Zoom H5 Handbook

need to crank it up a bit, if the indicators jump far
too high, then your sensitivity is also too high and
you’ll need to decrease the sensitivity
Depending on your subject, try and turn the dial
slowly and see what happens on the screen. Once
the indicators stay roughly in the middlemost of
the time you’ve found the right setting. If you
want want the numbers: it should stay around the
-12 dB
GOT THE SENSITIVITY RIGHT?
Awesome, then it’s time to record. To record hit
the record button (7) and the Zoom H5 will do its
job. Hit the button again to stop.
If you want to listen back to whatever you just
recorded, just plug in your headphones and press
play. Once you hit play the Zoom H5 will let you
hear whatever you recorded last.
TRY & AIM FOR THIS SPECTRUM

Zoom H5 Specifications

General

G-shock sensor	No
Number of cameras	1
Sample rate	96 kHz
Audio quality	24 bit
Audio recording	Yes
Microphone sensitivity	45 dB
Compatible memory cards	SD, SDHC
Power source type	Battery
Product color	Black
Microphone maximum input	140 dB SPL
Microphone input impedance	2000 Ω
Interface	1/8\
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	135.2 mm
Width	66.8 mm
Height	42.1 mm
Weight	176 g