Hi Stephen,<div><br></div><div>If your lithium battery can be recharged connecting it via a USB, you might want to consider the WakaWaka Power, it is solar and can charge phone, batteries, and tablet. Plus it is a light :-), here is the link. It is not cheap but then you buy one and they give one away.</div>
<div><br></div><div><a href="http://waka-waka.com/products/">http://waka-waka.com/products/</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>Hope that help.</div><div><br></div><div>Giordana</div><br>On Tuesday, 29 April 2014, Stephen Morey <<a href="mailto:S.Morey@latrobe.edu.au">S.Morey@latrobe.edu.au</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div style="direction:ltr;font-size:10pt;font-family:Tahoma">Thank you to Daryn, Aidan and also Christian Doehler for your suggestions. The main problem that we have had with the Q3 is that the battery life is very short when making video
but it does run on AA batteries which can be easily replaced whereas the Q4 has a lithium battery - and I'm talking about sending these to rural Myanmar where replacement batteries and electricity are both issues.<br>
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The specifications say the battery lasts for 3 hours when doing movie recording on the Q4. I presume that video can be turned off, as it is with the Q3 and then the battery life is much longer, but I can't see this is the specifications I have been able to
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DoBeS: </font><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.mpi.nl/DoBeS" target="_blank">http://www.mpi.nl/DoBeS</a></font><font face="Arial"> and follow a link to projects, then Tangsa, Tai and Singpho in North East India<br>
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<b>Sent:</b> 29 April 2014 10:45<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [RNLD] re: Latest recommendations for video and audio<br>
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<div dir="ltr">I was just looking at that Q4, and it looks to be much the same as the Q3HD in most areas, video codec and quality, the lens is slightly better, audio sampling rates and so on, but there is one significant advantage (going by the website); the
Q4 has an external mic input whereas the Q3HD only allows line-in.
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<div>For audio-only, I haven't come across anything that checks as many boxes as the H4n. The best and clearest recordings I've made were with a very high quality external mic (like the Røde NT4) which was itself mounted on a shock-mount (like the Røde SM-4),
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<div>Obviously your setup will depend on the context, but if recording audio and video together, you probably couldn't do much better for the price, than a Q4 with an external mic or two, strategically placed. Perhaps one condenser close to the participants,
and a shotgun mic placed a little further back. Don't necessarily know if the Q4 supports two separate mics, but a workaround would be to get a cable that allows you to plug two mono XLR cables into one end, and goes to a single 3.5mm stereo jack at the other.
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<p>Hi Daryn <br>
That q4 zoom looks ideal for the kind of work I'm doing with local researchers in Arnhem land. Has anyone on the list used them<br>
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<div>We use quite extensively the Zoom products you mentioned so may add some thoughts to your upcoming trip. You have a mix of audio only (H1, H4n) and audio/video (Q3HD).</div>
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<div>There is always something better, but that also means more $. </div>
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<div>The Q3HD has basically been replaced by the newer Q4 ($389approx.) <a href="http://www.zoom.co.jp/products/q4" target="_blank">http://www.zoom.co.jp/products/q4</a> </div>
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<div>The main difference between the Q3 and Q2 is that the Q3 has a 3.5mm mic input where the Q2 can only use its built in mid side stereo recording mic. </div>
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<div>We actually support the use of using the Q2 in community use situations as it is pretty user friendly once setup initially and inexpensive to obtain. It is mainly used in sound mode not video mode.</div>
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<div>The H4n will be replaced by the H5 later this year and will have similar features to the H6 (interchangeable mics etc).</div>
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<div>Of course not knowing who and how they are going to be used it is hard to say which ones to give to community. With the Q2 we always suggest getting the extra kit as it includes a mini tripod and wind sock etc. Except for the H4n and H6 you will always
get handling noise whilst recording with unit in the hand so you want to minimise that as best as possible by using the tripod and on a desk etc. </div>
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<div>So if in tripod mode I would suggest using H1 and Q2 as they are cheaper to buy.</div>
<div>The H4n is a ripper in all situations and can be used in the hand much better.</div>
<div>The H6 is if you have got money to burn, I will note but that the H6 has great battery life and blows the H4 out of the water battery wise.</div>
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<div>I don’t have the Q4 yet but do expect it will be heaps better than the Q’s if video is especially wanted.</div>
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<div>Hopefully that may help some, glad to answer more if any specifics come out of above.</div>
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