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Accidents happen. Protect your favorite Adorama products and purchase a protection plan to stay covered from accidental damage, mechanical or electrical failures, and more.
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Built-in mic (stereo): 1x
XLR/TRS: 2x
Mic/Line In: 1
Headphones: 1x
Built-in speaker (mono): 1
90 Degree XY stereo format
Directionality: Unidirectional
Sensitivity: -43 dB/1 Pa at 1 kHz
Maximum sound pressure input: 130 dB SPL
Connector: XLR/TRS combo jacks 2x (XLR:2 HOT TRS:TIP HOT
Input gain: Adjustment unnecessary
Input impedance: XLR : 3 k Ohm or more TRS : 3 k Ohm or more
Maximum input level: XLR : +4 dBu, TRS : +24 dBu
Phantom power: +48 V, Channel total 10 mA or less
Equivalent input noise: -120 dBu or less (IHF-A) @150 Ohm input
Connector: Stereo mini jack x1
Input gain: Adjustment unnecessary
Input impedance: 2 k Ohm or more
Connector: Stereo mini jack x1
Maximum output level: 20 mW + 20 mW (into 32 Ohm load)
Output impedance: 15 Ohm or less
250 mW 8 Ohm mono speaker
4
4
WAV
44.1/48/96 kHz, 32-bit float mono/stereo
BWF and iXML formats supported
4-32GB cards compatible with the microSDHC specification
64GB-1TB cards compatible with the microSDXC specification
2.0" full-color LCD (360 x 240)
USB Type-C
USB bus power is supported.
USB2.0 High Speed
44.1/48 kHz
24-bit /32-bit float
4-in/2-out
USB2.0 High Speed
Dedicated wireless adapter (ZOOM BTA-1)
4 AA batteries (alkaline, NiMH or lithium)
AC adapter (ZOOM AD-17) :DC 5V/1A
USB bus power is supported.
Alkaline batteries: about 9 hours
NiMH batteries (1900 mAh): about 14 hours
Lithium batteries: about 20 hours
Optional, not included
Alkaline
AA
4
3W maximum
2.63 x 6.14 x 1.49" (66.9 x 156.1 x 38mm)
7.97 oz (226g) (Including batteries)
4515260029389
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