Zoom H5studio Portable Recorder

Your Best Work Starts Here

The H5studio was made for seamless and professional production. Creators can record flawless audio with stunningly clear microphones, studio-grade preamps, and 32-bit float recording.

The Largest Mics Ever on a Handy Recorder

The 19.4mm microphones capture audio with incredible frequency response, 140 dB max SPL, and an expansive dynamic range. Their increased size captures recordings with unmatched depth and clarity.

F-Series Power, Now in Your Hands

The H5studio features Zooms F-series preamps, giving your audio unmatched clarity (-127 dBu EIN).  With dual AD converters and 32-bit float, it delivers an impressive 132dB dynamic range, capturing everything without noise or distortion.

Complete Control, Zero Clipping

32-bit float and 16/24-bit formats each have their advantages. 32-bit float prevents clipping but requires post-production. 16/24-bit eliminates the need for post-processing but requires gain adjustment to prevent clipping.
The H5studio offers the best of both worlds with 32-bit float and dedicated gain knobs—no clipping and no need for post-production.

Six Tracks Up to 192 kHz

The H5studio captures up to six tracks (four iso-tracks plus a stereo mix) with sample rates up to 192 kHz.

Protect Your Sound

Carefully engineered RF shielding keeps interference from smartphones and Wi-Fi routers out of your recordings, anywhere you go.

Advanced Limiters

The H5studio features “advanced look-ahead” limiters which anticipate potential overloads and prevent distortion before it reaches your track.

The Inputs

The two locking XLR/TRS inputs support +48V phantom power and +4dBu line level. There is also a 3.5mm stereo jack with plug-in power.

Next Generation Capsule System

The H5studio’s 3.0 capsule system* supports 32-bit float and gives creators more options to use the right mic for their recording.
*Compatible with SSH-6e , EXH-6e

Waveforms & Levels

Monitor input levels and real-time waveforms with the full color LCD, making it easy to adjust and monitor audio in real time.

Headphone Out

Use the loud 20 mW headphone output to monitor or listen back to your recordings in any environment.

Line Out

Use the 3.5mm stereo LINE OUT to connect directly to a camera, easily syncing your audio and video.

Onboard Speaker

The built-in speaker has a maximum output of 250mW for previewing recordings on the spot.

USB audio interface

The H5studio is a 4-in/2-out USB audio interface for Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android, supporting 32-bit float and 16/24-bit recording. Stream live and simultaneously record a backup to microSD.

Sync Smarter

The TCA-1 timecode adapter* generates and outputs timecode or jams to an external clock. You can also receive wireless timecode from the ATOMOS® UltraSync BLUE.**
*Available separately, releasing summer 2025
**TCA-1 or BTA-1 Required

Wireless control

With the ZOOM Handy Control & Sync app for iOS, you can remotely manage multiple Zoom recorders*, control start/stop, and synchronize timecode effortlessly.**
*Current compatible models: H2essential, H5studio
** BTA-1 or TCA-1 required.

Premium Features

• Mono mode for recording interviews, narration, and vocals
• Low-cut filter to suppress low-frequency noise
• Normalizing and exporting audio files in 24-bit/16-bit WAV formats
• Variable speed playback (0.5 to 1.5x) and A-B repeat playback of recorded files
• The recording start tone function useful for aligning audio with DSLR video

Up to 2TB of Storage

The H5studio uses microSDHC/microSDXC cards up to 2TB*.
*sold separately

Power Up

Operates on 4 AA alkaline batteries for up to 15 hours of recording. Power through the USB port using a USB mobile battery or AC adapter (sold separately: AD-17).

Accessibility

The H5studio is designed with Accessibility for the blind and visually impaired. Navigate the menu with audible descriptions through the built-in speaker or headphones. Creators can choose English, Spanish, French, Japanese, German, Italian or Chinese.*

Accessory pack

The optional accessory pack (APH-5s) includes a padded shell case, hairy windscreen, AC adapter, and USB-C cable.


