SHOULD YOU BUY THE ZOOM H4 ESSENTIAL?
Summary
TLDRこの動画は、Zoomの新しいエッセンシャルシリーズのハンドヘルドレコーダー、特にH4エッセンシャルについて解説しています。H1エッセンシャルのレビューに続き、H4エッセンシャルは前モデルのH4nから改良され、画面や機能が向上していますが、ハンドリングノイズや古いプリアンプの問題が残されています。32ビットフロット機能は画期的ですが、それと古いプリアンプの組み合わせに疑問を感じます。また、今後のプロバージョンのリリースを予感させ、ユーザーには古いシリーズを検討することを提案しています。
Takeaways
- 📹 Zoomの新しいエッセンシャルシリーズのハンドヘルドレコーダーについて3日間に3つの動画が公開される予定で、これは2番目の動画です。
- 🔄 今回はZoom H4エッセンシャルについて解説します。
- 📉 H4エッセンシャルは、前モデルのH1エッセンシャルよりも優れていますが、完全に新しい製品ではありません。
- 📚 H4エッセンシャルは、元のH4nから雰囲気を引き継いていますが、160ページ以上のマニュアルは含まれていません。
- 📱 メニューは前バージョンよりもはるかにアップグレードされており、使いやすくなっています。
- 🖥 スクリーンはアップグレードされていますが、まだ古い世代の技術に似ています。
- 🎧 H4エッセンシャルの手感はH1よりもはるかに良く、ハンドリングノイズも減らされています。
- 🔊 ただし、XYマイクがハードマウントされているため、ハンドリングノイズがまだ存在します。
- 🔌 H4エッセンシャルは、H1と同様にマイクロUSBカードをサポートし、最大1TBのストレージが可能です。
- 📈 H4エッセンシャルは、従来のH4nと同様のEIN(-120dB)を持ち、これは2024年には不十分と感じられます。
- 🔄 H4エッセンシャルは、従来のH4nの機能を備え、いくつかのアップグレードがありますが、特に32ビット浮動小数点のサポートが注目に値します。
Q & A
ビデオで紹介された新しいZoomハンドヘルドレコーダーは何ですか?
-ビデオで紹介された新しいZoomハンドヘルドレコーダーは、H4 Essentialです。
H4 Essentialは以前のどのモデルに似ていますか?
-H4 Essentialは、元々のH4nに似ていますが、このユニットは大幅に簡略化されています。
H4 Essentialの画面はどのように改善されましたか?
-H4 Essentialの画面は、以前のバージョンよりも改善されていますが、それでも数世代遅れの感覚を与えています。
H4 Essentialの操作性はどのようになっています?
-H4 Essentialは、前回のビデオでレビューしたH1よりも操作性は大幅に向上しています。ただし、ボタンを誤触する可能性があるため注意が必要です。
H4 Essentialのノイズハンドルリングはどのようになっています?
-H4 Essentialは、H1よりもノイズが少なく、空洞音が少ないため、ノイズハンドルリングは向上しています。ただし、まだノイズがある可能性があることに注意が必要です。
H4 EssentialのEIN(エイン)はどの程度ですか?
-H4 EssentialのEINは、-120dBです。これは以前のH4nとH5と同じです。
H4 Essentialのストレージ容量はどのようですか?
-H4 Essentialは、最大1TBのmicroSDカードをサポートしています。32GBのカードでは15時間以上の録音が可能で、1TBのカードでは480時間以上の録音が可能と評価されています。
H4 Essentialの機能はH1 Essentialとどのように異なりますか?
-H4 Essentialは、H1 Essentialの機能に加えて、XYマイクと2つのXLR入力端子を備えています。また、録音設定、出力設定、入力設定、ファイルリストなどの機能も含まれています。
H4 Essentialの価格帯はどのように評価されていますか?
-H4 Essentialは、H4n Pro(現在価格が170ドル)やH5(現在価格が250ドル)と比較して、機能が少ないですが、32-bit floatのサポートが大きな特徴です。
H4 Essentialの購入を検討している場合、どのような点を考慮すべきですか?
