Here's a little more information about the ZFR100 recorder. I found
this on the taperssection.com forum. The quote below is supposed to
be from Glenn Sanders, founder and president of Zaxcom.
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"The basic concept of this recorder is to add backup and transcription
capability with time code reference to a sound bag. ZFR100 will have
a small size, light weight and low power consumption at a price point
that sets a new standard for time code referenced recording.
With this new recorder, Zaxcom has eliminated the problem of time code
synchronization with the camera. Currently, sound mixers are making
and using their own improvised time code RF links, but these links are
not capable of providing total reliability. The time code link for the
ZFR100 is designed to be fault tolerant, just a short duration of code
is necessary for synchronization. It has an auto-load mode that
allows the recorder to have a recording that matches the camera video.
The unit can also loop record for 12 track-hours to provide constant
backup of audio for a given time period.
ZFR100 can also be used as a body-worn recorder in a film or video
production environment; it's small enough to fit in a pocket and can
be used with a lavaliere microphone.
The unit records on mini SD cards. Audio is transferred with the use
of an external card reader connected to a PC, Mac or other dedicated
storage device.
The recorder will be available in both single and two-channel
configurations.
ZFR100 unit has an input limiter and high pass filter with selectable
frequencies from 20Hz to 200Hz.
That's about all I can say for now, we'll show the unit at NAB and
hope to see you all there. I will not be able to post photos until
after the show."
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Mini-SD flash cards are really small, 0.8" x 0.8" x.05" (21 mm x 21mm
x 1.5mm). They were originally developed for use in cell phones.
Today, the Mini-SD flash cards with largest capacity hold 2GB, and
cost about $90. If digitizing one channel at 24/48, 2GB can hold 4
hours of WAV recordings. Or six hours at 16/48.=20
I wonder if the ZFR100 achieves a 12 hour recording capacity per
Mini-SD card by saving in ZAX format, Zaxcom's lossless compression
format. ZAX format is supposed to achieve about a 3 to 1 compression.
12 track-hours would mean space for 6 hours of two-channel recording.
The idea of a recording loop is interesting, and also dangerous! I
hope you can choose to simply stop recording when the 2GB card is
filled.=20
I assume that the $995 list price is for the single channel model.
Let's hope the two channel model is not double the price!
--oryoki
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