Yongnuo YN-300 Air YN300Air Pro LED Video Light 3200K-5500K Color Temperature for Canon Nikon DSLR Camera DV and Camcorder with WINGONEER NP-F770 Battery and Battery Charger

I try and write reviews on all products I buy as I find them helpful when choosing what to settle for. I am always realistic and constructive and never gush.......until today!These are so so good, very well built, love the blue tooth connection between the units so they can control each other or just independently from your phone. I went for the Daylight only so as to get the maximum brightness from all 600 LEDs rather than 300 yellow and 300 white, as a result, it has the capability to over power daylight out doors and makes for a great fill light on location. They also work very well indoors in so many ways.Attached is a frame grab from my last video for an artist. The ambient is from an east facing window defused with net curtains and the key light is this unit with a softbox (previously reviewed). Very very pleased, I bought two and will be adding to this as funds allow.The only comment I can offer that is not a dig at the product is that you should make sure you have a swivel head to mount it on, it does not come with a swivel mount so if you are starting out, you will need to consider this, the rest of us already have multiple ways to mount this. I have attached a link to the item I am suggesting for this purpose. There are cheaper alternatives to the Manfrotto head but I find them very robust and can take the weight of a LED panel without putting a strain on the joint or the nut that tightens the joint. Manfrotto 026 Lite Tite Swivel + Umbrella Adaptor

I work as a professional stills photographer but have now slowly ventured into making videos and were looking for a small, light and a pure 5500K LED light source. (For my stills, I usually use flash as artificial light; Elinchrom, Profoto etc).Prior to this purchase, I was scouring the Internet for reviews trying to find the best possible light for me and was very happy to find these from YongNuo - a brand that was no stranger to me, having their flashgun.When unboxing, my first surprise was how small they were, next how bright they are. Very handy to be able to operate the light from your smartphone (I have a vintage iPhone 4s and it worked fine...). The light comes with a small dedicated remote as well but I leave that in my camera bag as a backup if Bluetooth or other technical problems occur. I think the combination of power, size, cost, handling and price is hard to beat. ​

3C4U e-mailed me through Amazon me asking for a review, so if they don't like anything :-)I'm just an ordinary purchaser who paid the full price and have had no contact with them before.So here we go...Yongnuo make two versions of the YN-600L II, one with 600 LEDs that emits a daylight type of light (5500K, like most flash guns, and the Sun) and one with 300 daylight LEDs and 300 more-orange coloured ones (3300K) giving a more Tungsten style of light, as is often used in studios. I bought the 300+300 one so I could vary the colour of the light.Even with just 300 LEDs of one colour it's impressively bright and I'm not disappointed.The control scheme is different to some panels, who have a single knob to control the colour (from 5500 to 3300). Here you set the percentage brightness for each set of LEDs independently, which is a little more fiddly as you can't control overall brightness and colour mix separately. If you want it brighter/duller and the same colour you have to change one then the other until it looks about right. Having separate mix and brightness controls would IMHO have been much more convenient.It does miss out on some things. While it's great that it comes with two batteries and a charger, so you can use it anywhere, the mains power supply is an optional extra that you may well want (it uses the 8V/5A one): https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01CSF0Q9Y (I can't comment further on this as mine is still en-route).It also just has a screw thread in the base, there is no way to adjust its position unless using a tripod with a head. If using a lighting tripod you'd want something to allow its position to be altered (there are lots of mini ballheads sold by Amazon).The batteries seem a good choice capacity-wise, however you get a rubbish USB-powered charger that charges them slowly, one at a time, and gives no idea of how far there is to go. I'd strongly recommend getting something like (the one I use): https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01BJTIXTA which charges two batteries at once and shows their charge state.Also on batteries the instructions say one battery will power one set of 300 LEDs, so if you want to use both sets you need two charged batteries.Oh and while I'm at it the Lithium batteries may be supplied, but two AAA ones for the remote aren't. The batteries don't come with any kind of plastic terminal cover that some airlines require (although the contacts aren't exposed on this type of battery.You do get a handle for hand-held use while out and about.You don't get a carrying case.I haven't noticed any fan noise by haven't used it on a hot day or for long periods, so don't read anything into that. I'll edit this line when I have a better idea.On the control side a few initial notes. The power on button is in the middle of the rotating knob and isn't in a contrasting colour. The remote has an on/off slide switch on its side (unlike many remotes it doesn't just work). There is also an App to control it via phone/tablet, using Bluetooth. The App is basic but works (I used it on a iPhone).As I said above the main plus is there is a good amount of light from the 300 LEDs and it comes with a set of decent Lithium batteries. For me it was particularly handy that they are the same type of batteries as my Atomos recorder takes, so I already had a decent charger (and another USB charger which also isn't getting used either).Overall I'd recommend it as I think it's good value and performs well.Requests:I wasn't able to test if the reported CRI of over 95 is correct, so if anyone tests it please comment.Also if anyone finds a case that works well with the batteries attached please let me know.

