Neewer has launched two new panel lights. Excellent for video and nice for images too, these highly effective but inexpensive arrays have barely totally different capabilities and open up a number of inventive prospects. In the event you have been in search of this type of lighting, which might you select?
You could have observed that I’ve been enamored with Neewer gear. The reason being that I’ve been delving into utilizing extra studio lighting—not only for images—and so they produce some nice gear at affordable costs. I’ve been producing movies for individuals too, and having good-quality illumination is crucial.
It’s not at all times potential to make use of a flash. Considered one of my purchasers has epilepsy, and the very last thing I wish to do is trigger her to have a seizure. Moreover, many individuals discover flash images an uncomfortable expertise, so having steady lighting could make the topic extra relaxed.
Everlasting lighting must be shiny sufficient for video and images. The excellent news is that new LED know-how is permitting steady lighting to be extra highly effective.
There’s one other massive benefit of LED over flash, too: you might have a lot better management over the colour temperature. Within the case of an RGB mild, there may be the extra exact adjustment of an unlimited gamut of colours accessible. Furthermore, the latest know-how lets you match the lighting to different colours inside a scene.
A panel mild provides a comparatively equal unfold of sunshine over an space. That is ideally suited for video and a few varieties of portrait images the place you need the topic evenly lit. There’s a diploma of modification potential, however to not the identical extent as a highlight with a Bowens mount.
To take a look at, the 2 new panels are virtually an identical. Nevertheless, they carry out in separate methods.
The Neewer AP100C
With a light-weight panel measuring 16 ¾” X 8 ¼”, and encased in an all-metal physique, the Neewer AP100C is designed for heavy-duty use. The glass entrance is protected behind detachable, hinged barn doorways that can be utilized to manage the unfold of the sunshine.
The physique of the lamp is mounted on a metallic U-frame, and it attaches to a lighting stand.
The rear of the panel has a menu and mode buttons, plus two lighting management knobs. Their operate could be modified by urgent them inwards. Pleasingly, they require a agency press to vary their operate, and 4 programmable push buttons help you apply presets. There’s additionally a backlit LCD panel that exhibits the present settings.
Inside the vents on the again are two silent-running cooling followers.
In the meantime, on the bottom of the physique is the 20-volt energy enter socket, in addition to DMX out and in sockets. It is usually potential to attach it by way of a D-Faucet cable to a V-mount battery. These have to be purchased individually.
It comes with an influence provide with a generously lengthy cable.
Like different lights from this producer, the AP100C could be managed by way of the Neewer app. That is accessible for each Android and iPhone. This app provides you simple management over the sunshine by way of varied tabs:
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The CCT (Correlated Shade Temperature) tab permits management over shade temperature plus the inexperienced/magenta tint of the sunshine. The vary of shade is from 2,500 Okay–10,000 Okay with a +/-50 inexperienced/magenta correction.
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The Mild Supply setting simulates the look of 14 totally different presets together with blue sky, moonlight, studio lamp, halogen mild, and others.
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The Supply Match lets you use your telephone digicam to match the sunshine to that of a secondary supply.
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CTB (Shade Temperature Blue) simulates a kind of lighting gel used to chill down the colour temperature of a light-weight supply.
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HSI (Hue, Saturation, and Depth) permits the blending of colours utilizing both a shade wheel or sliders.
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RGB has purple, inexperienced, and blue sliders with values from 0 to 255.
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FX has 18 particular results that help you simulate a wide range of flashing and flickering lights from explosions and lightning to cop vehicles and candlelight.
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There’s additionally an FX Picker that lets you report your personal sequence of flashes of various shade values utilizing your telephone’s digicam to pattern it.
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FX Music flashes the sunshine in time with music.
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XY modifications the sunshine in line with the XY worth chosen inside the accessible gamut.
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RGBCW works equally to the RGB sliders however provides heat and funky white to the chosen shade.
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Shade Filters match 20 totally different LEE or ROSCO filters.
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There are additionally 4 dimming curves accessible: linear, exponential, S, and log varieties.
The sunshine is generated by 1,200 superior TIR LEDs, and it provides a most of 105 watts, making it exceptionally shiny. In response to the specs, they produce 31,500 lux at 0.5 meters at 5,600 Okay. I needed to know what that meant in actual life. So, with the sunshine set about three meters from a white wall, and setting my digicam to f/8 in aperture precedence mode, I bought a one-second publicity with it turned off. Switching on the panel elevated the publicity by over six steps to 1/eightieth of a second. At f/2.8, I used to be reaching over 1/five hundredth of a second—a lot quick sufficient for many studio images.
