I used to have a Sony HDR-MV1 concert video recorder as a successor to my former Zoom Q3HD. It had pristine audio quality and also a much better video quality than the Q3HD. Just operation was a bit awkward with very few multifunctional buttons.
I had to sell a lot of equipment due to expensive privately financed medical procedures, so I sold it for a good price, and now I have a used Zoom Q3HD again (with a black spot in the upper corner of the videos...).
Unfortunately Sony stopped offering this type of camera in their portfolio.
I‘m planning to buy a Zoom Q2n some time. I should have kept the Sony...

does the Q2n have audio inputs or you have to use the onboard mics?

and that "FISHEYE" effect is concerning too?..

thoughts

Yes, it definitely has line-in, otherwise I wouldn't consider it. The former Q2 didn't have inputs.

Great to know yes audio input are a must for recording demos or what have you...Q2n has very good reviews and its cheap..just put it on a stand...plug in two stereo line audio inputs and record..


Now what about the Q2n fisheye effect?.. which I really dont like ....https://recording.org/threads/zoom-q2n-its-cheap-but-is-it-worth-it.59831/
I always see that on the go pro, etc.. I see that you cen edit it on a pc with "Curvature" edit?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H6iWOkTR_0

I checked the output of the video from this week, I still set it darker than it should have been. I used the dance club preset, having used the concert lo-lit preset the week before. I had tried either rehearsal studio or garage preset a few days earlier at another venue, only for them to turn extra stage lights on as soon as I was behind the keyboard on stage. I will need a bit more trial and error to settle on presets to match stage brightness, I may check a video editor as it should be close enough to adjust the level afterwards.

I taped a card above the Zoom, and that fixed the shine effect on the lens. And I used a powerbank instead of AA batteries, no issues with either.
I brightened up and cropped some pictures from the guest act, just to focus more on the sound from placing the Zoom just in front of the stage.

Thanx for sharing very nice audio and video, she has an amazing voice......kool pics too......love the Jamesons Whiskey sign too ....
hope to see more in the future Live perhaps too..

take care

Forgot all about camera, mic., etc. What a lovely voice and tasteful guitar.

Donny, the Go Pro editing program has a fish eye removal tool, but it does not eliminate 100 percent of it, only about 90 percent, but no one would notice that 10 percent, especially when I video the young gals on sailboats wearing string bikinis.

Gary

Now more than ever, you had better get their permission first !!!

The girls are often on my boat, Tony, and while some are just friends, my newest, Korean inlaws wouldn't climb aboard the boat unless they were wearing those skimpy bikinis. Sure makes an old man smile a lot more.

Tony, the law in Maryland about this is: "When in outdoor public spaces where you are legally present, you have the right to capture any image that is in plain view. That includes pictures and videos of federal buildings, transportation facilities (including airports), and police officers."

All the best,

Gary