You get what you pay for!The light is quite bright but doesn;t work well in environments where there is already lots of natural light.The fan is a major issue. If this light is on full for more than 15 minutes the fan starts up and it's caused issues on shoots for me.If it weren't for the fan it would get a solid 4 out of 5.

I received the product and used it the next day at a photo shoot. It's an awesome item. I haven't had any problems yet and certainly no issue with the fan thingy.The flappy things are ok though it's main use here is to cover the LEDs. If you want to use it to cut off light, just cover the shiny part with black paper and that's it. Problem solved.Only down side is the charger supplied with this purchase. It's ok but not the best. It takes about 5hrs to charge 1 battery at a time. That's fine if you keep your battery level high after doing a photoshoot. Just need a bit of planning. Good thing with it is that you can use this charger with every 5V USB output you find, even in the car. Anyway, in order to make life easier when needed, I bought a double battery charger from Yongnuo, which I didn't receive yet.

Used it a couple of times for still and video. Easy to use and gives enough light in a pretty far room. The "flaps" are not that much use. But the battery holds a good charge, the light is even and the options to fit to camera, seperate stands etc are good.Is of pretty good build quality for the price.

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Ganze Räume kann man mit dem YN300 Air natürlich nicht ausleuchten. Aber es passt auf den Blitzschuh der Kamera und gibt auf kurze Entfernungen ein gutes ergänzendes Licht.Geliefert wird die Leuchte mit einem Akku und einem Ladegerät (USB-Gerät ohne Netzteil), einer Halterung, die in den Blitzschuh passt, sowie einem Handgriff und einem kleinen Tischfuß. Die Anleitung gibt es in Chinesisch und einem ordentlichen Englisch. Eine neutrale Stoffhülle für das Panel ist ebenfalls dabei. Da das Gehäuse selbst keinen Gewindeanschluss hat, muss man die Halterung mit Blitzschuh-Adapter auf jeden Fall anbringen. Damit lässt sich die Leuchte nach vorn und hinten neigen; es gibt dafür ein Raster und eine Feststellschraube. Das 1/4"-Gewinde für die Montage auf einem Stativ sitzt im Blitzschuh-Adapter.Ich habe auch den kleinen Tischfuß ausprobiert. Klappt. Aber bei Akkubetrieb wird es schwierig. Denn der Akku ist relativ schwer. Wenn man die Halterung mit dem Blitzschuhadapter wie in der Anleitung empfohlen anbringt, kippt die Leuchte um. Ich habe das Ding also um 180 Grad gedreht angeschraubt, um die Balance wieder herzustellen. In der Anleitung steht, man könne den Handgriff an die bereits erwähnte Halterung schrauben und das Ganze dann auf einem Stativ montieren. Geht aber nicht - im Handgriff gibt es unten kein Gewinde, sondern nur Luft.Mit dem Akku soll die Leuchte etwa 1 bis 2 Stunden laufen. Das ist nach meinen ersten Tests plausibel. Das Aufladen dauert etwa 4 Stunden. Ich habe zu der Leuchte auch noch ein Netzteil bestellt - wie vom Hersteller empfohlen, auch von Yongnuo. Dabei gab es aber eine Ungereimtheit. In der Beschreibung und auf der Verpackung des Netzteils heißt es, es sei für das YN300 Air und andere Leuchten geeignet. Allerdings ist die Ausgangsspannung mit 12 V angegeben - die YN300 Air verlangt aber laut Anleitung maximal 8 V. Also sicherheitshalber