Zoom Zoom Zoom!

Realizing the need for an audio solution, I ordered a Samson Zoom H1 unit to try.

It’s small, light, and super easy to take anywhere I need. Being small, it’ll be pretty easy to hide amongst things if I need to get close but don’t want it visible. The only issue with it being so light is that I am afraid to drop it. The body is plastic, the XY microphones are plastic. I feel like I need to make a little safety vest for the thing to make sure it doesn’t get banged around too much.

The backlight is nice, and I’m sure it’ll get me out of some issues shooting in low or no light. The controls take some getting used to at first, and there’s no way to lock down the buttons. There is a lock setting, but it just stops you from accidentally stopping the recording.

Weird fact about me, I’m a sucker for electronic devices that talk to you. Like when the microwave says “Done!” or the television says “Hello!” It’s totally Skynet sneaking up on us slowly, but I think it’s cute. Extra points for use of the wrong cases in the wrong places.

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