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Flash Guide for Beginners
AOI Q1 Underwater Strobe
- ✅ Compact, powerful, fast and lightweight
- ✅ Very affordable and available in black and white
- ✅ 1800 full-power flashes possible
- ✅ Guide number: 22 (flash power)
- ✅ Beam angle (with diffuser): 85° x 85°
- ✅ Focus light
- ❌ Manual operation only
Sea & Sea YS-01 Solis Underwater Strobe
- ✅ Compact and lightweight
- ✅ Guide number: 20 (flash power)
- ✅ Beam angle (with diffuser): 105° x 105°
- ✅ Focus light
- ❌ Max 330 full-power flashes possible
AOI Q1 RC Underwater Strobe (specifically for use with OM System / Olympus cameras)
- ✅ Works perfectly with OM System / Olympus cameras that support RC, like the Tough series
- ✅ Available in black and white
- ✅ 1500 full-power flashes possible
- ✅ Guide number: 22 (flash power)
- ✅ Beam angle (with diffuser): 85° x 85°
- ✅ Focus light
INON S-220 S-TTL Underwater Strobe
- ✅ Very compact, powerful and lightweight (348 grams)
- ✅ Guide number: 22 (flash power)
- ✅ Very wide beam angle (with diffuser): 150° x 110°
- ✅ Fully automatic (S-TTL) but also manually adjustable
- ❌ No focus light




