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<p><span style='color:#1F497D'>Steven wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='color:#1F497D'>></span>I just got a Zoom Q3 to try out in
PNG.  Has anyone else used these yet?<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I
just returned from 3 weeks of recording with the Q3 in a remote village here in
PNG.  I’m quite happy with how it turned out.  Sure, the video
quality is poor (640x480), but the audio seem good (but I’m not actually
qualified to measure it).  The people love being able to see each other’s
 and their own recordings so easily.  The device is almost toy-like,
but this can be used to one’s advantage, helping people relax and enjoy
the process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Downsides:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>It can be hard to keep
the gathered crowd of kids (in my case, seeing moving images for the first time
in their lives) from making a lot of noise.  So next time, I’ll
fashion some kind of hinged cover for the screen, to make it less interesting.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>2)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The display does not
tell you which recording number you’re on, so it’s difficult to put
in your notebook which recording goes with those notes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>3)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>There were times when
I would have really liked an external microphone jack.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>4)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Transfer to a computer
through the handy built-in USB plug is very slow.  The SD card can be
removed and plugged into the computer for faster transfer.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>5)<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span dir=LTR></span><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>You get 24-bit, 96 khz
when recording audio only, but only 48 khz when simultaneously recording video.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>By
the way, I found that using the BOLD-PNG-supplied Olympus to play back a vernacular
consent questionnaire, while recording with the Q3, worked very well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#666666'>John
Hatton</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a href="http://pnglanguages.org/"><span style='color:#1F497D;
text-decoration:none'>SIL Papua New Guinea</span></a>, <a
href="http://palaso.org"><span style='color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none'>Palaso</span></a>,
& <a href="http://sil.org"><span style='color:#1F497D;text-decoration:none'>SIL
International </span></a>Software Development<br>
</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:gray'>Chat</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> </span><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:gray'>Google Talk: </span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>hattonjohn </span><b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:gray'>Skype: </span></b><span
style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>hattonjohn
</span><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:gray'>Google Wave: </span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>hattonjohn@googlewave.com</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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