Lighting plays a vital role when you’re looking for ways to improve the visual quality of your content. While natural light is completely unpredictable, there are so many tools that’ll give your subject a constant and appealing light. Whether you are recording footage or live-streaming using a portable video light or a pocket light can be a good option
If you are tired of bulky tools and want a more productive workflow, ZHIYUN is offering the 40W pocket fill light by pushing the boundaries of technological design and lighting performance.
The Zhiyun Fiveray M40 can be a great pick for your kit bag if you need a consistent video light with the highest illuminating output. This light does so many things well, including outstanding aesthetics, sturdy construction, and face-melting brilliance from a small, portable gadget.
Zhiyun FIVERAY M40 Powerful Pocket Light
Variable frequency cooling, dual wheels for accurate dimming, to excellent color rendition, and ultra-bright lights the Zhiyun FIVERAY M40 Powerful Pocket Light is equipped with so many great features. Despite the fact that it is a touch on the heavier side and that its quick and simple control method serves as both a gift and a curse, all this goodness comes at a price. The Zhiyun Fiveray M40 is a powerful yet portable video light, but let’s see what else it has to offer.
Specification
- Battery Capacity: Built-in li-ion battery 6S/2600MAH
- Maximum Power Output: 40W
- Color Temperature Range: 2700K~6200K
- Dimming Range: 0~100%
- 4300K/100% Brightness Illuminance: 1050lux1 meter, 4400lux0.5 meters
- CRI Index4300K/100% Brightness Illuminance: 14000lux0.3 meters
- TLCI: ≥97
- Charging Time: 1H50min12V/1.12A 13W, supports a maximum of 15W fast charging
- Runtime: 29min
- Operation Temperature: -10°～40°
Portability
The most noticeable thing about this video light is how it integrated innovation and practicality in its small body in a pretty simplistic manner. The M40 is your ideal portable lighting option, giving 360° fill light with exceptional versatility, yet it weighs only 320g, fits easily in pockets, and looks stylish on your desk. The M40 is quite amazing for a light of such size.
Ultra-Bright
The light is embedded with 176 LED chips that bring an incredible peak illuminance of 14000lux. At 100% brightness, the fans kicked in at about 60 seconds, initially at a low speed, but this does increase to a second higher speed the longer the light is in use. However, max brightness could be overkill when used on camera as a video light or interview light because looking into the M40 at high levels is, to put it bluntly, blinding. On the other hand, at lower brightness levels, this provided a nice, even glow to faces and objects that were within about 0.3-2m (1-6ft) of the light.
Features
This pocket light features two distinct wheels that allow you to lower the color temperature and brightness precisely, giving you complete control. The DynaVort Cooling System, used by M40, includes an attitude-control algorithm, FOC fans, and a heat sink that simulates a gyroscope to minimize overheating. Although the fans are quiet, however, they are audible in a silent environment, so you will have to bear in mind how close you can use this light to microphones during audio recording in some situations. Moreover, it comes with 6 common color temperature setting that offers adjustable dual color temperature ranging from 2700 to 6200k enabling power output peaks at 40 with no strobes.
Wrapping Up
The best video lighting makes your content look polished and professional. You’ll be surprised to see that this light is so powerful in such a compact chassis, all without overheating. The Zhiyun FIVERAY M40 Powerful Pocket Light pushes the limits of technical construction and lighting performance. It has a 40w peak illuminance. This easily pocketable video light will provide a lot of creative opportunities that were previously unthinkable.
