Zoom H3-VR

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Multi-Channel Mobile Recorder

Allows the easy creation of spatial audio recordings
Record and process of 360º audio material for VR, AR and mixed reality content
4 Built-in microphones in Ambisonics arrangement
3 Recording modes: Ambisonics, Stereo Binaural or Standard Stereo
Level control of all channels via a single controller
Recording format up to 24 bits / 96 kHz
Binaural stereo monitoring
6-Axis gyroscope for determining microphone positioning
Wireless iOS remote control via BTA-1 Bluetooth adapter (not included)
Can be used as USB 2.0 audio interface
Zoom PC / Mac post production software for playback and format conversion
Headphone and line outputs
Power supply: 2 AA batteries (not included), USB cable or mains adapter (not included)
Recording media: MicroSD card up to 512 GB
Dimensions (W x D x H): 76 x 78 x 123 mm
Weight: 120 g
Includes foam windscreen and tripod holder
Suitable BTA-1 Bluetooth adapter: Art. 423971 (not included)

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3 3-Year Thomann Warranty

Available since November 2018

Item number 450709

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Integrated Stereo Microhone Yes

Recording Tracks 4

Microphone Inputs 0

48 V Phantom power No

Line Inputs 0

Storage Medium micro SD/SDHC/SDXC Card

Headphone connection Yes

Integrated Speaker No

Resolution max. 24 bit

Max. Sample Rate 96 kHz

Limiter Yes

Max. Memory 512

Recording Format MP3, WAV

Power Feed AA Batterie, USB

Dimensions 76 x 78 x 123 mm

Weight 120 g

Included In Delivery Foam Windscreen, Tripod Mount

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Cannot beat at this price

ioannis.tsiokos 14.05.2019

As of this date, you will not find anything else that comes even close to be able to quickly and easily grab Ambisonic audio.

That said, I would definitely pay double for a unit that:
* had lower self noise so I could use it for landscape recording in quite places
* had more realistic binaural encoders. I am not sure if it is the hardware's or the software's fault (I am guessing the later), but the encoding from 4 (8) channel audio to binaural is not as realistic as some binaural recordings I have found on the net. It's ok for the money though.

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Extraordinary and with the full dropped-jaw experience

David - Sound Recordist 01.04.2024

Delivered on a Saturday and unboxed in a car, whilst parked-up at the seaside on Easter Saturday. I had brought with me a couple of rechargeable AA batteries and a suitable Micro SD card and set-it up on the dashboard, adjusted the recording level and pressed the record button.

When I got home, I switched the headphone output to Binaural, plugged in a pair of Audio Technica cans and pressed the Play button.

The sound quality was stunning, but I appeared to be talking behind myself and to my right. I then read the manual,, or at least parts of it and discovered that what I thought was the front, where the LCD panel is, was in fact the back of the unit. During the recording I had been sitting in a right-hand drive car, in the driver's seat with the Zoom H3-VR on the middle of the dashboard.

Upon further manual reading, I discovered that on playback if you turn the device, it moves the sound accordingly, so with a bit of hand twisting I was listening to myself speaking directly to me, in front of me!!!!!

I was utterly gob-smacked. I would have bought one of these when they first came out if I'd only known how spectacularly good this was.

I've also ordered an enormous dead cat and the optional Bluetooth adapter.

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

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Sonoquilibrium 01.10.2020

This device is practical to transport and when you need to record ambiences with closed sound sources can be accepted, but for sources, which are not so close, I would suggest to use other AmbiX Microphone.

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Good package but a bit noisy for quiet environments

Jason Lam 20.12.2020

Initially wanted to use it to do field recording in nature. Its hardware is nice - lightweight, small, convenient (with bluetooth control option) with a very nice mount for use with a camera. However, it is not very sensitive to soft sound, and its pre-amp is a bit too noisy. There were also some handling noise which was not noticeable in the audio captured by camera while I was recording on the move. At the end, I had to use the audio file captured from camera. Perhaps it would be a good option for those recording an environment requiring less gain.

Its ambisonics player is quite nice and it exports audio file in different setting (e.g. stereo) quite easily.

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