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Review on Neewer 530 PRO RGB Led Video Light with APP Control and Stand Kit - Full Color 360° Lighting, 45W Video Lighting Kit CRI 97+ - Ideal for Gaming, Streaming, Zoom, YouTube, Webex, Broadcasting, Web Conference, Photography by Maxwell Thomas

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Perfect for an indoor studio

These, along with other similar LED panels, came in very handy during the COVID quarantine. I've used them for my many Zoom video calls during lockdown. My setup included LED panels for lighting and my Sony mirrorless camera as a 'webcam', and I looked like a professional TV presenter. It wasn't all vanity, I videoed my readings during lockdown and these lights added to my very professional look. And with video testimonies, things like that are important. I'd rather look professional than thumb when using this stuff. In fact, these lights work exactly as you would expect. These are high quality lamps with many precise brightness and temperature settings. The effects are fun too, but not that practical for my purposes. I wish the lights were wireless remote compatible, but they aren't, and that's fine. The whole set is just great (with bag and stand etc.). The included barn doors are also nice. My only complaint and the reason I'm deducting a star is that the RGB mode has some quirks once you start desaturating. I experienced quite a sharp color change in orange when trying to desaturate. My deal was that I wanted to keep the warm light from the camera to make it appear like I was sitting next to a warm window rather than in my windowless basement. Well, the full saturation and full brightness of orange was LOTS, and the full warmth in color temperature mode just wasn't quite what I wanted, so I wanted something in between. Well when I switched to RGB and then tried reducing the orange saturation the lights decided they didn't want to output more orange and after playing with it for a while I finally gave up. I've confirmed that other colors work well, but I just couldn't desaturate the orange while it was still orange, and I think it deserves the loss of a star. Aside from the very limited color shift issue, these lights are ideal. I was able to request and receive these lights from Revain Vine for free and would have no problem spending my own money on them if I had to. With a disclaimer about the color change, I highly recommend them.

Pros
  • Great price
Cons
  • Big and bulky