Zoom F4 multi-track field recorder
Discontinued, this product can no longer be ordered.
Product no: 9000-0029-5651 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.
General
"Professional field recording has never been more accessible." This is the slogan that Zoom used to launch their F4 field recorder. And, they're right! The F4 is compact, accessible, practical and above all, professional. Thanks to current technology, the possibilities are practically unlimited. Nowadays, it's relatively easy to get excellent quality audio on location and add it to your film production. Gone are the days when this type of thing was only possible for people with tons of money! The Zoom F4 MutliTrack recorder makes filmmakers' dreams come true.
Hollywood standard accessible to everyone!
The Zoom F4 offers 6 inputs in total, 4 of which have high-quality microphone preamps, and 4 outputs. The mic preamps consist of XLR/jack combo connectors and offer extremely low noise and distortion levels. They also deliver an impressive 75 dB of gain and the line levels possess +4 dB of boost. The TCXO (Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillator) generates a time code that is transmitted during recording and playback, giving you that Hollywood-quality sound and accuracy. Advanced limiters offer protection against peaks and clipping to provide as wide an audio range as possible in a dynamic sound environment.
Additional mic and line inputs and outputs
Zoom's F4 is equipped with a connector to add two additional microphone inputs in the form of a separately-available EXH-6 XLR/TRS capsule. This brings the total number of inputs on the F4 up to six. Besides the headphone output jack, the F4 also offers two headphone outputs and two sub outputs to connect your camera. Finally, you'll find BNC connectors for the time code and a USB port for receiving firmware updates or data. This port also comes in handy when using the F4 as an external audio interface with sample rates of 96 kHz.
Specifications
Product features
| Number of built-in microphones | 0 |
|---|---|
| Number of XLR mic inputs | 4 |
| Audio formats | WAV / PCM, MP3 |
| Bit rate | 24-bit |
| Built-in speakers | no |
| Maximum sample rate | 192 kHz |
| Recorder mounting possibilities | none |
| Storage type | SDHC / SDXC |
| Recorder outputs | headphones (TRS, jack or mini jack), line out balanced (TRS jack or XLR) |
Weight and dimensions including packaging
| Weight (incl. packaging) | 2,6 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions (incl. packaging) | 29,5 x 26,5 x 12,0 cm |
Reviews from other countries
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Wrote the following about Zoom F4 multi-track field recorder
Le zoom F4 est un bon compromis.
Utilisation dans le cadre de projets vidéo. Pour le moment, je l'utilise avec un lavalier, deux micros d'ambiance pour la stéréo et le cas échéant un micro canon.
L'autonomie est correcte, plusieurs heures avec des batteries rechargeables. Par contre, il en faut 8!!.
J'utilise une powerbank externe qui me permet de tenir très longtemps. Je n'ai pas mesuré précisemment.
Les +:
- solidité
- efficacité de l'enregistrement, même si il y a toujours mieux. Je suis très vigilant sur le bruit de fond et le bruit propre des micros.
- le gain est important
Les -:
- assez lourd: 1kg environ
- écran noir et blanc, par contre très lisible,
Au final, je suis satisfait de mon achat. Il remplit son rôle très correctement. Dans cette gamme de prix, il n'y a pas beaucoup de produits à 4 pistes. Le look des tascam dr70 et dr701 ne me plait pas, d'autant que je n'ai pas réussi à me faire une idée quand à la qualité d'enregistrements de ceux-ci.
| Description | Type | Language | Extension |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoom F4 Handleiding | Manual | English |
Zoom Launches F4 MultiTrack Field Recorder
Thursday 8 September 2016 By LizanneZoom is making a real name for themselves in the world of mobile recording devices. Their popular H1 stereo recorders were a huge hit, for instance. Firstly because of their compact size, and secondly due to their incredible audio quality. The latest Zoom product, the F4 field recorder, is essentially the smaller version of the F8. With this recorder, you can make your cinematic dreams come true. Record Hollywood studio-quality audio on location and add it to your film or documentary in post-production. Want to use the F4 as an audio interface? No problem. Simply use the included USB cable to record audio with a sample rate of up to 96 kHz and 24-bit audio quality!
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