices; from 1980's over-the-shoulder VHS camcorders, to my sweet little Canon SD1000. What's tragic is that everything I've shot throughout my entire life has completely failed to capture what those moments actually sounded like. Now ask yourself this: what camera would you use to record a toddler mumbling nonsensical baby-talk? How would you create a musical performance video for YouTube that could potentially lead to mass exposure? How are you currently shooting videos that could make or break your career? The trouble is, if you shot any of the previously mentioned scenarios with a Flip camera, a smart phone, an iPod nano, or even a $5000 HD video camera, it's likely that your audio is going to sound really, really bad. It's one of the most common problems in video production today. The built-in microphones on your camera are the cheapest, least elegant part of the device. The moving images on your VSLR may look beautiful, and your smart phone may be really handy for checking your Facebook status, but like it or not, they both record sound that's distractingly awful. Recently, a product called the Zoom Q3 was released that directly addresses this blaring, old problem. The idea behind the Q3 is really simple. Take the great sounding microphones and recording technology from a digital audio recorder, and add a video camera. This way, when you shoot a video, your audio will be just as appealing as your picture. Click Here to Read the rest of the article  Just $249! | |
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