Video calls at night and phone photos indoors both have the same problem: your face comes out grey and grainy because the light is behind you or above you. The AOCHUAN Magnetic RGB Fill Light is a tiny light that snaps onto your phone, laptop or gimbal and fixes that. This unit was filmed on camera and inspected before listing, and it came out as the favourite of five gadgets in our review.
It sticks on with magnets. Adhesive magnetic discs are included, with a spare, so that it mounts on phones and laptops that are not magnetic. It gives 7 colours, including warm white, red, blue, green, purple and cyan, at 3 brightness levels, so it works as a soft key light or a coloured accent. In a dark room it was clearly brighter than its size suggests. The 400 mAh battery charges over USB-C.
Fill light features and specs
- Size: 1.7 × 0.9 × 0.7 inches, about 18 g
- 7 colours, 3 brightness levels
- 400 mAh battery, USB-C charging
- In the box: light, magnetic discs, charging cable
What is the fill light good for?
Anything where your face ends up in shadow: evening video calls, indoor phone photos and short clips. At about 18 g it adds almost no weight, and one of our review photos shows it riding on a phone gimbal.
How does the magnetic mount work?
The light attaches with magnets. Phones and laptops that are not magnetic can take the adhesive magnetic discs in the box, and there is a spare. Once it is on, the light tilts through 180 degrees, so you can aim the glow at your face instead of at the ceiling.
Is the AOCHUAN fill light worth it?
For its size, yes, if you want a soft key light or a coloured accent without carrying a ring light. With 7 colours and 3 brightness levels you can use warm white for calls and a coloured light for atmosphere. In a dark room it was clearly brighter than its size suggests, and the 400 mAh battery charges over USB-C, so it can share a cable with your phone.
Stick it on before your next call and you will look lit instead of lost in shadow.
Sold in Pakistan with cash on delivery and dispatched from Lahore.
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