-H4 Essentialの購入を検討する場合、Zoomの今後のアップグレードや、より古いシリーズの製品を検討することが重要です。特に、より高性能なプレアンプを提供する製品を期待している場合、このモデルの購入は慎重に検討するべきです。
H4 Essentialの後継モデルが今年後半にリリースされる可能性があると予想される理由は何ですか?
-このH4 Essentialと同様に、H1 Essentialも新たにリリースされており、これらの製品はより古いシリーズのアップデートされたシルエットであると考えられています。Zoomが今年後半にプロバージョンをリリースする可能性があるため、購入前に待ってみることが推奨されています。
Outlines
📹 Zoom H4 Essential レビュー
ビデオスクリプトの第1段落では、新しいZoom H4 Essentialハンドヘルドレコーダーについて紹介されています。このデバイスは、前回のZoom H1 Essentialのレビューに続き、シリーズの第2弾です。H4 EssentialはH1よりも優れており、操作性も向上していますが、まだ完璧ではありません。スクリーンは改善されていますが、まだ古い印象を与えています。また、デバイスの手感はH1よりも良く、ハンドリングノイズも減らされています。ただし、XYマイクのハードマウントが原因で、まだハンドリングノイズが存在します。EIN(エイン)は-120dBであり、これは大きな失望点です。このデバイスは、古いH4nと同様の機能を持ちながら、いくつかのアップグレードを提供しています。
🤔 Zoomのアップグレード戦略
第2段落では、Zoomのアップグレード戦略について疑問が投げかけられています。新しいスクリーンや32ビット浮動小数点のサポートは素晴らしいですが、数年前のプレアンプを使用している点が問題です。クリーンなオーディオが最も重要であると述べつつ、Zoomはこの点を改善していません。このデバイスは、H4nのアップグレードされたスクリーンと32ビット浮動小数点を組み合わせたものであり、ハンドリングノイズを考慮すると、H4n ProやH5の方が優れている可能性があります。最後に、Zoomの今後の製品戦略についても触れられています。
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Zoom H4 Essential
💡ハンドリングノイズ
💡EIN (Equivalent Input Noise)
💡32-bit float
💡XLR入力
💡micro USBカード
💡H4N Pro
💡H5
💡アップグレード
💡プロフェッショナルな録音
Highlights
Zoom has released a new essential series of handheld recorders, with the H4 Essential being the focus of this review.
The H4 Essential is an improvement over the H1 Essential, but it's a stripped-down version of the original H4n.
The H4 Essential has a simpler menu system compared to the older version, making it less confusing to navigate.
The screen upgrade on the H4 Essential is noted, but it still feels outdated compared to current standards.
The build quality of the H4 Essential is better than the H1, but it still has a plastic feel and is prone to handling noise.
The H4 Essential has an equivalent EIN (Equivalent Input Noise) to the older H4n and H5, which is disappointing for a 2024 release.
The H4 Essential offers 32-bit float recording, which is a significant feature for capturing quiet signals without additional noise.
The H4 Essential includes XY mics and two XLR inputs, as well as all the features of the new H1.
The device supports micro USB cards up to one terabyte, offering an impressive amount of recording time.
The reviewer questions the decision to release the H4 Essential with outdated preamps, despite the new features.
The H4 Essential is considered usable, but the reviewer suggests comparing it to the more feature-packed H4n Pro or the H5.
The reviewer speculates that these new releases might be a precursor to more advanced pro versions coming later in the year.
The reviewer advises potential buyers to consider older models or wait for possible upcoming pro versions from Zoom.
The H6 Essential is the next device in the series to be reviewed, with the hope that it will redeem the series.
