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The Lume Cube app also includes a battery gauge, prominently displayed on the main screen, so you’ll know when your light is getting lower on power, and the app can also manage multiple Lume Cubes, so if you purchase a second light (for another $80), you’ll not only be able to swap out for a backup, but can also place another cube elsewhere in the room to use it as a second flash for backlighting. Lume Cube of course provides considerably more life when used as a flash for still photography, however.
#LUME CUBE LIGHT FULL#
Sadly, you’ll only get about 20 minutes of steady video lighting at full intensity on a single charge, although Lume Cube can operate while connected to a power source, so even an external USB battery pack can be used to supply additional power if you plan on shooting longer than 20 minutes at a time. Lume Cube is charged via a USB power source, using the included USB-A to micro USB cable, and takes 90 minutes to reach a full charge. Lume Cube is also waterproof up to 100 feet, and even features a “Dive Mode” that can be enabled from within the app to ensure that it stays on properly underwater, regardless of pressure.
#LUME CUBE LIGHT BLUETOOTH#
The left button turns on the light for video mode, and toggles through the ten illumination levels, while the right button initiates Bluetooth pairing and can be used to toggle the optical trigger mode, which allows Lume Cube to respond in sync as a “slave” unit to another flash (although it’s worth mentioning that the iPhone LED flash is not strong enough to trigger this). The Lume Cube can also be actuated manually using two buttons on the top. Lume Cube puts out relatively cool white light, at 5600K, but also includes two CTO gels for warming things up a bit - particularly useful when you want to ensure balanced colors when shooting under traditional incandescent or tungsten lighting.
#LUME CUBE LIGHT PRO#
In always-on video light mode, Lume Cube supports 10 different intensity levels, and the collection of three LEE diffusing filters and the plastic diffusion bulb offers a comprehensive set of options for spreading and softening the light from the Lume Cube, which is especially useful if you’re shooting with wider-angle lenses - Lume Cube with a diffusion bulb makes an especially great companion to Olloclip’s Super-Wide Pro Lens that we recently looked at.
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A free companion app, Lume-X allows you to configure and control the Lume Cube via Bluetooth, and of course you’ll need to use the Lume-X app to actually take photos as well if you want the Lume Cube to fire off as a flash when you take a photo, but you can also just switch Lume Cube to an always-on and use it with the built-in iOS Camera app or any other third-party camera app of your choice. The idea behind Lume Cube is really quite simple: It’s a 1,500 lumen LED light source that can be clipped onto your iPhone and used either always-on as a video light, or setup to work in flash mode for still photography.