Review on 💡 Sidekick Duo Light and Motion by Edward Henderson

Gopro is a poor low light camera. After looking at thousands of shaky photos due to poor lighting, I decided to buy a flashlight. Since I primarily use my Gopro for iNaturalist rendering of the sea creatures I photograph while freediving, I wanted a light that could be mounted on the end of a selfie stick. The only real competitors in this app are the Knog [qudos] ACTION video light for GoPro and the SeaLife Sea Dragon Mini 600 underwater LED light that attaches to the Sealife Aquapod. The Knog has no dive lever, which exacerbates the backscatter problem. The Sea Dragon Mini is probably a good choice, but I'd have to buy a new selfie stick. After my first ride with this light I am quite satisfied. There is still not enough light to solve the problem that most of my shots appear blurry. I'll probably need tens of thousands of lumens to do that. The most notable benefit of this light is that I used to have a real problem photographing animals in crevices, many of these photos turn out well with this light. However, there are some downsides: even in flood mode, the light doesn't fill the entire room. line of sight. This leaves the edges of the photos dark. Also, you may need to play around with your EV settings to get good photos, otherwise they can become saturated in the center if the edges are too dark. The controls are too complicated. All I want to do is leave it in high power flood mode and then cycle it off and on many times since I only want to shoot for a minute or so and save battery. There are two buttons, the correct design would be that one button turns it on and off and the other toggles the settings. I would simply select the setting I wanted, then all I had to do was turn it off and depending on that, remember the previous setting. Instead, I have to press a button three times to turn it on and put it in the mode I want, and then press and hold both buttons to turn it off. That's five button presses instead of two. Maybe a small difference, but with gloves in cold water it's a real difference. The charging cable is unique. If you lose it, you're in bad shape. This is a major disadvantage if you only intend to use this light on land. In the water, however, the inconvenience of a branded charger is offset by the convenience of its tightness. Keeping it closed all the time greatly reduces the chances of you being flooded with light. The hardware doesn't seem to be of the same high quality as the Gopro. It may be my imagination, but the gopro seems a lot looser than it is on the mounts. Often knocks out. This is a minor annoyance, but as the situation worsens with age, it can become a major problem. If you're really serious about underwater photography, you probably have $1,500 to spend on a lighting rig. A gopro needs that much light to take good videos or photos all the time. Sidekick is just a small boost to your skills, allowing you to snap a photo in some situations you wouldn't otherwise be able to.