Though you possibly can modify the settings on the rear of the panel, I discovered it way more handy and quicker to function the sunshine from the telephone app, which can function the sunshine from 15 meters (49 ft) away.
The sunshine could be linked wirelessly to different Neewer models by way of its 2.4G management. Plus, there may be DMX management that enables the sunshine to be managed by skilled mixing desks.
The Neewer AP100B
To take a look at, the Neewer AP100B is much like the 100C. Nevertheless, there are some performance variations.
Firstly, it’s a bi-color LED panel and never RGB. So, it produces a white mild with shade temperature changes from 2,500 Okay–8,599 Okay. You could be questioning why you’ll purchase this mild and never the RGB model. It prices $80 much less and, on paper, it’s brighter, offering 38,600 lux at 0.5 m. Nevertheless, performing the identical take a look at as I did with the RGB mild, the shutter velocity was the identical on the identical f-stop and ISO.
In the event you don’t want the RGB changes however shade temperature changes are nonetheless vital to you, then the AP100B is an effective possibility.
The sunshine does include 13 scene results, 14 lighting supply presets, 4 dimming curves, and the flexibility to manage it by way of the app or DMX. It should additionally hyperlink with different lights by way of its 2.4G management. Just like the AP100C, it will also be run indoors with its included 20 V DC transformer, or outdoor utilizing a V-mount battery by way of a D-Faucet connection.
Package deal Contents
- AP100C or AP100BRGB Panel Mild with Barn Doorways
- Energy Adapter
- AC Energy Wire
- Metallic Security Hook
- Storage Bag
What I Favored and What May Be Improved Subsequent Time
What I Favored
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Nice construct high quality
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Brighter than different comparable lights
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Nice management by way of the app
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Improved and simplified rear panel controls
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Preset buttons
What May Be Improved Subsequent Time
Specs
Neewer AP100C Specs
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LEDs: 1,200 pcs
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Most Energy: 105 W
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Most Illumination: 31,500 lux at 0.5 m (5,600 Okay); 9,800 lux at 1 m
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Shade Temperature: 2,500 Okay–10,000 Okay (in 100 Okay increments)
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Brightness Adjustment: 0%–100% (in 0.1% increments)
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Brightness Output Modes: Fixed brightness mode, most energy output mode
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CRI/TLCI: CRI 96+, TLCI 97+
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Beam Angle: 45°
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Dimming Curves: S-type, Log-type, Exp-type, Linear-type
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Inexperienced/Magenta Compensation: -50 to +50
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RGB/CW (Crimson/Inexperienced/Blue/Cool White/Heat White): 0–255
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Shade Gels: 20 ROSCO, 20 LEE
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Hue: 0–360°
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Saturation: 0%–100%
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Particular Scene Results: 18 varieties
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Mild Supply Matching Presets: 17 varieties
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XY Shade Coordinates: 0.0000–0.8000
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Channels: 000–099
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Energy Provide: AC adapter (20 V) or V-mount battery (14.8–26 V)
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Management Strategies: App / 2.4G wi-fi / On-panel / DMX
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Fan Modes: Good, Medium, Excessive, Silent
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Working Temperature: -10°C to 40°C
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Dimensions: 20.8″ × 13.3″ × 3.4″ (53 × 34 × 8.6 cm)
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Weight: 7.9 lb (3.58 kg)
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Worth at Time of Writing: $279.99–$379.99*
Neewer AP100B Specs
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LEDs: 960 pcs
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Most Energy: 100 W
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Most Illumination: 38,600 lux at 0.5 m; 12,200 lux at 1 m
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Shade Temperature: 2,500 Okay–8,500 Okay (in 100 Okay increments)
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Brightness Adjustment: 0%–100% (in 0.1% increments)
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CRI/TLCI: CRI 96+, TLCI 97+
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Beam Angle: 45°
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Particular Scene Results: 13 varieties
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Mild Supply Matching Presets: 14 varieties
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Channels: 000–099
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Energy Provide: AC adapter (20 V) or V-mount battery (14.8–26 V)
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Management Strategies: App / 2.4G wi-fi / On-panel / DMX
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Fan Modes: Good, Medium, Excessive, Silent
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Working Temperature: -10°C to 40°C
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Dimensions: 20.8″ × 13.3″ × 3.4″ (53 × 34 × 8.6 cm)
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Weight: 7.9 lb (3.58 kg)
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Worth at Time of Writing: $228.09–$299.99*
*There’s a vital variation in costs for this stuff. This is because of whether or not there may be current inventory within the outlets or in the event that they have to be imported and subjected to the brand new tariffs. Search for reductions too.
