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Portable recorder
The H2essential is a versatile microphone designed to adapt to all recording situations, with simple, intuitive controls from Zoom.
H2essential highlights
- Choice of the ideal polar pattern (mono, 90º or 120º stereo) to suit your recording needs.
- 360° surround sound recording and MS Raw format for post-production stereo image adjustment.
- 32-bit floating-point recording up to 96 kHz for optimum sound quality.
- USB connectivity for use with PC, Mac, and iOS or Android smartphones, while simultaneously recording to SD card.
- Color LCD screen with real-time waveform display and localized French menus.
H2essential Key Features
Directivity and surround recording
The H2essential offers total flexibility, with directionality options to suit every situation: mono, 90º stereo or 120º stereo. Its 360° sound pickup makes it ideal for capturing immersive environments.
High-quality recording
The H2essential records in 32-bit floating point up to 96 kHz, enabling high-fidelity sound quality without the need for gain adjustment.
Connectivity and USB recording
As well as recording to SD card, the H2essential can connect to your PC, Mac, iOS or Android smartphone to be used as a USB microphone for your podcasts and live videos.
LCD screen and easy navigation
The H2essential's color LCD screen displays recorded waveforms in real time and offers intuitive navigation, with French menus and an audio navigation option for visually impaired users.
Advanced features
The H2essential offers several advanced features such as low-cut filtering, pre-recording, automatic recording and playback speed control to enhance your recordings.
Mini-jack input and external microphones
It features a 3.5 mm mini-jack input for connecting external devices or lavalier microphones, with PiP power supplied.
Accessories and Bluetooth adapter
The optional APH-2e accessory pack includes a windshield designed for the H2essential, and the BTA-1 Bluetooth adapter enables remote control via iOS smartphone, as well as Timecode synchronization of multiple devices.
Expert opinions
- Compact, powerful microphone, perfect for content creators and mobile recording.
- Impressive recording quality and convenient connectivity options for professional use.
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Technical sheet
- Digital recorder
- 4 tracks (2 stereo)
- Capsules
- 2 unidirectional capsules (front/rear)
- 1 bidirectional capsule (sides)
- Recording modes
- Mono
- 90° stereo
- 120° stereo
- RAW
- Mic/line input
- Side Mic/Line input on 3.5 mm mini-jack with PiP power supply for Lavallier microphone
- Simultaneous recording of mic/line and front stereo inputs
- Recording formats
- WAV: 32-bit floating-point
- Sampling frequencies
- 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 port: Type-C, High Speed 2.0, Mac, PC, Android and iOS compatible
- USB functions
- Card reader
- Audio interface 4x in / 2x out in 24 or 32 bit, up to 96 kHz (48 kHz if simultaneous internal recording)
- Audio outputs
- Headphone output: 3.5 mm stereo mini-jack
- Speaker: Mono 250 mW / 8Ω
- Power supply
- Batteries: 2x LR6 (not included) with autonomy up to 20 hours depending on use
- External power supply: AD-17 (optional)
- Dimensions and weight
- Weight: 170 g
- Dimensions: 60 mm (W) x 44 mm (D) x 97 mm (H)
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