Featuring three internal microphones and ready for a wide range of creative applications including field recording, capturing speech and musical perfo2:31 AM 10/4/2024rmances, and Foley work, the Zoom H2essential puts powerful, flexible, and intuitive recording with surround capabilities in the palm of your hand. The H2essential is the only Handy Recorder with three internal microphones. With the ability to select different mic patterns, it gives creators more options than ever before. The recorder features two cardioid mics facing front and rear and a bidirectional mic facing side to side, allowing you to choose the perfect pick-up pattern for every recording. Set your pickup pattern to 90 or 120 stereo, or choose mono for a hyper directional pickup, reducing background noise. Then choose to record from the front, rear, or activate both sides for surround sound pickup. Record in MS Raw, and control the width of the stereo image in postproduction by adjusting the mid-side levelsterrific for controlling ambient noise. Bundle with the APH-2e Accessory Pack from Zoom, an assemblage of essential accessories for the H2essential portable recorder. This pack includes a hairy windscreen for reducing wind noise without affecting acoustics, an AD-17 wall power adapter, a USB-C cable for data transfer, and a padded shell case for protecting your recorder.