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Crave giveaway: Zoom Q3HD HD video recorder

Congrats to Angela C. of Spartanburg, S.C., for beating out almost 2,700 giveaway entrants to win last week's freebie, a 42-inch Vizio 3D TV. This week, we've got another great prize, the Zoom Q3HD.

The handy HD pocket camcorder, compatible with Windows and Mac, is basically a Flip camera with the microphones and recording quality of a high-end audio recorder. It captures video in 1080p at 30fps or in 720p at both 30 and 60fps in MPEG-4 H.264 (MOV) video format. Three lighting settings -- Auto, Concert, and Night -- let you capture your star subjects just so.

Audio recording settings allow for recording quality up to 24-bit/96kHz WAV. … Read more

Zoom's Q3HD combines HD video with its audio abilities

Today Zoom announced the Q3HD Handy Video Recorder, a 1080p HD, stereo microphone, audio-centric pocket camcorder. Following up on the Q3 Handy Video Recorder, the new Q3HD combines HD video with Zoom's professional audio recorder technology. This is ideal for live performances among other subjects.

The Zoom Q3HD's video capabilities feature a new lens and imaging sensor that captures at either 1080p at 30 frames per second, or 720p video at 60 or 30 frames per second, in MPEG-4 H.264 (MOV) video format. There are three lighting settings: Auto, Concert, and Night. For playback you turn the … Read more