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Long-term reviews of budget photo & video gear.

KIT PLAN RECOMMENDATION:

Zoom H1

This image is 100% REAL, and no A.I. (or Photoshop compositing) were used to make it, and I know because I took it myself.

Quality?

LIGHT USE OK

YES

MEDIUM USE OK

?

HEAVY USE OK

?

Portable?

POCKET

YES

CAMERA BAG

YES

BACKPACK

YES

Affordable?

AVERAGE NEW PRICE

$99.99

*Indicates SALE price.

AVERAGE USED PRICE

$49.99**

**Indicates BUY NOW price.

Common?

ON AMAZON

YES

ON EBAY

YES

Easy To Use?

SKILL LEVEL

INTERMEDIATE

OVERVIEW:
This used to be the first audio recorder I would buy. It still does provide a good learning experience (as opposed to getting into a 32-bit float recorder right away) and it also has a lot of features that make it a great tool to keep on hand, but for about the same price you can get the 32-bit float version of this, so that is what I recommend. The features I like about this recirder are the numerical gain control (more precise than turning a dial) a large single button start and stop, and the fact it’s small and lightweight (really good for mounting to a camera cage, because it doesn’t add much weight).

MAIN POINTS:
PART 1: IS IT PORTABLE?
PART 2: IS IT AFFORDABLE?
PART 3: IS IT COMMON?
PART 4: HOW’S THE QUALITY?
PART 5: IS IT EASY TO USE?
PART 6: NEEDS ADD-ONS?
PART 7: WHERE DO I BUY?

PART 1: IS IT PORTABLE?

PART 2: IS IT AFFORDABLE?

PART 3: IS IT COMMON?

PART 4: HOW’S THE QUALITY?

PART 5: IS IT EASY TO USE?

PART 6: NEEDS ADD-ONS?

PART 7: WHERE DO I BUY?

CONCLUSION:

These reviews are just my opinion and are focused on my Q.P.A.C.E. packing method, so they're not comprehensive. I wrote these mostly to help me remember what items worked for my KIT PLANS (and which didn't). If I said anything negative I apologize, as these products still may work well for you in your situation, but they were not Q.P.A.C.E (Quality, Portable, Affordable, Common, Easy-to-Use) enough for my budget filmmaking KIT PLANS.

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