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Below the comparison table you can find frequency response and signal-to-noise ratio charts to further inform the comparison

RECORDING FORMAT

Full-Spectrum

(16 bit wav or W4V compression)

Full-Spectrum and/or Zero-Crossing

(16 bit WAV)

RECORDING MODE

Triggered and continuous

Triggered only

MICROPHONE

SMM-U1 or SMM-U2

Built-in (same element as SMM-U2)

BIRD/FROG RECORDING

No

Yes, with available acoustic microphone ($75)

MAXIMUM SAMPLE RATE

500 kHz

500 kHz

PROGRAMMING METHOD

Buttons/screen or computer configurator

iOS or Android app via bluetooth

QUICK START SCHEDULES

Yes

Yes

ADVANCED SCHEDULE (DIFFERENT EACH DAY)

Yes

Yes

ADJUSTABLE GAIN

Yes

Yes

HIGH PASS FILTER

2-pole at 16 kHz or OFF

2-pole 8 kHz

ADVANCED TRIGGER SETTINGS: TRIGGERING TECHNOLOGY

Narrow-band (>15dB more sensitive)

Broadband

NOISE SCRUBBER

Yes

Yes

BATTERY TYPE

4 D sized alkaline or NiMH

4 AA alkaline or NiMH (18650 lithium-ion w/ lid option)

LOGS INTERNAL TEMPERATURE

Yes

Yes

BATTERY RUN TIME (TYPICAL USING DEFAULT SETTINGS)

Up to 48 ten-hour nights

Up to 25 ten-hour nights w/ alkaline (Up to 125 w/ lithium)

CLOCK BATTERY RUN TIME AFTER LOSS OF MAIN POWER SOURCE

>2 years

1-2 minutes

EXTERNAL POWER CONNECTOR

Yes

No

MEMORY STORAGE

2 SDHC/SDXC cards (1 TB each)

1 SDHC/SDXC card (1 TB)L

MICROPHONE CABLE EXTENSION

Yes

No

GPS TIME/DATE SET

Through GPS antenna accessory

Through app

BAT AUDIO OUTPUT

Yes

No

AUTOMATIC CIRCUIT AND FUNCTION TESTING

Advanced

Basic

WEIGHT

1.5 lb/690g

0.42lb/190g

WEIGHT WITH BATTERIES

2.7 lb/1215g

0.64lb/290g

DIMENSIONS

Height: 8.6"/218 mm
Width: 6.0" / 152 mm
Depth: 2.8"/71 mm

Height: 4.9"/123 mm
Width: 5.3"/ 134 mm
Depth: 1.4"/36 mm

WEATHERPROOF

Yes

Yes

INTEGRATED MOUNTING BRACKET

Yes

Yes

WARRANTY

3 years

2 years

PRICE (USD)

$1,199 including cabled SMM-U2 microphone

$749 including built-in microphone

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