Underwater lightning for your GoPro / Action cam

Diving with your Gopro /action cam in non-tropical waters, you will find out very quickly that you need lightning for your GoPro to make colorful images. However also in tropical waters you will get better results by using extra light.

Better colors and more contrast by using a video light

With 1 or 2 video lights on your GoPro you will make sure that you will get better colors on your images. There is also more contrast in your image, which makes a subject appear more from the rest of the background. Under water the lightning is most effective by filming the subject on short distance ( 3 meters). Of course for a night dive you cannot miss the video lights on your set !

1 of 2 video lights on your GoPro?

The wide angle of your GoPro is 140 degrees. This is actually too wide to light up with one video light. You will find out, that using 1 video light will give unwanted shadows in your images. When you use 2 lights, in combination with your GoPro, you are able to light up a wider angle and you will prevent shadows in your recordings. Of course you can start with 1 light and see how you like it. Extension with a second light is always possible.

How many lumen does your video light need for a GoPro?

Looking in our product range, there are a lot of powerful lights (high lumen) and a lot of less powerful lights (low lumen). A very powerful light will give more light on a larger distance. However the distance under water to be lighted to gain the color red, will remain the same, no matter how powerful you light is. The maximum distance to your subject to get back the most beautiful colors will remain 1,5 meters. The light has taken off a distance of 1,5 meters to the subject and back (in total 3 meters). On a larger distance the color red already mostly has disappeared from the video light. A powerful light will give you more light but the red shades will be lost on a larger distance.

What is the usefulness/benefit of a very powerful light ?

A light with more lumen will provide more light within the 1,5 meters. Especially in circumstances with more environmental light, you will need a lot of artificial light to get the wanted effect and to gain back the colors. On a larger distance (>1,5 meters) you can light up a subject more (without getting back the red). Also a benefit of a powerful light of 2600 lumen is that you can dim this to 1000 lumen, which gives you a longer use of your battery than when you use a light of 1000 lumen.

Lightning sets including tray and handles

Set Pro 1000 for GoPro / Action camera

This set consists of a tray with two handles for mounting the Gopro. One handle is mounted with a flexible arm and a Weefine Smartfocus 1000 under water video light. A nice set when you like to lighten up macro on short distances when you have not enough natural environmental light. The Weefine Smartfocus 1000 has an output of 1000 lumen, a duration time of 80 minutes and a lighting angle of 110 degrees. Works with a rechargeable battery.

Price: € 249

GoPro 2600 Lumen underwater videolight set

Set GoPro 2600 Lumen underwater video light

This set consists of a tray with two handles with for mounting your GoPro. One handle is mounted with a Bigblue AL2600XWP LED light. This light is more powerful (2600 lumen) and has 4 positions to switch between 260, 650, 1300 or 2600 lumen. In full power the duration time is 2 hours. When you use the light on smaller volume the duration time goes up to 20 hours. The lightning angle is 120 degrees. This also works with a rechargeable Li-ion battery. A powerful light who can give some extra color and environmental light. Suitable for larger subjects.

Price: € 395

Double lightning set with Weefine Smartfocus 1000 for GoPro

This set consists of a tray with two handles for mounting your GoPro, the two flexible arms and 2 Weefine Smartfocus 1000 lights. Fine set for macro, when you have not enough natural environmental light. By working with 2 lights you prevent shadows and you have more light so you can lighten up a larger angle. The Weefine Smartfocus 1000 has an output of 1000 lumen, a duration time of 80 minutes and a lighting angle of 110 degrees. Works with a rechargeable battery.

Price: € 419

Double lightning set with Bigblue AL2600XWP LED with ball arm system

This set consists of a tray with two handles for mounting your GoPro, on that a ball arm system with two Bigblue 2600 lumen lights. This powerful light has 2600 lumen and can be set in 4 positions to witch between 260, 650, 1300 or 2600 lumen. In full power the duration time is 2 hours. When you use the light on smaller volume the duration time goes up to 20 hours. The lightning angle is 120 degrees. This also works with a rechargeable Li-ion battery. A powerful light who can give some extra color and environmental light. Suitable for larger subjects. Read more about the difference on flex arms and ball arms in this article.

Price : € 799