Zoom H2 essential
Equipped with multiple microphones, the H2essential adapts to every situation thanks to its simple and clear controls. Choose the ideal directionality (mono, 90º or 120º stereo), select front or rear recording: you’re ready to go! The H2essential offers 360° surround sound recording and allows you to record in MS Raw format if you want to adjust the stereo image width during post-production.
The H2essential records in 32-bit floating point up to 96 kHz, delivering high-quality sound without having to adjust the gain. Connected to your PC, Mac, iOS, or Android smartphone, it can serve as a USB microphone for your podcasts, videos, and live streams while simultaneously recording to the SD card.
Its color LCD screen displays the recorded waveforms in real-time and allows for easy navigation through menus localized in French. Visually impaired creators can benefit from audio navigation, also in French.
You will find many advanced features in the menus, such as:
- Low-cut filter,Pre-recording,Automatic recording,Playback speed adjustment
The H2essential is equipped with a 3.5 mm mini-jack input that accepts external devices and lavalier microphones (PiP power provided). Optionally, the BTA-1 Bluetooth adapter allows remote control from your iOS smartphone as well as Timecode synchronization of one or more H2essential units.
The optional APH-2e accessory pack includes a newly designed windscreen specifically for the H2essential, allowing access to the controls.
- Type: 4-track digital recorder (2 stereo)
- Microphones:
- 2 unidirectional capsules (front/back)
- 1 bidirectional capsule (sides)
- Recording Modes:
- Mono
- Stereo 90°
- Stereo 120°
- RAW
- Mic/Line Input:
- Side Mic/Line input via 3.5 mm mini-jack, with PiP power support for Lavallier microphone
- Simultaneous recording of mic/line input with front stereo
Recording Formats:
- WAV: 32-bit floating point
- Sampling Rates: 44.1/48/96 kHz
- Storage: microSDHC/microSDXC card up to 1 TB
Interface and Connectivity:
-Display: 1.3’’ LCD with French interface
- Bluetooth: Port for BTA-1 adapter (optional) for remote control via iOS smartphone and UltraSync Blue synchronization
- USB Por: Type-C, High Speed 2.0, Mac, PC, Android, and iOS compatible
- USB Functions:
- Card reader
- Audio interface with 4x inputs / 2x outputs in 24 or 32-bit, up to 96 kHz (48 kHz if internal recording is simultaneous)
Audio Outputs:
- Headphone output: 3.5 mm stereo mini-jack
- Speaker: Mono 250 mW / 8Ω
Power Supply:
- Batteries: 2x LR6 (not included), up to 20 hours of battery life depending on usage
- External Power Supply: AD-17 (optional)
Dimensions and Weight:
- Weight: 170 g
- Dimensions: 60 mm (W) x 44 mm (D) x 97 mm (H)
Ref. Euroguitar : 113476
