[[Image:Zoom H4.JPG|right|thumb|The H4 is shorter than a pencil.]]
[[Image:Zoom H4.JPG|right|thumb|The H4 is shorter than a pencil.]]
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The '''H4 Handy Recorder''' is [[Zoom (company)|Zoom]]'s handheld [[digital audio recorder]], featuring built-in [[condensor microphone]]s in an [[Stereo#X-Y_technique:_intensity_stereophony|X-Y stereo]] pattern<ref>"In crossed X-Y miking, two cardioid mikes are placed one across the other ... with their elements as close together as possible.... The advantage of crossed X-Y miking is a more pronounced stereo separation than available from a stereo mike." [http://www.videomaker.com/article/1758/]</ref>. Recordings are stored on an [[SD card]] (128MB supplied), or via a [[USB]] cable to a computer running [[digital audio workstation]] software (Cubase LE supplied).
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The '''H4 Handy Recorder''' is [[Zoom (company)|Zoom]]'s handheld [[digital audio recorder]], featuring built-in [[condensor microphone]]s in an [[Stereo#X-Y technique: intensity stereophony|X-Y stereo]] pattern.<ref>"In crossed X-Y miking, two cardioid mikes are placed one across the other ... with their elements as close together as possible.... The advantage of crossed X-Y miking is a more pronounced stereo separation than available from a stereo mike." [http://www.videomaker.com/article/1758/]</ref> Recordings are stored on an [[SD card]] (128MB supplied), or via a [[USB]] cable to a computer running [[digital audio workstation]] software (Cubase LE supplied).
Basic 4-track recordings are possible in the field, easily accomplished
Basic 4-track recordings are possible in the field, easily accomplished
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==Reviews==
==Reviews==
Bruce Bartlett wrote:
Bruce Bartlett wrote:
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* The Zoom H4 is more flexible than competing units, but as a consequence, it requires more button pressing to operate.... In general, the H4 is harder to operate than dedicated stereo recorders but offers more features. <ref>http://www.proaudioreview.com/pages/s.0035/t.514.html</ref>
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* The Zoom H4 is more flexible than competing units, but as a consequence, it requires more button pressing to operate.... In general, the H4 is harder to operate than dedicated stereo recorders but offers more features.<ref>http://www.proaudioreview.com/pages/s.0035/t.514.html</ref>