Level Up your Smartphone with Simple Lighting

Have you ever been in a situation, where you wanted to take pictures/videos with your phone and realise that there is no sufficient light around? We all know that shooting with bad lighting can ruin the overall video/picture. With some simple lighting, it can bring out cinematic looks in our shoots. The attention of the viewers would be directed to the subject if the lighting shows a certain amount of depth and contrast. Lights can also create a specific mood and atmosphere of in our videos and pictures. So, what do smartphone users look for when it comes to accessorizing your mobile phone with awesome lighting? Portability, functionality, or pricing? In fact, we are spoilt with choices that are available in the worldwide market. Let's look through some of the varieties available on lighting accessories, based on their PROs and CONs.

1. Nanguang Smartphone Ring Light CN-MP16C

Pros

• Size : 89 X 23 mm

• Weight : 54 g

• Functionality : Color temperature 3200K-5600K, CRI 95

• Control : Manual Control

• Portability : Clip On

• Price : ~SGD25

Cons

• Battery : 2 pcs of AAA Battery or USB power

• Brightness : 105 lumen

This cheap and portable ring light is an easy to use tool but the level of brightness might be too high, causing it to be inadequate.

2. Aputure Amaran AL-M9 LED Light

Pros

• Size : Credit card size (87 x 56 x 11 mm)

• Weight : 140 g

• Brightness : Adjustable in 9 levels of power, 350 lux at distance of 0.5 m

• Functionality : color temperature 5500 ± 200k, CRI >95, TLCI >95

• Control : Manual control

• Usage Time : >1.75 hour at max. brightness & 13 hours at min. brightness

• Battery : Internal, rechargeable with micro-USB

• Price : ~SGD60

Cons

• Portability: A mini pole mount

Pocket-sized accessory with just the right amount of brightness that gives a long duration of lighting. Unfortunately, you will have to bring along a mini pole to mount this accessory onto your smartphone.

3. LumeCube Single

Pros

• Size : 38 cubic mm

• Weight : 100 g

• Brightness : 10 manual brightness settings (1 to 1500 lumen)

• Functionality : color temperature 6000K, CRI >95, TLCI >95, flash function, waterproof up to 30.5 m, durable

• Control : Manual controls or Bluetooth syncing (Able to control multiple cubes)

• Battery : Internal, rechargeable with micro-USB

Cons

• Usage Time: 30 minutes at max. brightness & 2 hours at 50% brightness

• Portability : Mount to smartphone clip

• Price : ~SGD120

Small, durable light with great brightness which allows you to bring UNDERWATER but average usage time and can be pricey.

4. IC One Two the Qubie

Pros

• Size : 38 cubic mm

• Weight : 136 g

• Brightness : as a strobe (up to 1500 lumens), as video light (800 lumens)

• Functionality : color temperature 5600K, CRI 92, flicker-free, water resistant, weatherproof

• Control : Manual controls or Bluetooth syncing

• Battery : Internal, rechargeable with micro-USB

• Price : ~SGD53

Cons

• Usage Time: 45 minutes at max. brightness & 4 hours at min. brightness

• Portability : Mount to smartphone clip

Always being compared with LumeCube as the only difference is that Qubie is way cheaper but it is NOT waterproof.

5. YongNuo YN06 Smartphone LED Flash

Pros

• Size : 50 x 50 x 12 mm

• Weight : 29.8 g

• Functionality : color temperature 5500K

• Battery : Internal, rechargeable with USB cord

• Portability : Clip on

• Price : ~SGD23

Cons

• Brightness : 10 manual brightness setting, as flash mode (490 lumens) , as continuous light (3.7 watts)

• Control : Manual control/ automatically sync with iphone ( for flash mode)

• Usage Time: 30 minutes continuous or up to 1000 flashes

• Compatibility : Designed for iPhone only

This is an affordable and handy light to bring in your bag although it may have limitation in terms of brightness. Unfortunately this accessory is only limited to iPhone users.

With so many cool gadgets available, the Qubie would be the most preferred choice, as at a reasonable price, it is able to provide sufficient lighting for an awesome shoot!

Time to gear up with some dazzling lighting for your upcoming photo/video shoot! What would your preference be? Or do you have a better idea to offer? Do let us know on our Facebook page @: https://www.facebook.com/Anonymous.Pro.Asia/posts/10156318226282220

*Prices are subjected to changes, based on period of offer