Watch This Before You Buy the Zoom H5

I upgraded from an iphone to a zoom H5.

I've done well enough with the H5. I recorded a 24 hour audio book to ACX standards.

I had no electricity at the time so I recorded using batteries. My project was was recorded using a large diaphragm condenser AKG C214.

Thus using phantom power and draining batteries more quickly. So I simply changed batteries for every 2-3 hour recording session. Rather than having them die in the middle of my recording and losing my pacing.

Now I use a battery bank.

Hi, incredibly thorough review. Thank you for this.

I wanted to know if the zoom H5 would be suitable to record podcasts with it's default capsule? I hope to hear soon. Thanks again.

Thanks 🌷 good review

I’m thinking to buy it, Can I record 4 xlr mics multi track via additional xlr capsule on Sd card and use them for editing this 4 channel later on my computer?

I'm not sure if you addressed this issue, but I just learned from Zoom themselves that whenever you remove the AA batteries, the internal clock resets to Jan. 1, 2014. This is not the case with my Zoom H4n, my Zoom F3 or my Zoom F1. I think this is a terrible design flaw and can't understand why Zoom would not have some internal battery or capacitor to hold the clock's time while changing batteries, especially when they offer that feature in less expensive models like the H4n. If anyone else has experienced this annoying design flaw, I'd love to hear how you deal with it...besides having to reset the clock with every battery change. Thank you.

Hey! do you know if the H5 has auto level feature?

Great review. And I really appreciate the tone of voice and the excellent info. You mentioned and showed plastic tabs to cover the H5 when the capsule is removed. I tried to find those tabs, went to shops, searched the internet. Could not find it. Any hint? Thanks so much! Arita

Wonderful video!! Thanks for the information.

I appreciate the thorough review! I've had an H5 for a while now and was wondering if I should move on to something else. I love the H5 because it functions as a stand alone recorder, a USB mic, and an audio interface. It does everything I need it to do (usually pretty well!) and to replace it in all of these use cases I'd need to buy a lot of gear and spend a lot of cash. Think I'll stick with the H5 unless I hit the lottery or something.

when connected to computer, does it both charge the h5 and act as audiointerface?

Thanks for this comprehensive review!

Hi Christian, would like to know what is your camera setup. :)

Y have the - 20 db backup recording un the Canor XLR or jack imputs. No aditional capsule. Only the recorder direct imputs.

The zoom H5 can have up to 4 mics plugged in given the accessories.

Why are the zoom devices, the screen protection manufacturing quality is so bad, and if you clean it, it will scratch easily I really hated it

Hi, I am looking for a recorder to record nature sounds for around the price of the H5. The Sony is very difficult to get and very expensive. Is there an alternative? Also as I understand it if I use Clippy EM272 lav mics to in conjunction with the recorder this largely gets rid of any pre-amp noise? Is that your understanding. Thanks in advance!

Hello, listen to me as I put you to sleep...... blah blah blah blah blah....

Thanks for the video! Do you know the difference in noise between the stock-XY-capsule and a good XLR mic on the h5 for recording quiet stuff?

Am trying to create a speech corpus( regional language ) for project work....can you recommend me one.........which one should I go for?

So s we do

Very brief and informative thanks for your effort ..

Trying to work out the best way to walk and record with it. If you move it, it sounds like a cable hitting a mic stand...

Thank you for this elaborate review. I have 1 question: I want to connect the zoom h5 to my computer audio interface using the audio output of the zoom H5. Then, I'd want to use the zoom h5 as a microphone for the computer. In other words, directly sending the audio to the output of the zoom, without the need for pressing the record button on the zoom. is this possible?

Is there a recorder that will allow me to connect separately two lavalier mics with 3.5 mm ? I need to do this setup for an interview layout where the person interviewed and me both will have lavs. Also, I want to avoid splitter adapters so I keep separate control of each audio signal. Or is there an adapter for XLR to 3.5 mm ? Any other idea ?

I saw the original review before buying the H5, thanks for the update!

Best channel! Thank you!

you keep talking about the sony pcm D100 in your videos. But they're no longer available to buy. second hand prices have shot up. What would you propose other than a sony for ambience please?

Stunning second review Chris, zoom do make quality gear ,,,,but I do like the Sony pcm recorder's but they are expensive and obsolete now ,always wondered if classical guitar would of sounded nice through that ,,,thanks for sharing watching this on a 50 inch ultra 4k TV stunning videography tree looks amazing , looking forward to your next video best wishes from Shropshire England 👍🎸

does the zoom h5 have a headphone jack?

Two years with this device. I used it to record mostly ambience, and I don't find many differences between the hiss level on the examples of the PCM-D100

I'm a subscriber also! Nice voice and content! Love the cinematography as well. Greetings from the PH 🇵🇭

Watching this right now since I'm thinking of buying this mic for podcasting and weddings! Thank you so much!!!

If you have any questions, make sure to leave them down below, and I'll do my best to get back to you 👍