Comments on: Zoom H2, Marantz PMD 620, Sony PCM D50: Inside Vs. Out

By: MisterKill666

MisterKill666 — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:11:39 +0000

hmm.. isnt that like an old model of the zoom H series?? i think there is H5 out already or something or maybe im confused?

By: matamjo

matamjo — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:40:33 +0000

where’s the third vid??

By: chchaisson

chchaisson — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:10:03 +0000

Zoom makes another older model, the H4. The H2 is newer.

By: infraredtechnician

infraredtechnician — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:15:28 +0000

At last a real test all be it with the crap onboard mics,but a good test none the less,oh and my money is on the Sony,and im not a great sony lover.so what about the Fostex & tascam ?

By: northwestusa

northwestusa — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:25:11 +0000

Thank you for the demo. To me, the Sony sounded clearly superior for the inside portion while the Zoom did the best job outside. The Sony and Marantz seemed overloaded by wind noise outside. Wonder how the outside portion would have turned out with windscreens in place?

By: ebbixx

ebbixx — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:12:50 +0000

The windscreen is an *essential* purchase (or I suppose you could make your own) at least with the Sony PCM-D50, if you record outside AT ALL.

By: canitocome

canitocome — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:47:53 +0000

Zoom H2, Marantz PMD 620 & Sony PCM D50. ¿ Which is the best?

By: kluchert

kluchert — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:22:09 +0000

I just bought a PMD 620 today and I can hear and adjust mic sensitivity by pressing the PAUSE button prior to recording. A few more minutes and I’ll figure out how to adjust mic level while recording. Hee Hee.

By: kluchert

kluchert — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 13:54:03 +0000

You say in your review of the PMD 620 that you can’t adjust mic sensitivity while recording. No true. You can adjust it, but you need to be in manual mode. You must have had Automatic Level Control (ALC) selected. It wasn’t that hard to figure out (pg 25 of manual).

By: luminousoctaves

luminousoctaves — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 07:38:17 +0000

Nice work, thanks. But… I want to know more about:
- External mics; how good are the mic preamps?
- Boot time. How long does it take from when you press ON until you can start a record session. You know, sometimes you just realise I gotta record this NOW!”
- How well do they work in cold weather. (Go to Antarctis or something.)

No, but seriously, thanks for this more practical review. It’s the way to go.