bei Yongnuo per E-Mail angefragt, ob das so richtig ist. Schon nach wenigen Stunden kann die Antwort aus China: Ja, das passt so. Das 8-V-Netzteil werde seit Mai 2017 nicht mehr hergestellt, das 12-V-Gerät sei jetzt aktuell und sollte problemlos mit der Leuchte zusammenarbeiten. Ich stelle also fest, dass die Anleitung in zwei Punkten - beim Handgriff und in Sachen Netzteil - überholt ist. Dafür hat der Service des chinesischen Herstellers sehr schnell auf meine Anfrage reagiert, und alles ist geklärt. Mit dem Netzteil läuft die Leuchte tatsächlich einwandfrei.In dem Panel sitzen LEDs mit einer Farbtemperatur von 3200 bzw. 5500 K. Man kann beide Gruppen getrennt einstellen. Dafür gibt es einen Regler (mit dem Ein/Aus-Taster in der Mitte) sowie vier kleine Tasten. Mit einer Taste kann man die noch verfügbare Akku-Kapazität (bezogen auf die gerade gewählte Betriebsart) abfragen, mit einer weiteren die Einstellungen speichern. Die dritte Taste schaltet den Regler zwischen kleinen und großen Schritten um: Bei "fine" wird in Ein-Prozent-Schritten geregelt, bei "coarse" sind es Zehn-Prozent-Schritte. Mit der Taste daneben schaltet man zwischen den 3200er- und den 5500er-LEDs um. Die Beschreibungen der Tasten sind - wenn man sie bedient - beleuchtet.Die Lichttemperatur lässt sich sehr präzise einstellen: Man wählt zunächst die gewünschte LED-Gruppe (3200/5500 K). Dann wird die Leistung der gewählten LED-Gruppe zwischen 0 und 99 Prozent eingestellt, wobei man zwischen "fine" und "coarse" für die "Schrittweite" wählen kann. Anschließend schaltet man auf die andere LED-Gruppe um und wählt wieder zwischen 0 und 99 Prozent Leistung. Wenn man die volle Lichtleistung des Panels abrufen will, muss man beide LED-Gruppen auf 99 Prozent einstellen. Die gewählten Einstellungen merkt sich die Leuchte beim Ausschalten.Fazit: Die Leuchte tut genau, was sie soll. Ich habe noch ein Stativ nebst Kugelkopf sowie ein Netzteil dazugekauft. Damit bin ich für alle Fälle gerüstet. Zudem habe ich eine YN600 Air gekauft und ebenfalls mit demselben Zubehör ergänzt. All das ersetzt - auch beides zusammen - keine Softbox, ist aber eine große Hilfe bei Video- und Fotoaufnahmen. Und die Preise gehen für mich als Amateur in Ordnung.

ottimo prodotto, anche la batteria che è uscita con questo pacchetto ha una buona durata. A potenza massima è molto potente, per quello che faccio io, foto e video, basta utilizzarlo al 20, 30%. Ottima durata

la verdad es que perfecto, la primer carga me duro poco y me asuste pero después ya si que dura lo suficiente, OJO, la mayoria no trae la bateria y el cargador, esta si!!!

In prodotto è buono, ben fatto, potente, leggero e facilmente trasportabile. Ottimo sia per fotografia che per video. Le alette orientabili , seppure leggere, sono un plus non trascurabile. C'è però un..... MA! Casualmente ho lasciato inserita la batteria con l'interruttore spento e nel giro di alcune ore la batteria si è completamente scaricata lasciandomi a piedi durante un'intervista video. Probabilmente un contatto. Pensavo di aver consumato energia in un precedente utilizzo invece il problema si è ripetuto più volte. Naturalmente il prodotto sarà reso ma mi sono ripromesso comunque di acquistarne un altro, che spero funzioni a dovere senza inopportuni perdite di energia. Se tutto sarà Ok acquisterò anche il secondo pezzo. Diamo fiducia al produttore.