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ursus@brave
Reviewed in Mexico on February 12, 2025
El sonido se graba muy bien.
SR
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2025
Audio is the expected excellent Zoom quality. Bluetooth via $40 (yikes) adapter works fine. Camera is light (are the lenses glass or plastic?) and, with a bit of a learning curve, readily configurable. HDMI to TV/monitor synchronously. USB to iPad to view or edit recording. Video quality is not good - very grainy in a well illuminated room. Changing from 4K to 1080, cropping on or off, different white balance had no observable effect on the graininess to me. Sharpening the video in iMovie certainly improved the video, but the image quality still was not good. Already using the Zoom H6 so have a couple of different "capsule" microphones, although the mics included with the Qn8-4K work well, so this was a significant disappointment.
Raylene
Reviewed in Canada on January 16, 2025
I have had an H1N1 for years which has worked beautifully, so I thought the same standard of quality would follow their video models. I and my son have spent hours and hours trying to create a clear quality video to no avail. The return period was short and in trying to experiment and try to learn what I had assumed I was doing wrong, I lost the return window. If you buy this model, be quick about your testing. It's a lot of money to lose. I had used the audio separately and it worked great just like the previous model I have. Video is grainy no matter what we do.
Nello
Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2024
Upon arrival, mine would not charge properly. It would function when plugged in, but not on battery power. In online fora I've seen a couple of other customers who had problems with trying to power on the camera. I'm sending this back for a replacement and will update when that arrives. Here's hoping.UPDATEThe replacement arrived and works perfectly. I've been using Zoom audio products for years and have been very happy with them. I've equipped it with the bluetooth connector and added the Android app to my phone. I'm not worried about the complaints you see about picture quality in other reviews. I have a high quality video camera for events where I want the very best picture. This is for being able to carry the recorder in my backpack, set it up at some distance from my performance at spoken word events, and control it from the podium. This looks to be just what I wanted. Thanks for handling my exchange quickly with no problems.
SH
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2024
Needed a video camera to record my kids’ music performances. I could’ve used my iPhone but it would kill the battery and take up all my memory. Also obviously I can’t use my phone if I’m taking video. I needed a camcorder that had solid audio first which I’m ok settling for the mediocre video quality.My kids play violin and we’ve been needing to record performances for auditions, etc. the violin sound is crisp and high quality. It’s very focused and clear. When there is a piano accompaniment it’s not as focused. It kind of sounds like it’s just coming from everywhere if that makes sense. I’ve only been recording using the built in mics. I’m sure if I took advantage of the ability to add additional mics that I could get a much better and distinct sound from each instrument. Audio is definitely better than my iPhone 14 Pro.Video does the trick for my needs. Indoor lighting is not enough. Videos are typically grainy and on the dark side. I’m not a professional videographer so I don’t know how to set up lighting to improve video quality indoors. I’m sure if I did then the graininess would improve. When I record outside on a sunny day the video quality improves remarkably. Certainly not even as good as my iPhone but much better than indoors.Battery life is about an hour at 30fps 4k. I usually keep it plugged in while recording just in case. I use a 512gb microsd card. I’d estimate a 10 minute video using these settings takes about 3.5gb FWIW.
Swami Amrit
Reviewed in India on November 3, 2024
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W. Snyder
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2023
I did a ton of research on this camera prior to purchasing it, I read and watched a lot of reviews online, and can say that this camera performed great on set. You should watch the videos and understand the limitations - I am using this camera as an alternate camera for documentary shoots - I use it for a super wide angle on the subject/entire set.After watching the reviews and hearing about the grainy video, I was super attentive to this issue - yes in low light the camera is not broadcast quality (fine for home movies/personal use), however on a professionally well-lit documentary set the camera most certainly a broadcast quality camera and can be a great asset to the filmmaker. You also need to be careful about the field of view settings, and to achieve true 4k recording it needs to be set on the widest field of view.Again, if you research and understand the limitations of this camera and use it on a professionally lit set, you will have zero issues.
Eduardo Miguel
Reviewed in Mexico on March 4, 2023
Malísima para grabar video
Bassolino
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2023
I'm a musician and purchased the Q8n-4K to record live gigs and rehearsals. The sound quality is excellent and the sound recording features are good enough for semi pro audio recording. My biggest gripe is the total lack of image stabilization - so if you decide to get this you must know that it has to be mounted on a tripod and that's it. You can't move the cam at all for closeups or sweeps with any good results. My second problem with this unit is the video quality - it isn't what we are used to from our cell phones in this day and age. Till now I've used my old iphone 7 to record our shows. It has better quality in low light then this camera. Obviously the sound quality is a lot better on the Zoom then the iphone but the image quality isn't . Another other thing that you have to be aware of is that the battery will not last more then 50 to 60 minutes even with 1080 in low light. If you don't have an external power unit this isn't very usable. Zoom will sell you everything that should be included like Blutooth remote control and external charging equipment aftermarket - I think these items should be included at a 400$ pricepoint. I used and old ipad charger with an extra long usb c cable to get around the charging and battery issues. I found out the hard way when I saw that after a concert the unit ran out of battery halfway through our set, even so the display said I have 4 hours of recording time in 1080. This unit needs some serious updates and then I will gladly get it, but in this state it isn't useful to my purposes.
Mario M
Reviewed in Canada on December 31, 2023
I've rented this camera from a music rental store to film gigs and it does exactly what they advertise. The reality of the situation is that you probably will need a second and maybe third battery when recording at 4K and 96Khz/24bit. The battery will not last long.... Please keep in mind that I'm talking about recording at the maximum quality settings.It does not have a standard zoom function, but instead a button that changes the view angle & zoom.
McNeil Johnston
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2023
With competing products well I to the $1000 range, this thing ROCKS! Audio connectivity is great with the built-in dual XLR ins. Stupendous value. Others have remarked on less than stellar video quality. I am Not seeing that at all! Output is superb.
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