Zoom H1essential Handy Recorder

Zoom H1essential Handy Recorder Product Details

Description

The Zoom H1essential Handy Recorder is the world's simplest recorder - perfect for musicians, podcasters, filmmakers and content producers. At the touch of a button, this recorder captures every nuance of sound without ever having to adjust levels, thanks to powerful 32-bit float recording. Designed with accessibility in mind for visually impaired users, the Essential series offers audio instructions in multiple languages.

The internal X/Y microphones allow clear recording of audio signals at up to 120 dB SPL - ideal for musicians looking to improve their playing. The H1essential is also perfect for filmmakers to capture audio directly to camera or record high-quality sound effects. Podcasters can record conversations or use the mono mode on the go.

Despite its compact size, the H1essential offers advanced features such as overdubbing, pre-recording and playback speed adjustment. It functions both as a USB microphone for computers or mobile devices and as a recording device on SD card. With soft-touch controls, internal speaker, camera connection, lavalier microphone input and a high-contrast OLED screen, the H1essential is a versatile and user-friendly recording device.

Features:

• built-in speaker
• limiter
• possible battery operation
• voice guidance
• USB PORT
• built-in microphone
• Display (monochrome OLED screen, 128x64)

Technical data:

• Inputs: 2 channels (built-in microphone with 90°XY stereo arrangement)
• Built-in microphone: MIC-TYP Unidirectional
• Sensitivity: -37 dB, 1 kHz at 1 Pa
• Gain adjustment: no adjustment required
• Maximum sound pressure at microphone: 120 dB SPL
• Microphone/line input connections: 3.5 mm stereo mini jack
• Input gain: no adjustment required
• Input impedance: 2 kΩ or higher
• Outputs: Line out / headphones, combined via 3.5mm stereo mini jack
• Maximum output level: 20 mW +20 mW (32 Ω load)
• Output impedance: 10 kΩ or more
• Built-in speaker: 1W/8Ω mono speaker
• Suitable SD cards for sound recording:
• 4GB-32GB microSDHC cards
• 64GB-1TB microSDXC cards (SD cards with more than 2TB storage capacity are not supported)
• Supported WAV formats
• 44.1/48/96kHz
• 32-bit float mono/stereo BWF and iXML
• Power supply
• Batteries, 2x AAA (alkaline, NiMH or lithium)
• or via the Zoom AD-17 mains adapter (DC 5 V/1 A)
• USB bus power supply is supported.
• USB CONNECTION: USB Type-C
• Mass storage class: USB 2.0 High Speed
• Audio interface
• Sampling frequency: 48 kHz
• Bit rate: 24-bit
• Channels: 2 inputs/2 outputs
• Estimated operating time with batteries: 2-channel recording on microSDHC card "Approx. 10 hours (alkaline batteries, with built-in microphone, 48 kHz/32-bit float)