Zoom F3 Battery
After looking for information about battery duration with Zoom F3 I've decided to do some tests myself to understand for how long I can leave it hanged to a tree with a couple of Clippy EM272. This is the setup and the results, hope that someone else could benefit:
- Microphones: Clippy EM272 with phantom power enabled (+48V)
- File format: WAV 32b/96kHz
I've measured the maximum duration leaving the Zoom recording until it powers off itself due to low battery power, then copying the files from the micro-sd card and pasting in Reaper, one after another, and checking the duration. This is because I plan to leave it to itself for as long as possible, hoping to not loose too much recording when the Zoom shuts off.
| Power source | Duration |
|---|---|
| Lithium AA batteries, rechargeable, marked as 3400 mWh (1.5V) | 3h 45m |
| Alkaline AA batteries, non-rechargeable, without capacity indication (1.5V) (brand: VARTA) | 3h 50m |
| Ni-MH AA batteries, rechargeable, 2000 mAh (1.2V) | 5h 17m |
| Generic USB-C powerbank, 10.000 mAh | 19h 9m |
NB. All recharegeable batteries and the powerbank was just fully recharged, non rechargeable batteries was new.