| I've had an H4 for a couple years now. Take it everywhere I go, travel etc. Nice stereo image.. 24/96 wav recording.. 3 way input level switch. Two XLR/TRS inputs if you want to use a different mic. ( no phantom ) mini plug line in. works with a 2gb card, maybe more havn't tried.. battery life is so/so depending on what kind of headphones you're making it push, always have extra AA batteries on hand when I take it out. built in effects (never used). adapter to be able to mount on any camera tripod.
Wind screen is a lacking.. I made a little pocket for it out of a folded 12x12 piece of auralex and duct tape.. stood up to 30mph gusts on the beach.
It is also sensitive to picking up noise from handling it.. so hold it still and don't move your hand while you're shooting
plugs into your computer via usb and you can just drag n drop files. it can also be usb powerd.. but if there are batteries in the unit, they will drain anyway.
Airport security will usually stop you because they think it's a stun gun
I havn't used the sony one.. but the 5 sec pre record feature is kinda cool..
basically you are in record, but paused, then suddenly you hear something you wish you had, hit record and it starts the wav 5 seconds earlier and you get your sound.. if you're fast enough. |