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Zoom Q8

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User ratings:
53
4.2 out of 5
53 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
45 %
3 stars
11 %
2 stars
3 %
1 stars
0 %
Editorial reviews:
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Pros

  • great insight into recording both musical and non-musical events
  • best-sounding and most affordable video camera for musicians
  • audio options are fantastic for a musician

Cons

  • but a street price much lower
  • Zoom Q8 video and audio recorder
  • Q4 being pretty bad

Key specs

  • CMOS
  • 1/3 in
  • 2.7 in
  • 1920, 1080 px

Zoom Q8 - Pros & Cons

Zoom Q8

Pros

  • great insight into recording both musical and non-musical events
  • best-sounding and most affordable video camera for musicians
  • audio options are fantastic for a musician
  • size is quite fine with us
  • The LCD screen is rotatable and the quality is pretty clear as well
  • better saturated and did a much better job handling exposure changes

Cons

  • but a street price much lower
  • Zoom Q8 video and audio recorder
  • Q4 being pretty bad
  • the video feature set on the Q8 is meager at best

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Zoom Q8 - Full Specifications

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Sensor
Sensor typeCMOS
Optical sensor size1.0 in
Total megapixels3.0 Mpx
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Optics and focus
Digital zoom4.0 x
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Videography features
Resolution
  • 848 x 480
  • 1280 x 720
  • 1920 x 1080
Maximum resolution1920 x 1080 px
HD typeFull HD
Video formats supported
  • AVC
  • H.264
  • MOV
  • MPEG4
Analog signal format system
  • NTSC
  • PAL
Maximum frame rate60.0 fps
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Design
Colour of productBlack
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Storage
Compatible memory cards
  • SD
  • SDHC
  • SDXC
Maximum memory card size128.0 GB
Memory slots1
Storage typesMemory card
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Connectivity
HDMIyes
Microphone portyes
Wi-Fino
DC-in jackyes
PictBridgeno
Bluetoothno
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Image
Image stabilizerno
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Screen and viewfinder
Built-in displayyes
DisplayLCD
Display diagonal2.7 in
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Audio features
Built-in microphoneyes
Built-in speaker(s)yes
Supported audio file formats
  • AAC
  • WAV
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Dimensions
Height2.72 in
Width1.89 in
Depth6.22 in
Weight9.17 oz
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Power
Battery technology
Lithium-Ion
Battery capacity1700.0 mAh
Battery voltage4.2 V
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Other features
GPSno

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