RALENO 13" LED Video Light, 19.5W Panel Camera Light with LCD Display

This is fantastic. It's at a price point where it's worth taking a gamble as someone who's relatively new to getting into video and streaming. In particular, with the mounting options I thought this would be great for assisting in recording time lapse videos for me. The ability to set a colour temperature is perfect because I like a nice strong-but-even daylight colour and the variability gives me the control to balance against the various ambient lighting I have in different locations, and perfectly tune the lighting based on the time of day I'm doing the recording. I'm usually very fussy with colour temperature and this flexibility was very welcome. I've been using this with an articulated arm that I also bought from amazon. The light itself comes with a connector based around the standard 1/4" threaded screw that you'll find on most DSLR level camera equipment. The supplied fixing is also actually compatible with the go-pro style interlocking-fingers style connector too, whilst also including a standard hot-shoe mount, so it's very versatile. With the colour is really easily to balance in post with the high CRI of the lamps, and I feel like there might even be some fresnel layers in the lamp assembly because of how well blended the illumination is.You might wonder why I've included a photo of a load of sink pipework on my reviews - let me explain - although this light kit is clearly intended for photo/media use I also realised that the qualities that make it a great piece of photography kit make it amazing for DIY! The punchy, evenly dispersed flood fill of light, combined with the built in battery, and the fantastic colour rendering index meant that when I had to fix a leak under our kitchen sink (ended up replacing the tap) it was the simply the best thing I've ever tried for lighting the tight space under the sink. Even though I had my head between the light source and the taps the light was still very even and was plenty bright enough to see perfectly. Normally I'd have used a torch here, but flashlights are so directional you end up with shadows from all the pipes but this was so good at flooding the whole space the shadows were drastically reduced which made it so much easier to see what was going on. The photo speaks a thousand words. Even though it's not intended for DIY it's simply fantastic, and the battery lasted plenty long enough for the whole old tap decommission, removal and installation of the new taps. Next time you're in a tight space give it a try, I was pleasantly surprised!

I’ve recently purchased the Raleno soft box which was great for studio/fixed location use, but I needed a really portable video light to use on the many occasions where light isn’t sufficient.I’ve decided to give the Raleno PLV-S192 a go, and here’s what I found.The packaging is simple and effective, protecting the light quite well along with the hot shoe mount and charger/power cord. It also brings a little manual which can be handy.With the Raleno PLV-S192, they have certainly listened to users of this type of light and created a very compelling proposition.The light is very bright - without any significant colour tinge at 4200K, going from 3200K to 5600K.The brightness can be adjusted “stepless”, so I can choose exactly the brightness required.The size of the unit is fairly good, big as to provide enough light but still small so it fulfils its mission - being portable.Having 2 li-ion build in batteries is, for me, is a great plus. I really want to limit the amount of stuff I need to carry.The batteries will last around 3 hours on full brightness, which is great!It has a quite large (2 inches) screen at the back allowing you see quickly the brightness, colour temperature and a battery level indicator. On the side, there are the 2 knobs (to adjust temp and brightness) and on/off switch.The light itself is soft and flattering - you’ll not see the individual LEDs (as the name states, 192 of them!) on any brightness level and while soft, it will easily provide a good amount of light up to 20-30 feet away. Adjusting the colour temperature to the warmer settings allows me to use it for indoor filming in circunstances where I want to keep the warmth of tungsten/candle light in the scene.The unit itself is solidly built. It really doesn’t feel like anything will fall or break apart and having the hot shoe adaptor and power cord for continuous use ticks all my boxes.While I use for general purpose and it works great, I can see this would be absolutely perfect for product shots/videos - that’s all you’d need.Also, personally I prefer continuous light for photography as well, personally I feel it gives more control, so I’m also using this for photography both with and without the support of larger Raleno soft box.All in all, this is a great product at a very reasonable price and Im really happy with with it.thoroughly recommended!

This is perfect for video Good colour range, and bright enough for lighting outdoors. Battery life is good too. Charge lasted for hours plus on a shoot. Well made, plastic of course, light and can be used with clamps

It's a great light (with a longevity caveat)The good: It's a great, nice sized light with even lighting for the price!The not so good: It lasted me just beyond a year before it started flickering intermittently. A few months back I noticed it started flickering on and off while filming my videos, making it unusable for my videos. I thought I was still in warranty but noticed I was 2 months over a year when I first noticed this. Bearing in mind I had used it quite sparingly. Like once or twice a month on average to record videos.Overall a really good quality light, just dissapointed with the longevity. I'll still give it 4 stars for the price and value. Just wish it lasted a bit longer.

