Zoom H8 Portable Handy Recorder

Customized applications for field recording, music and podcasting
3 distinct interfaces for field recording, music and podcasting
Interchangeable input capsules
12-track simultaneous recording
Four mic inputs and two XLR/TRS combo connectors
Gain control knobs and -20dB pads for each input
Supplied XYH-6 X/Y capsule provides secondary input via a stereo ⅛” Mic/Line In mini phone jack
Phantom power for all six XLR mic inputs: +24/+48V
Large color LCD touchscreen display
Records directly to SD, SDHC and SDXC cards up to 512GB
Up to 24-bit /96kHz audio in BWF-compliant WAV or a variety of MP3 formats
Auto-record, Pre-record and Backup-record functions mean that you'll never miss that perfect take
Built-in effects, including low-cut filtering, compression, and limiting
Multichannel and stereo USB audio interface for PC/Mac/iPad
Accepts standard AA alkaline or NiMH rechargeable batteries
Over 10 hours of operation with 4 AA alkaline batteries

Specifications
NUMBER OF INPUT CHANNELS
8 (XY mic capsule, 1-4, A, B)
NUMBER OF OUTPUT CHANNELS
2 (stereo headphone and stereo line)
Connectors
MIC IN
ZOOM mic connector
INPUT 1-4
XLR jacks (2: HOT)
INPUT A/B
XLR/TRS combo jacks (XLR: 2 hot, TRS: TIP hot)
USB
USB Micro-B(audio interface, mass storage and Guitar Lab connection functions)Note: Use a USB cable that supports data transfer.Operation using USB bus power is possible.
REMOTE
ZOOM BTA-1 or other dedicated wireless adapter
LINE OUT
3.5 mm stereo mini
PHONE OUT
3.5 mm stereo mini
PHANTOM POWER
+24 V/+48 V (independent ON/OFF for INPUTS 1–4, A and B)
Recorder
RECORDING MEDIA
Cards that support SD/SDHC/SDXC specifications
FORMATS
WAV: 44.1/48/96 kHz, 16/24-bit, mono/stereoMP3: 128, 192, 320 kbps
MAXIMUM SIMULTANEOUS RECORDINGTRACKS
12 (MIC IN, backup recording, 1-4, A, B, and LR)
Audio interface
MULTITRACK MODE
44.1/48/96 kHz, 16/24-bit, 12-in/2-out
STEREO MIX MODE
44.1/48 kHz, 24-bit, 2-in/2-out
TUNER
Chromatic/Guitar/Bass/Open A/Open D/Open E/Open G/DADGAD
BUILT-IN SPEAKER
400 mW 8Ω mono speaker
DISPLAY
2.4" (320×240) full-color touchscreen LCD
POWER
4 AA batteries (alkaline, NiMH or lithium)AC adapter (ZOOM AD-17): DC 5 V/1AUSB bus power
 
Using XY mic, 44.1 kHz/24-bit (stereo × 1): about 10:00
 
The above values are approximate.
 
Continuous battery operation times were determined using in-house testing methods. They will vary greatly according to use conditions.
EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS H8
116.4 mm (W) × 163.3 mm (D) × 48.6 mm (H)
XYH-6
78.9 mm (W) × 60.2 mm (D) × 45.2 mm (H)
WEIGHT H8
354 g XYH-6: 130 g