ASTERA HYDRAPANEL KIT GEAR.
Specifications
PIXEL ARRAYS: Six
COLOURS: RGB Mint Amber
MAX BATTERY RUNTIME: 20 hours
clubbing experience. This makes them great as practical lights – in or out of frame. Putting four together gives a soft light suitable for close-ups, especially when used with the softboxes and diffusion. Or, use three as a key light and one as a fill or hair light. The grids do a great job of stopping light spilling around. And if you feel the need for a strong orange and teal look to match everyone’s favourite grade of recent years, you can just dial it in. The lights are silent, relatively powerful – they can combine to put out 1300 lumens – and the accessories make all the difference. It’s not often you find a truly professional product that offers better value than more ‘affordable’ versions, but the Astera FP6 HydraPanel kit is just that. astera-led.com
variety of common methods. There are even safety holes for security wires to make sure the lamps don’t fall off and hit your talent. Or, if someone moves or tampers with a light during a shoot or event, there’s an anti-theft feature where the panel produces visual and audible alarms, all while sending a notification to the app. If AC power is cut, the light switches to battery and puts out bright white light as a safety feature, so you’re not left in the dark if there’s a power outage. Very clever. Of course, what really matters is the quality of the light – and the HydraPanels deliver flicker-free performance at all settings. The TruColor technology calibrates the light for consistency and an exact reproduction of colour temperature and filter gels. Dial in CCT with a green/ magenta tint to get white exactly right, HSI numbers or a range of gels. The app lets you change colours with full control over each of the six LED arrays per lamp. Even set the lights to analyse music and match the beat for the full DJ
BUILT TO LAST The kit comes in a
charging case (above right). The rear of each light has a magnet and LED display
CHARGING TIME: Three hours
LED POWER: 25W
STROBE: 0-25HZ
IP RATING: 65
POWER SUPPLY: DC 24v/0.8A
CRI/TLCI: >96
OUTPUT AT 1M: 516 lux at 5500K
COLOUR TEMPERATURE: 3200-6500K
CONTROL: On-board, 2.4G, Bluetooth, wired DMX, CRMX, infrared
LAMP DIMENSIONS (WXHXD): 85x166x43.5mm/ 3.34x6.53x1.71in
WEIGHT PER LAMP: 604g/1.3lb
TOTAL KIT SIZE IN CASE (WXHXD):
335x415x183.6mm/ 13.19x16.34x7.23in
TOTAL KIT WEIGHT: 8.1kg/17.9lb
75. OCTOBER 2022
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