Zoom F1-SP
Field Recorder and Shotgun Microphone
Latest User Reviews
Good overall for the price
Decent recorder for the price. I will use for quick and easy urban recordings. The noise floor is somewhat noticeable and it might not be great for recording very quiet environments.
Also the gain control is very limited +/- and fiddly. But, for the price, features and suitability for certain recordings it's decent.
Update: I've now owned this recorder for a few months and can comment more based on my experience. I bought the SSH-6 microphone also and the XYH-6 stereo mic. There a few major drawbacks to this device. Firstly, no matter how carefully I handle it and with the shockmount attached, there is handling noise. The slightest movement of your hand or the headphone lead produces noise. Secondly, and more problematically, this device is very prone to RF interference. Walking around a suburban garden it is very noticeable. I am unsure of the exact cause, perhaps wifi networks? It is susceptible regardless of which mic is attached, and it seems the zoom h5 is also susceptible. I googled the problem and could only find a few other reports. A user suggested wrapping foil around the interface where the mic is connected to the recorder. I tried it and found it impractical. In the same recording scenarios my roland R-07 recorder does not exhibit this problem. So unfortunately I have to revoke my recommendation. If I do use this device in future it will be to place it on a mini tripod for gathering ambiance, during location radio doc recording sessions. The RF interference is a major downside.
Small, sturdy and sounds great.
Great battery life (more than 5h of continuous recording with the shotgun capsule and more than 13h with lavalier mic).
The REC volume control is pretty awkward. It's not rated in numbers and there's no key to low the volume. It goes from lo to hi bizarre steps like Hi++ and, if you want to low one step, you must click lots of time until it goes up and round again.
This is the only negative detail. Overall, I like it so much I'm considering buying another!
Technical Data
- Manufactured by Zoom
- Released in 2018
- Average price : $235
- Two-channel audio recorder
- Compatible with zoom microphone capsules
- Supports WAV formats up to 24bit / 96kHz or MP3 formats on microSD / microSDHC card (up to 32GB)
- USB audio interface for PC and Mac (class compliant)
- Rec Hold function for protection against accidental operation of the keys
- Switchable limiter and impact sound filter
- Automatic modulation
- Internal clock for timestamp function
- Power supply: USB or 2 NiMH batteries / rechargeable batteries (AAA)
- Dimensions of the recorder (W x D x H): 64 x 79.8 x 33.3 mm
- Weight : 120g (without batteries)
- Input for ZOOM microphone capsule
- Microphone input: 3.5 mm mini-jack with screw lock
- Stereo headphone output
- Micro-USB for file transfer to computer
- F1 Field Recorder
- SGH-6 Directional microphone
- WSS 6 Windshield
- SMC-1 Stereo mini-cable for connection to a DSLR
- SMF-1 Elastic mount
- Quick start Guide
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