A quick, no nonsence guide to Lighting for Underwater Videography & Photography: How to select the best Underwater Photo or Video Light.

How to choose Underwater Video Lights or Underwater Photography Lights

What are the best Underwater Video Lights & Underwater Camera Strobes?

  1. Firstly look at the power, which is suppressed in GN (guide number). A good underwater strobe will show a GN of 30 or more.
  2. Secondly, look at the battery capacity. Because you want to do 2 dives with unlimited use of the strobes, you want to have about 200 lash at full power, with 300 being really good
  3. Thirdly, look at the angle of coverage. You want a large angle of coverage for wide angle shooting. 110 degrees without diffuser is very good.
  4. Next, the recycle time for the strobe is important, with 1 second being very good and 3 seconds being bad.
  5. Subsequently, the size of the kit – size matters. You want a relatively compact set up, especially if you have a small camera.
  6. In addition, the weight is important, especially in these times of airline weight restrictions.In the hope that it helps you, i have put a list of Underwater Photo & Video equipment that i recommend down below.
  7. Finally, if you want to know more about underwater video lights, have a look at this video tutorial on ‘what to look for and how to choose the best underwater video lights’: https://youtu.be/nDV-tkOrJ2k

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