I'm not going to waste time writing anything about how this light works, or taking photos of it, since other reviewers have done a good job of that and there are plenty of photos to see the size and how the display looks etc.The main thing that needs to be said is that this light is ridiculously bright - it can light an entire room really well, and I've used it on quite a few video shoots where the lights in the room weren't quite bright enough. It's like adding an extra bulb to a room, or opening the blinds. It's great.It goes from 1% to 100% brightness, but at 1% it's already pretty bright. That can be a little annoying sometimes since it doesn't feel much different at 1% to 20%, but I rarely need anything below its lowest setting. I don't know exactly how accurate the cool and warm tones are, but it seems decent, although it's markedly less bright when going to either extreme, and is brightest at 4200K, which is a little on the cold side.I've tested the battery time, and on 4200K (the brightest setting) on 100% power it lasts just under 90 minutes, which is impressive to say the least! I haven't tested it on the lower settings but I imagine it lasts for hours on 50% or below.You can also power it from the included DC adapter - but it has to be said that it's not a normal 5.5mm x 2.1mm jack like you get with most DC appliances these days, it's actually a 5.5mm x 3mm jack, which is really hard to buy an extension cable for, so you need to keep it close to a plug socket if you want to use it that way, or buy a socket extension. Not a huge deal, but it would have been nicer to use a standard adapter.The battery inside charges via the DC input and takes just under 2 hours to fully charge from 0%, which is pretty decent, and means you can potentially buy two and charge one while using the other, for a near constant availability of light source. It would have been nice to have a battery port on the back, but as a budget light goes it's really good.It's also very light, weighing in at just over 600g, which is only slightly more than two of the Sony NP-F970 batteries that are used to power a lot of other lights.Overall it's a really good quality budget light, and I've been really impressed by it!👇🏻 If you find this review helpful, please click the helpful button below!

Over a year and still working strong. Highky recommended

I make videos for YouTube and for work and I wanted a soft, bright and controllable light to improve the quality of the videos.When this unit arrived I charged it (it has a UK mains plug) and then tried it out. I'm delighted with the power output (controllable both as to amount and colour temperature) and the softness of the light.Whatever covering they have over the LED lights gives a very nice soft quality to it. It's essentially its own small softbox.It feels solidly made, looks good and it's a sensible size yet still very slim. The removable tripod mount foot gives some extra versatility although I have light stands so I'll screw the light straight onto them.I was a bit surprised at just how much power this puts out. It allowed me to drop the ISO on my camera, for better video quality. As the light is both rechargeable and colour temperature controllable it would make for a great fill or accent light outdoors.Of course you can also use this for still photography, not just video. I did some test shots of my watches and it proves to be a very versatile light source. The even coverage allows for very fine control and coupled with careful placement you can get all kinds of lighting effects - which you can see in real time.

I got two of these lights for my copy stand. The evenness of illumination is excellent, but they are not as bright as I was expecting them to be. They are excellent for a short-distance work, like a copy stand, table-top photography, product photography, portrait, small studio, small room. Probably not strong enough for a larger set. For my purpose (copy stand) they are ideal. You get peak illumination (max output) at 4300K when both sets of LEDs are in use (at 100%). The ends of the colour range (3200K and 5600K) are not as bright, as only half of the LED are i use. For my copy stand I use them with a polarising foil, which 'steals' about half of the light, but the 5600K still gives me a lot of light for the purpose. Very well made, very light, and a 2x4000 mAh battery is a bonus, so I very much recommend them.

En realidad es mi segunda pantalla de este modelo aunque no de esta marca. La primera era de neewer y ya la quitaron de catálogo aunque esta es exacta, lo que me da a suponer que el fabricante no es ni uno ni otro. En cualquier caso y después de dos años de la primera compra ( Neewer) funciona perfectamente con buena intensidad lumínica con duración real a máxima potencia superior a la hora y vente y con carga en tan solo dos horas. Para vídeo, podcast y como es nuestro caso maquillaje es perfecta.

Geweldig ding met heel veel instelmogelijkheden. Doet het urenlang op de interne accu. Vette aanrader.

