Zoom H2essential 3-Mic Recorder
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Meet the recorder that changes everything. The Zoom H2essential is the world's only Handy Recorder packing three internal microphones — a front-facing cardioid, a rear-facing cardioid, and a side-to-side bi-directional mic — giving you complete command over your pickup pattern in any environment.
Nine Ways to Capture Sound
Switch between 90° stereo, 120° stereo, or mono for hyper-directional focus. Activate front, rear, or both sides simultaneously for full surround-sound pickup. Recording in MS Raw mode? Fine-tune your stereo width right in post-production to dial in exactly the ambience you need.
32-bit float recording at up to 96kHz means you never have to sweat gain settings again — just hit record and trust the audio. Plug into a PC, Mac, iOS, or Android device via USB-C and the H2essential doubles as a high-quality USB microphone while still writing files to your SD card (supports SDXC up to 1TB).
Built for Modern Creators
Capture pro-grade audio directly to your phone's video for podcasts and live streams. Leverage smart tools like low-cut filter, pre-record, auto-record, and playback speed adjustment. The color LCD with real-time waveform display keeps you in control, while the built-in speaker and 3.5mm headphone output handle monitoring. Accessibility features support audible menu navigation in seven languages. Pair via the optional BTA-1 Bluetooth Adapter to remotely trigger recording and sync timecode across multiple units.
- Max Bit Depth/Sample Rate
- 32-bit float/96kHz
- Built-in Mics
- 3 mics (2x cardioid + 1x bidirectional), 120°/90°/mono patterns
- Inputs
- 1x 3.5mm stereo mic/line in
- Storage
- microSD/microSDXC, up to 2TB
- Battery
- 2x AA, ~11 hours (alkaline)
- Recording Formats
- WAV, BWF, iXML
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