littlebigfis
Inspired
I often see great studio video recordings posted here in the forum. I'm curious as to what you all use for video and what application in Mac (imovie or quicktime, other?)you are using to capture.
Yea, the zoom doesn't work that well in lower light, but then again, pretty much all cameras perform worse in lower light. The Q3 audio is quite good, and excellent for what it is meant to be used for.
A good suggestion to get better video is often to just get better lighting. Same for pictures.
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... in a loud bar setting. Does the Zoom Q3-HD sound good in those conditions, or does it over-compress and/or distort?
I have a Zoom Q3-HD. The sound quality is pretty decent in a bar setting. It has a switch to adjust the sound level sensitivity, plus the option of 'auto' adjusting the sensitivity. The auto setting appears to act like a slow compressor. When levels are excessive (level meters are right on the screen), the sensitivity reduces to keep levels "in the green". You might get a second or two of distortion before it kicks in. You can also set the auto level to reduce only, or to act normally (boost/cut as needed). There's also a LPF option.