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Canon VL-5 Video Light for Mini Advanced Accessory Shoe | 
 enlarge | Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
Buy New: $102.21
New (4) from $102.21
Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 1 x 1 x 1
MPN: 3186B001
Model: Canon VL-5 Video Light
UPC: 013803099928
EAN: 0013803099928
ASIN: B001DYLNIU
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Compatible for use with the following camcorders: VIXIA HF10, VIXIA HF100, VIXIA HF11, VIXIA HG20 and VIXIA HG21 or others with mini shoe
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Not much brighter, but an upgrade from the Vixia's HF100's onboard light... October 13, 2008
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I just bought the Vixia HF100 camcorder and the built-in video light is adequate if in a situation where you MUST shoot in a very low light setting. Unfortunately, the HF100's light is very much on the cool-blue end of the light spectrum and makes for some ugly skin tones and just plain awful video in general. The VL-5 light, while perhaps emitting only 25 to 50% more lumens than the onboard light, has a distinctly warm tone, which translates into better skin tones and an overall acceptable image. The VL-5 is small but not "tiny" (protrudes 2 3/8" from top of camera, and measures 2 1/2" from front to back at the widest point). The light has a switch for "On, Auto, and Off." You can't use both the onboard light and the VL-5 at the same time (the HF100 won't allow it). IMPORTANT NOTE: You'll have to update the firmware of your Vixia camcorder to 1.0.2 in order to use this light (download from Canon's website). I attempted to use the updater on my Mac Pro and had a glitch with the update: it said that my camera could not be updated. I think I needed to disconnect all of my computer's connected USB devices (other than keyboard, mouse) so the updater would get a clear "read" on the camera). I used my MacBook Pro to install the update and it worked fine (took about 8 minutes). Though it's a certainly overpriced, I'm going to keep it; my night-time videos will at least progress from the camera's default unacceptable and dreadful blue tone to an acceptable warm tone. Note: I think that this is the only accessory light that will currently work with the new Canon Vixia camcorders' "Mini Advanced Shoe."
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