NEEWER RGB Video Light, SL90 12W 4300mAh Battery 360° Full Color 18 Light Scenes, 2500~10000K CRI97+ On Camera Light Panel Aluminum Alloy Body, App…

There are many applicants in the competition for LED lights about the size of a mobile phone. This one was particularly useful to me.

The light has three different functional modes; CCT (regular light), which can be controlled for intensity and white balance; HSI mode which can be adjusted for hue and saturation; and scene mode (special lighting effects), like lightening or police car lights. The scene mode is often used for background effects, particularly in blogs, and I suppose that the special effects can be used in videos for, well, special effects. Other than to test that the latter two worked, I was only interested in the standard light.

I primarily used this light for close-up work as a main light for shooting insects on tree bark. The light was excellent for this purpose allowing me to shoot at a distance of about three feet at f/8 at ISO 1600. On a full charge it provided continuous light at maximum output for more than two hours. For shooting more distant subjects, I would mostly use this as a fill light for video, although it could be used as a main light for something close, like say, a person being interviewed. At first I wondered how I could use the attached bracket, but found that I could use it as a cold shoe to mount my microphone, the camera cold shoe being used for the light. (You would think that insects don’t need to be recorded-don’t ask!) The bracket was also drilled for other ¼ inch fittings.

I downloaded the Neewer app. It gave me all of the controls of the light that were available on the body of the camera, although I found the on-body controls sufficient. The app also allows for controls of other Neewer lights. I can see where this might be very useful in a studio application.

The hot shoe adapter was high enough so that the light thrown cleared the front of a longer lens. There was a small hole on the light frame that the instructions indicated was for a microphone, but I could never figure out how to use this.

I was disappointed at first that the light did not include a diffuser screen, but with the distribution of LEDs, the light provided a nice soft glow.

There are brighter lights in the same price range with fewer features. If you need all these features, this is a fine light.

I’ve tested a handful of video lights from NEEWER and I’ve always been impressed. In the sub-$100 price range there’s usually precious little difference between various brands in terms of quality, but NEEWER go the extra mile and throw in a few extra features to make it worth sticking with the brand.

The big extras here are the app, which is excellent, well designed and intuitive, and the Infinity Connection Technology that allows you to connect as many as 255 lights in a single network. Right now I only have a single light compatible with this feature so it’s of no use to me today, but it’s something I’m sure I’ll revisit as I build my collection. The only light I’ve used that offered this feature was my Atomcube RX7, and with a price tag of $179 it would cost a heck of a lot more to collect enough devices to make a decent network. At a little less than $100 the NEEWER SL90 is much more affordable.

All told I’m very happy with this thing. It’s solidly built, lightweight and feature packed, and the battery life is excellent.

I love this addition to my photography set up. Perfect for photos and videos!

The built quality seems ok and it should be given the price, but the light output is lacking for video use.

If you’re looking for an exception white that checks all the boxes for durability, high output and lightweight easy to carry super light this is the one

First of all this is typical Neewer quality, or at least it seems so, it feel solid and robust, its a lot smaller than I thought, but that is of course my fault for not double checking this, connection to the app was very easy and it seems to respond fine, I like the 1/4 threads on the arm for other camera related bits and bobs. Where this fails as with so many Neewer items is the price, even in the Amazon ‘sale’ at £84 it is still easily priced at twice what is actually worth, yeah its a nice light, but it is no way worth that much. I’ll probably return it to be honest as it is just not worth the money, I’ll wait for a proper price for it, or seek an alternative. Cheers

 Der Rotstich ist untragbar für eine professionelles Videolicht für diesen Preis.

Der Service, mit dem ich gefühlt 100 eMails hin- und hergeschrieben habe, ist im Endeffekt unnütz, da keine Lösung angeboten wurde.

Aus diesem Grund habe ich die Leuchte erneute retourniert und mich für einen Mitbewerber entschieden.