Recording is simple: SDXC card in, press power button, leveling with the control at the microphone and press Record button. Thanks to swivel display can Selfies record with guitar. The XLR inputs can use an external microphone, which is very important because at Selfie recordings you are usually too far away from the guitar, so it does not sound right bouffant. The XLR inputs have 2 separate gain controls, so you can also connect 2 different sources, such as pickups.
In addition, one could thus make concert recordings by taps the signal at the mixer. There are 4 buttons for the 4 tracks for recording arming and several possibilities of storing the signals (such as MOV, or WAV). After recording, you can mix the 4 tracks with the on-screen mixer, which is however the tiny screen to Puzzle ...
The sonic results are typical for a recorder this category and keep the expectations stood. When (unfair) comparison with KM184 two von Neumann on a Roland R-44, however, is immediately clear where the rubber meets the road ...
So far so good, an audio output, there is nothing to complain about. The disappointment comes only when you see the pictures: Pretty dull colors, blooming in backlit situations, and in the wide-angle position a strong pincushion distortion, almost like a fish eye. This is well known by the whole Q-Series, and exactly this result also have the popular journals already certifies the Q4. Incomprehensible that Zoom has hereto changed still nothing.
Because of image quality - which is loosely exceeded my iPhone 6 - I can not recommend the camera.
