<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>That Zoom Q3 looks like an interesting concept. Shame it doesn't have external mic inputs. I wonder if the built-in mic is OK. Being powered by AA batteries is particularly useful in situations without mains power. My experience with the other Zoom audio recorders was that they were reasonably good, and it appears to be an audio oriented device, which is interesting given that audio quality is often secondary in many video cameras.</div><div><br></div><div>I've been interested in these small cameras as a backup, or second angle camera. For instance I have been experimenting with a Samsung U10. The U10 records a format that is accepted in ELAN straight off the flash card, which makes it particularly useful for fieldwork. So, the idea is to use a good camera for primary recordings (and "primary" angles), but to be able to stick the second camera to the ceiling when running certain types of tasks, especially non-verbal tasks. And I still use a separate audio recorder, because I can't do much without a good audio recording!</div><div><br></div><div>-tom</div><div><br></div><div><div>On 26/03/2010, at 8:17 AM, Steven Bird wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><p>I just got a Zoom Q3 to try out in PNG. Has anyone else used these yet?<br> </p><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><blockquote type="cite">On Mar 25, 2010 4:58 PM, "Laura Robinson" <<a href="mailto:lcrobinson1@gmail.com">lcrobinson1@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>Hello all,<br><br>I am looking to buy some video cameras for my fieldwork this summer. I'm thinking to get a couple of the new tiny video cameras, plus something more mid-range, like a solid-state video recorder. It would be nice to get away from miniDV if possible, and I was wondering what this list thought of the various kinds of new video cameras on the market? <br> <br>Thanks,<br>Laura<br clear="all"><font color="#888888">--<br>Laura C. Robinson<br>Postdoctoral Researcher<br>Department of Linguistics<br>University of Alaska, Fairbanks<br><a href="http://go.alaska.edu/lcrobinson" target="_blank">http://go.alaska.edu/lcrobinson</a><br> </font></blockquote><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>