Jolie lumière très étale

Ich habe die RALENO mit 192 LED bestellt um, um damit in Corona-Zeiten meine Moderationen und die meiner Partnerin etwas "aufzuhellen". Vor allem, da jetzt der Winter vor der Tür steht und man ab dem frühen Nachmittag nicht mehr auf Tageslicht setzen kann.Die Leuchte kam schnell (Prime) und war recht zurückhaltend und eher neutral verpackt, in einem grauen Karton. Das passt aber – ich brauche den Inhalt und kein Bling Bling außen drum. Die Lampe war nach ca. 3 Minuten einsatzbereit: vorgeladen (Akku in der Leuchte) auf 90% und mit leistungsstarkem 2A Netzteil, das zügig nachgeladen hat. Ich habe die Zeit nicht gestoppt, aber sie war nach ca. 20 Minuten dann auf 100 % (von 90% kommend).Lichtleistung: Sehr gut stufenlos regulierbar von kaltweiß zu warmweiß. Ausleuchtung: homogenes Leuchtbild, auch schon bei geringer Helligkeit (bereits ab 15 % Lichtstärke). Farbwiedergabe: ja nach Abstand und Lichtfarbe natürlich verschieden. Da ein allgemeines Urteil zu geben, ist für mich nicht möglich. Laufzeit Akku: muss ich noch testen. Allerdings lief sie in der Moderation bei 35% Leistung gut 2,5 h ohne Murren durch. Damit kann man arbeiten – oder aber auch das Netzteil einfach anschließen und sie dann weiterbetreiben. Ein großer Vorteil! Denn die Leuchte bleibt einsatzfähig, selbst wenn der Akku leer ist und lädt.Schön wäre gewesen, einen zusätzlichen USB-Ladeanschluss zu haben. An den könnte ich z.B. eine Powerbank für das Nachladen unterwegs, ohne Steckdose und mit dem Standard-Mini-USB anschließen. Nun hat das aber vielleicht auch mit dem hohen Ladestrom vom Netzteil zu tun, dass das nicht ging? Egal. Es ist kein wirkliches Manko, wenn man mit dem recht starken eingebauten Akku oder direkt am Netz arbeitet.Fazit: Wir können damit sehr gut arbeiten für eine fast perfekte Ausleuchtung im Videokonferenzbereich (Perfekt wäre sie mit 3 Leuchten für Front und Seiten, aber das benötigen wir so nicht). Die Leuchte steht bei uns auf einem Fotostativ. Der Stativkopf lässt sich dabei problemlos und schnell mit der Leuchte schraubbar verbinden. Mehr als 50 % Lichtleistung max. haben wir dabei nicht abgerufen. Dann überstrahlt das Gesicht bereits deutlich bei 1 m Abstand zur Leuchte. Wer also nicht gleich in vielfach teureres Profiequipment investieren will, ist hiermit sehr gut bedient!

Ottimo pannello illuminatore, economico ma funzionale e performante. Molto apprezzabile la sottigliezza e la leggerezza nonostante al suo interno ci siano 2 batterie incorporate da 4000mAh ciascuna. La durata è più che soddisfacente e dipende, oltre che ovviamente dalla potenza impostata, anche dalla temperatura colore. Effettuando dei test con l'esemplare in mio possesso, ho potuto constatare che con intensità al 100% e temperatura a 5600K (luce fredda), le batterie hanno retto per 2 ore e 20 minuti. A 3200K (luce calda), la durata è stata di 2 ore e 40 minuti (intensità sempre al 100%). Con temperatura intermedia a 4400K, sempre intensità a piena potenza, l'autonomia è scesa a 1 ora e 27 minuti (in linea col valore dichiarato dalla casa, di 90 minuti). Valori comunque ottimi, considerando che a potenze inferiori al 100%, la durata delle batterie si prolunga sensibilmente (esempio: 5 ore e 30 minuti con potenza al 50% e temperatura 3200K).Da sottolineare che il prodotto funziona anche con l’alimentatore collegato, mentre ricarica le batterie.La qualità della luce è molto buona, diffusa e morbida come se si stesse usando un softbox su un illuminatore con led esposti. Il segreto sta nella tecnologia adottata: in questo pannello i led sono disposti lungo i bordi, orientati verso l’interno della cornice, e quello che vediamo dall’esterno è la loro luce trasmessa dal diffusore. In pratica, non c’è luce diretta ma solo indiretta, il che garantisce morbidezza e uniformità.Se si pensa che per ottenere questo tipo di luce con un illuminatore tradizionale bisognerebbe montare un softbox con un paio di diffusori, il fatto di avere un effetto simile con un pannellino compatto, leggero e pure autoalimentato, è una grossa svolta (ovviamente, a patto che la potenza offerta sia sufficiente per l’uso del caso).Da notare l’assenza di controlli a distanza: non è previsto un telecomando e tantomeno una connettività tramite app, che ormai sembra essere uno standard per questo genere di prodotti. Personalmente non ne avverto la mancanza: data la natura e la potenza relativamente ridotta del prodotto, non credo di usarlo posizionandolo distante o in punti inaccessibili per la regolazione manuale.Molto lodevole anche il servizio post-vendita: ho riscontrato un piccolo problema, ma tra servizio clienti Amazon e quello del produttore, la questione è stata processata e risolta efficientemente in tempi brevissimi. Davvero complimenti alla Raleno!In conclusione: un prodotto davvero ottimo, offerto a un prezzo estremamente competitivo, ancora di più quando in offerta. Da vedere la durata nel tempo, soprattutto delle batterie interne e non sostituibili. La costruzione è plasticosa, compreso il supporto inclinabile (a parte la slitta e le viti, in metallo), quindi c'è sicuramente da stare un po' attenti e riservargli un trattamento delicato. Ma dato il prezzo d’acquisto (56,99 euro nel mio caso, in promozione), anche se il prodotto dovesse durare non più di un paio d’anni, sinceramente non avrei di che lamentarmi.