Specifications:

Input and output channels
 

• Inputs: 1x Mic capsule, 2 MIC/LINE (mono)
• Outputs: 1 LINE OUT, 1 Headphone, 1 Built-in speaker (mono)

Inputs
 

• XY mic: XYH-5s, 90° XY stereo format
• Pickup pattern: Unidirectional
• Sensitivity: -41 dB/Pa at 1 kHz
• Maximum sound pressure input: 140 dB SPL

• LINE IN: XYH-5s
• Connector: 1 stereo mini jack
• Input gain: -? - +60 dB
• Input impedance: 2 kΩ or more

• MIC/LINE (mono)
• Connectors: 2 XLR/TRS combo jacks (XLR: 2 HOT, TRS: TIP HOT)
• Input gain: -? - +60 dB
• Input impedance MIC: 3 kΩ or more, LINE: 3 kΩ or more
• Maximum input level MIC: +4 dBu, LINE: +24 dBu
• Phantom power: +48 V
• Equivalent input noise: -127 dBu or less (IHF-A) at 150Ω input

Outputs
 

• LINE OUT: 1 stereo mini jack
• Maximum output level: +1 dBu
• Output impedance: 110 Ω or less

Headphone

• Connector: 1 stereo mini jack
• Maximum output level: 20 mW + 20 mW (when 32 Ω load)
• Output impedance: 10 Ω or less

Built-in speaker

• Type: 20 mm ? 30 mm elliptical dynamic speaker
• Effective maximum output: 250 mW

Recorder

• Maximum simultaneous recording tracks: 6
• Maximum simultaneous playback tracks: 4

• Recording formats: WAV
• 44.1/48/96/192 kHz
• 16-bit/24-bit/32-bit float
• mono/stereo
• BWF and iXML formats supported

• Recording media: microSDHC memory cards, microSDXC memory cards
• See the ZOOM website (zoomcorp.com/help/h5studio) for information about microSD cards that have been confirmed to work with this unit.

Display

• 2.00" full-color LCD (320 ? 240)

USB

• Connector: USB Type-C
• Use a USB cable that supports data transfer. USB bus power is supported.

Audio interface: USB 2.0 High Speed

• Input and output channels: 4 in / 2 out (Multi)
• 2 in / 2 out (Stereo)
• Sampling frequencies: 44.1/48/96 kHz (audio interface only), 44.1/48 kHz (audio interface + onboard recording)
• Bit depths: 24-bit, 32-bit float
• File transfer: USB 2.0 High Speed

REMOTE

• Dedicated wireless adapter (ZOOM BTA-1)

Power

• 4 AA batteries (alkaline, lithium or rechargeable NiMH batteries)
• AC adapter (ZOOM AD-17): DC 5V/1A
• USB bus power is supported.

Estimated continuous operation times using batteries:
These values are approximate.
Continuous battery operation times were determined using in-house testing methods. They will vary greatly according to use conditions.

2-track (XYH-5s) recording at 48 kHz/32-bit float with phantom power off, no headphones, no LINE OUT, no REMOTE, Power Saving on, Display Brightness Medium:

• Alkaline batteries: about 15 hours
• NiMH batteries (1900 mAh): about 13 hours
• Lithium batteries: about 21 hours

4-track (XYH-5s and inputs 1–2) recording at 48 kHz/32-bit float with phantom power off, headphones used (33Ω load), no LINE OUT, no REMOTE, Power Saving on, Display Brightness Medium:

• Alkaline batteries: about 6 hours
• NiMH batteries (1900 mAh): about 6 hours
• Lithium batteries: about 11.5 hours

Power consumption: 5 W maximum

Dimensions: 86.0 mm (W) ? 206.0 mm (D) ? 54.6 mm (H)

Weight (including batteries): 410 g

Note: 0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms