RGB Multi-Function Two-in-One Video Light & Power Bank, Built-in 4000mAh, for SLR Camera, Mobile Phone, Vlog, Photography Light
SKU: GW51.0116
There are many useful and handy options with 2 lights I’ve enhanced the visual experience my viewers have.My only gripe is the would love for them to work on the fire or flame algorithm. It can be better.
30/01/2022
30/01/2022
The build quality on this thing is super awesome! Equal to more expensive options such as the LumeCube. The built in effects are pretty cool - I didn't find anything of them particularly useful.Navigation is pretty easy and straight forward. The screen is very bright - but usefully bright. Not quite blinding. Not going to leave you guessing what the settings currently are either. The range is excellent!! Being able to go down to 2500K to 8000K is quite awesome. It does this by using dedicated warm and white LEDs along RGB lights. The color temp seems pretty accurate but I don't have proper tools to test this sort of thing.The tripod the light came with is total junk. Better off just chucking it out along with the box it came in. Both leave a lot to be desired.Battery life is alright. Obviously depends on how bright you're wanting to run the light. I can't recommend using this for a 24 hour adventure in abandon buildings or theme parks. It does run while charging however so if you carry a large battery bank, you shouldn't have any issues.
30/01/2022
For what you get for $30 is incredible value. The options for lighting are crazy! its a metal case which i was not expecting. The only complaint i have is the charging cable is short, but they are a dime a dozen so i can deal with that.Over all worth every penny
22/12/2021
This is a review of the simorr Vibe P96L, with an ASIN of B09G98NRQZ.UPDATE(2022/10/04): My previous burn time value was incorrect - I think I must have accidentally changed the brightness while testing it, as I’ve now found it to be less. I’m correcting the battery section below, accordingly. I am very sorry for the mistake. END OF UPDATEI’ve been working on reviewing a similar product, and realized I kept comparing it to this, so I thought I should probably come back here and write this up to reference. Also, it’s worth noting that simorr is a sub-brand of SmallRig, and, for a bias alert, I have a bit of a corporate crush on SmallRig, but this is one of the products that’s produced that effect.In summary, if you understand the limitations of these, you’ll probably love them. I got one, used it for about a week, and promptly ordered a second one.To the best I can determine, there are a total of two negatives, but both seem due to tradeoffs on keeping these as small as they are, while doing their key functions as well as they do.* Battery - burn time is around 52 minutes at full brightness and 4700K (my usual test color temperature).* Diffuser - If your subject is within a few inches of the light, you might want a supplemental diffuser. The built in one is very decidedly biased toward output over spread.As for the positives, it’s quite the list:* Size - the listing includes the measurements (108mm x 60mm x 11mm), but, to put that in better perspective, these are smaller than any smartphone since about 2011. You will almost always be able to find a spot for one or more of these in your bag or pockets.* Build - their housing is an aluminum casting that’s then been (beautifully) precision milled in the right places. I’ve been far less kind to them than I’ve intended, and they’ve proven to be quite rugged so far.* Controls - all of the controls are quick to find with your fingers and easy to tell apart by touch. Given that simorr hasn’t buried anything important in a menu system or such, you can operate these lights rather easily without having to focus on them, if needed. Further, each control is well suited to its task. A button cycles modes. A physical slider switch (with a nice click to it) is the on-off (and settings are retained). A simple wheel adjusts the brightness. Finally, a multi-function rocker/button hybrid cycles between extra variables in each mode, if relevant, and then lets you adjust them … including hold-to-accelerate functionality. It’s all shockingly intuitive.* Firmware - it’s not only super-snappy at responding to the controls, but, *very* importantly, the system also provides battery estimates, both in terms of burn time and charge time, which err slightly on the conservative side - i.e. short for burn and long for charge, while still being close. I’ve found this to be very useful so far. Oh, it also appears to do tricks in terms of battery health maintenance, but don’t take my guess regarding that as gospel.* Display - if the light is on, so is the display (this is important, I’ve found) and you can easily read it in virtually any lighting condition. This is possibly one of the best uses of an OLED screen in an embedded context that I’ve ever seen. Also, especially with the ease of distinguishing the controls without looking, this makes it dead simple to operate in the dark.* Brightness - regrettably, I don’t have a good way to measure it, but these are the brightest lights of their general size class that I’ve gotten to play with so far, and that’s including things that’re significantly more bulky. I’ve been very positively impressed.* Price - despite all the good things I’ve listed here, these are within a small percentage of many products that don’t have even half the positives. I’m far from having comprehensively explored the product space, but, so far, these seem like the clear winner on bang for buck.Obviously, I’m calling these a solid 5-star product. I’d be really surprised if there’s anything similar that’s significantly better at an all nearby price.P.S. I’ve omitted coverage of the video effects modes - I feel I don’t know that subject well enough to comment, but I also think that’s something which is quite unlikely to be as important to most users as the points I did cover.
22/12/2021
Absolutely amazing little light! I love that you can adjust the temperature in Kelvins, so useful! It gives nice even soft light, but powerful for the size and convenience! Paired with a mini tripod it's really stellar lighting especially for the price!
22/12/2021