Shoot-and-share camcorders are great. These small camcorders let you record quickly from a device that can fit in your pocket or backpack, and you can then upload it straight to YouTube or another site with just the camcorder and a computer: no installation CDs, no extra steps, the USB cable is usually built into the device itself. These camcorders have focused on capturing great images that look great. We finally have an entrant into this space that pays specific attention to audio: The Zoom Q3.
Zoom, best known for their audio recorders and devices for musical instruments, have entered the shoot-and-share camcorder space with a hot little camcorder that is the first to record in true stereo sound. Within the camcorder are two condenser microphones used in Zoom audio recorders to ensure perfect audio capture. The Q3 even displays the audio levels as you record so you can adjust your position while shooting, so it sounds better when played online or elsewhere.
I wish my roommates in college had a Zoom Q3 the Sunday their band camped out in our basement for a multi-hour jam session. A song like “Infomercial Junkie” should have been captured so it could be reborn on YouTube. It is great to see a champion for audio quality in the camcorder space. I love what I hear on the video examples Zoom is providing for this product.
--Brandon M. Baker
mrbill on October 11, 2009 at 03:01 PM
Been reading about these little buggers......NO optical zoom. No use what so ever without a zoom of at least 5X.
Call us when they get one of these little critters with zoom. And not digital.
Then we can talk more
handytasche on October 12, 2009 at 12:09 AM
I like such camcorders for this quality to share.The Zoom is looking great to perform for its buyer.Thanks for the video and the article.
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