Transcripts
all right three videos in 3 days on the
new essential series of handheld
recorders from zoom and this being the
second day that means we're going over
the new H4 essential and if you missed
the first entry into this series with
the zoom H1 essential you can check that
out up here now it didn't go well I was
a bit frustrated with it but most of the
points are going to be summed up in this
video If you can't be asked to go and
watch that now this is the zoom H4
essential and well this thing is already
doing better than the H1 but before you
rip out your pocketbook and start
throwing money at the screen let's talk
this the H4 essential gives off vibes
from the original h4n but by no means
should you be expecting the 160ish page
manual with this unit this is very much
a strip down version of the older
recorder but I guess there is one plus
it's very hard to get lost in the menus
as for those menus well it is a well-
needed upgrade still a bit clunky at
times but far better than the older
version by a mile and I guess here's a
good time to talk about the screen as
well I'm not exactly sure how Zoom makes
their screens look both new and
extremely outdated at the same time I
guess yes it is an upgrade but it's kind
of like we finally replaced our old kico
Vision with an original Xbox yes an
upgrade but it's still several
Generations behind as for the feel of
the unit it is so much better than the
H1 that I reviewed in the last video
however the last generation of H series
I guess you can call it feels just so
much better just feels so much better in
the hand saying that though this new H4
has a bit of half to it and because of
that it doesn't feel or sound as Hollow
which results in less handling
noise I got to say it's really easy to
hit these buttons exit file list yeah
that that's annoying so when you're
holding this you got to be really
careful you're
not hitting the volume button just keep
that in mind also you can turn off the
audible prompts as well but make no
mistake there is still handling noise
there and I think that's going to be
mostly due to the XY mics being hard
mounted instead of the shock mounts they
had on the H5 and H6 again though Zoom
plastic on the build and again I'm going
to say it that's nothing too surprising
here also much like the last unit the H1
this comes with an EIN of neg 120 which
I think is my biggest disappointment on
this whole release and yes that is the
same as the older h4n and H5 but again
these are 10 years old neg1 120 is not
okay in 2024 I don't know who at Zoom
needs to hear this but it's time to move
on from those preamps so then saying all
that let's check out the EIN with a
dynamic mic and see how it fares on the
H4 this is a whisper test we have the
sure
sm58 going to directly into the H4
Essentials now this is going to be
really interesting to see because this
is a dynamic mic really low noise so
we're really going to get an idea of
what those preamps can do with this the
sure
sm58 also ASMR new channel that is the
Ein in full action now remember the UR
of 32-bit float isn't just for Peaks not
distorting it's also for the quietest of
signals being able to be bo boosted
without additional noise now what this
thing does offer is the meat and
potatoes of what the old h4n offered
with a few upgrades meaning you get
those XY mics as well as the two XLR
inputs down here and of course you get
all of the features that the new H1 has
like the accessibility options which is
a really nice touch Rec settings output
settings input settings file list I
guess I should also mention like the H1
this does take micro USB cards up to one
tbyte now in the last video I also
remarked about how much audio that would
be and I couldn't even fathom it now to
make that point I have a 32 gig card
which gives me over 15 hours of record
time now I'm no hairdresser but I think
that math means I would have around 480
hours of recording time with a one tbyte
card that is absolutely insane but then
with all of that behind us I guess this
whole review comes down to is this the
H4 essential
usable in the answer to that is yes
however this is basically an h4n with an
upgraded screen and 32-bit float combine
that with the additional handling noise
I'm wondering which one is better this
or the way more feature packed h4n Pro
which by the way is currently priced at
170 bucks or even better this H5 for 250
where you can actually take the capsules
off and replace them that's cool so it
should come down to that 32-bit float I
guess which is a really big deal in
handheld units I'm not going to lie but
why go through all the trouble to
release them with that bit rate with
quiet buttons and all that jazz with
preamps that are several Generations old
I don't get it now this big reveal
teased upgrades but I'm starting to
wonder if Zoom is just upgrading the
wrong thing sure new screen sure higher
bit rate I don't know about you though I
would gladly take one of the older h4ns
with a monochromatic screen and the
24-bit depth for just some better
preamps I mean no matter what you're
doing clean audio always comes first
right cuz we can all learn how to gain
stage but then why is this happening I
think I have an idea I think these are
just a precursor to the new pro versions
that will be coming out later this year
and these are just an updated silhouette
to the older lineup which is both
exhilarating and kind of insulting at
the same time and if you're considering
buying something like this perhaps it
might be smart to give it a bit of time
to see what Zoom might be doing next it
might be worth those few extra bucks if
they are planning that pro version so
then should you buy this the H4
Essentials well I guess if you've always
wanted the latest Zoom handheld sure I
guess though I would tell you to take a
long look at their older lineup which
can be picked up still for a very decent
value but you know what I still have one
of these in the lineup to review that is
coming up tomorrow the H6 essential so
let's see if this series can fully
redeem itself cheers thanks for
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