Customer Reviews for Zoom H1 Handy Recorder
Zoom H1 Handy Recorder
Model: ZH1
SKU: 9940382
UPC: 884354009250
This recorder features an X/Y microphone configuration for high-quality audio reproduction and a built-in reference speaker for instant playback. A 1/8" external microphone input and a stereo 1/8" line output provide simple connectivity.
Average Customer Rating:
4.4
out of 5
(10 Reviews) 10
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80% of customers would recommend this product to a friend
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8 out of
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Customer Reviews for Zoom H1 Handy Recorder
Review 1 for Zoom H1 Handy Recorder
Zoom H1 Well Worth It!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Durability
4.0
Craftsmanship
5.0
What's great about it: It has a line in and line out to monitor and record from different sources.
What's not so great: Feels like it might break..
This is great! I am a budget filmmaker on youtube and I LOVE to use this with my microphones. I have a boom mic that I have to use and either way boom or just regular mic it sounds great! The 2 year warranty is only 9.00 so i think i might go with that just to make sure it doesn't break.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 2 for Zoom H1 Handy Recorder
This Is A Fusy Little Machine
Customer Rating
2.0
Value for Price
3.0
Sound Quality
1.0
Durability
3.0
Craftsmanship
2.0
What's great about it: It's Small
What's not so great: The Line-Out Recordings Come Out Distorted
I'm a musician and I bought this because I neede something small to hook into the line-out of my soundboard to record myself live. But it just distorts no matter how you set it. Setting the input volume your self, putting on the bass roll off nothing helps. I tried the mics and they work fine. But I already have the zoom h2 with better live mics and more mic setups. Where on this one you just have the 1 pair in the X/Y pattern and that's it. So if you need to record from 1 place with live mics this should work fine, but the line in setup is nothing but trouble
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
-1point
1out of 3found this review helpful.
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Review 3 for Zoom H1 Handy Recorder
Great recorder and mic
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Durability
5.0
Craftsmanship
4.0
What's great about it: Great mic and lots of format options.
What's not so great: Plastic could probably break easy
I use this recorder with my canon 7d camera, as I do a lot of video recording. Mainly I use the mic with a special cable that drops the output of the mic and records directly to the 7d. Saves time instead of recording to the recorder and syncing the wav files. Got the cable on amazon by Sescom. Sound quality on the H1 is great. There is some air sound when it is completely quite but not when audios present.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
2out of 2found this review helpful.
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Review 4 for Zoom H1 Handy Recorder
Buy it... Buy it NOW
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Durability
5.0
Craftsmanship
5.0
What's great about it: Quality
What's not so great: Battery Consumption in HQ mode
Im writing this review becouse this microphone/recorder is awesome. Do your self a favor and buy it or at least ask for it as a gift. Simple to use very nice manual (short and sweet) the website explains technology and purpose. It does the job well.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+3points
3out of 3found this review helpful.
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Review 5 for Zoom H1 Handy Recorder
Great little tool for the price
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: VideographerNY
from New York
on 09/28/2011
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Durability
4.0
Craftsmanship
4.0
What's great about it: Price, Sound Quality, Ease of Use
The H1 is a great little tool for the price. It doesn't have the sturdiest build and it lacks some manual controls, but for $99 it gets you great sound quick and easy.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+7points
7out of 7found this review helpful.
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Review 6 for Zoom H1 Handy Recorder
Good Recorder for my Application
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Nfury8
from Waterloo, Iowa
on 08/24/2011
Value for Price
4.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Durability
3.0
Craftsmanship
3.0
What's not so great: It's Plastic
It's a good little recorder but you can't turn it off and come back to the same spot you left off at, you have to start from the beginning again unless you use markers.
I would expect a recorder of this price to be made of something else besides plastic.
I would expect a recorder of this price to be made of something else besides plastic.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+4points
4out of 4found this review helpful.
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Review 7 for Zoom H1 Handy Recorder
Great Little Recorder, but cheaply made
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: dbristol
from Crystal Lake,IL
on 05/08/2011
Value for Price
4.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Durability
3.0
Craftsmanship
3.0
What's great about it: Sound Quality, Size
What's not so great: Poor Build Quality
I have conflicting views on this product. I have had the Zoom H1 for a while now and I love the sound quality but i feel like i have to baby it because it feels cheap in the hand. If Zoom could have but a better body on this handy recorder then it would be perfect. I would recommend this to indie film makers on a tight budget or bands for practice rehearsals or to record songs if you are on a tight budget. Overall a good product from Zoom. I would recommend getting the optional accessory pack and a windscreen from furryhead windscreens. They help.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+10points
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Review 8 for Zoom H1 Handy Recorder
Great product overall
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: MusicLoverToo
from Harrisonburg, VA
on 01/28/2011
Value for Price
4.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Durability
5.0
Craftsmanship
5.0
What's great about it: Sound quality
I highly recommend this hand-held recorder. It has great sound reproduction and is easy to use. Great for recording your own music in a digital format.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+5points
7out of 9found this review helpful.
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Review 9 for Zoom H1 Handy Recorder
Not great design
Customer Rating
2.0
Posted by: Shellely
from Lakewood,CO
on 01/17/2011
Value for Price
3.0
Sound Quality
2.0
Durability
4.0
Craftsmanship
2.0
What's great about it: Looks cool
Sound volume was too low - could never turn it up very loud. I needed to transcribe some things and had to use headphones to hear them well enough. The buttons (play, rewind, etc.) are small, close together and were difficult to deal with when I was trying to start and stop often. I returned this at the store and bought a Sony ICD-PX820 instead, which was less expensive but better design and volume. The Sony also comes with a cable for the USB drive (the Zoom did not).
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
-3points
12out of 27found this review helpful.
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Review 10 for Zoom H1 Handy Recorder
Extraordinary
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: JHayes
on 10/21/2010
Value for Price
5.0
Sound Quality
5.0
Durability
4.0
Craftsmanship
4.0
Best 100 bucks I ever spent. This is an incredible product; the superb sound quality one expects from Samson and amazingly simple operation (one button recording!) I love it, have used it for live music sessions and interviews -- 69 hours of continuous recording at 128kps, that's 5 days! Wish BB carried the accessory pack, I'd buy that too.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+42points
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