Zoom Q2n-4K - UK Version

I bought this for recording therapy sessions with clients. It's excellent for this - small enough to be out of the way, simple to operate, excellent sound quality, and okay picture. I bought it as a replacement for the now unobtainable Sony HDR-MV1, and it fulfils a similar function at least as well.It comes with a lens cap that screws neatly on (with retaining string) and a lens glare shield (although you can't put the lens cap on when the shield is fitted).It has a simple zoom feature, so it goes from very wide angle to standard.It can take video from 4k 30fps to 720p, or sound only. On 4k it uses huge amounts of memory and sucks battery life, so if you want to use it in this mode the accessory power supply (or a Lithium power bank) is recommended, or a long USB cable to plug it into the wall or a PC. It takes 2 AA batteries (plus 4 in the power supply accessory) - and there's obvious pros and cons compared to an internal rechargeable lithium battery as used in the bigger Q8.There is an accessory pack you can buy for its predecessor, the Q2n - this is useful if you want a snugly fitting case and a hairy hat for wind reduction, and the Q2n 4k just about fits. It's about £15.You'll need a fast micro SD card if you want to run 4k, and the bigger the better. On a 32Gb card I only get 54 minutes at 4k 25fps (2h47m on 1080p 25fps).It feels fairly robust but I've not had it long enough to say whether it can stand up to rough handling or proper outside weather.My verdict: if you're looking for something small and simple where great sound is more important than great video, this is the best product on the market right now.

Love the sound capture of this even for loud live band rehearsals - it sounded great. The video however was disappointing. If you have a very brightly lit area then it is fine but not many concerts or rehearsal rooms are bright. Had to return this but so impressed with the sound that I'm exchanging it and sticking with Zoom - going for an H6 and forego the video. Good product, a bit plastic / flimsy feeling (but it is made of plastic of course lol) but works well - good user interface - just the video that lets this down I'm afraid. Battery life is awful - use a USB charger and you'll be good.

I’m using this as a general recording device for music rehearsal and for recording academic presentations. I am really pleased with this device. It is easy to use and very versatile. The sound is really good quality and the picture quality is great too. I have to use the additional screw on battery pack with it, so that I don’t have to worry about it running out of juice too early. This has been a good investment for me and I highly recommend it as a reliable indoor/music/voice studio camera/recorder. I have several products by Zoom including the h2n and the R8 and they are all extremely effective. Very pleased.

I've had this for about a month now so thought I'd share my experiences so far, many of which will echo other reviews here and on the web which I probably should have paid closer attention to, but here goes:1. The battery life really is as bad as everyone says. I must admit I read reviews and thought "it can't be that bad" but it really is. I've mainly used it for recording interviews which generally don't last more than a couple of hours, but even so it needs fresh batteries each time, or a USB battery pack. Obviously a battery pack gets in the way of two of the Q2N's most appealing features — inconspicuousness and portability. Given that this mainly seems to be marketed towards musicians for studio and jam sessions I wonder how useful it would really be, given the battery limitations. It does feel strange in 2019 to be swapping out AA batteries in a device like this when almost everything else in my life is rechargeable.2. Not sure if this has always been the case but contrary to some coverage I've seen elsewhere this item does come with the clip-on lens hood.3. The lens cover comes off very easily/accidentally; I wouldn't recommend just chucking this in your pocket or bag if you want the lens protected. Again, that sort of portability/ease of transport should be one of its biggest plus points.4. Low-light and mid-light video is very poor quality.5. Actually, to be frank, even in great light, the video quality's just generally not that great. Most of us will get better results from our phones. For musicians, I wouldn't consider any of the footage I've shot with this to be good enough to share on socials.6. The webcam feature, which I was hoping would be useful, just doesn't work properly with my Macbook Pro — there's a delay between audio and video and the configurable settings that aim to address that don't do the job. Perhaps that's just my laptop. (My Logitech C920's far superior in terms of video and configurability.)7. Audio's great, as you'd expect from Zoom, but I've already got an audio recorder, so...8. Looking back I'm not sure going for the 4K version was a good idea — the file sizes are so big that I tend to just use 1080 anyway. Particularly as 4K recording totally decimates the batteries. Obviously 4K video files are always going to be massive, and it'd be worth working with unwieldy files if the video quality was excellent, but that's not the case here. So I do regret paying the extra £100 for the 4K version.9. From my own use, I feel the unit would really benefit from a simple prop in its base, allowing it to be angled upwards slightly.