I recently purchased the GVM 2 Pack LED Video Lighting Kits with APP Control, Bi-Color Variable 2300K~6800K, and I couldn't be happier with my investment. This lighting kit has significantly elevated the quality of my video productions. Here's a comprehensive review of my experience with this product.#### Unboxing and SetupThe GVM kit comes with two LED video lights, adjustable light stands, power adapters, barn doors, light diffusers, and a deluxe carrying case. Setting up was straightforward, thanks to the intuitive design and comprehensive instruction manual. The light stands are sturdy and adjustable, making it easy to achieve the desired lighting angles.#### Build Quality and PortabilityThese lights are built with an aerospace aluminum alloy casing, ensuring durability and efficient heat dissipation. Despite their robust build, they are incredibly lightweight (each light weighing just 1KG), making them highly portable. The compact design allows them to fit into most lighting equipment boxes, which is perfect for on-the-go shooting.#### Performance and VersatilityOne of the standout features of this lighting kit is the wide color temperature range from 2300K to 6800K. This flexibility allows me to create the perfect ambiance for any shooting scenario. The brightness is adjustable from 10% to 100%, and the lights provide excellent illumination with a high color rendering index (CRI) of 97+, which ensures accurate and vibrant color reproduction.The app control functionality is another game-changer. The GVM app, available for both iOS and Android, allows me to adjust the color temperature and brightness remotely, which is incredibly convenient during shoots.#### Accessories and Additional FeaturesThe kit includes high-quality diffusers and barn doors that help control and soften the light, reducing harsh shadows and providing a more professional look to my videos. The ability to power the lights using V-mount or F750 batteries makes them versatile for both studio and outdoor shoots.#### Overall ExperienceOverall, the GVM 2 Pack LED Video Lighting Kit is a remarkable addition to my video production arsenal. The combination of excellent build quality, portability, versatile lighting options, and the convenience of app control makes it a fantastic choice for both amateur and professional videographers. Whether you're shooting YouTube videos, interviews, or studio projects, this lighting kit will not disappoint.Highly recommended for anyone looking to enhance their video lighting setup!

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I bought 3 of these lights two years ago, but recently bought two more packages of two of these same LED light panels. One pair arrived with a problem controlling the orange LEDs of one of the panels, but a hone call to the GVM help number got a replacement in the mail quickly with only a request for a cell phone video so they could see the problem. All of these panels can be separately controlled via a WIFI App, downloadable from the Play Store Free. They will all work together well right out of the box, but only manually. You need to use the App if you want to control them remotely. Most of the time, my light panels are mounted to a ceiling support frame in my studio, so out of reach unless by step ladder.The latest version of the App works much better than the 2 year old version, but it still has a few small quirks that could use refining, and instructions for using the App are sadly lacking detail. So from my experience, here is some added info on how to control these lights remotely via the App. The App is readily available via the Play Store FREE. Download it into your cell phone and then using the instructions below you should be able to set up each of your light panels to work remotely via the cell phone App.When using the App, the cell phone must be switched from it's Internet WIFI connection to the desired LED panel to gain control. With multiple lights, each light must be re-named so that each can be addressed separately. Out of the box, each has the same GVM-LED name. You do this renaming via the App maintenance screen on the cell phone (upper left button). They will not all work remotely with just one WIFI name. The renaming is done with the App and is easy, but only the light being renamed can be powered on during this renaming.. "GVM-ADMIN" is the password. It's in the paper instructions as well. I used GVM-LED1, GVM-LED2, etc for my renaming scheme.When you have finished renaming each light, each time that you hit the "connect" button on the main App screen (upper right) you will be taken to a list of WIFI addresses. The first on the list is likely your internet connection, so you need to remember this to switch back to when finished using the GVM light control App. The App screen (upper right button) then lets you connect to the WIFI screen and you select the desired LED panel (GVM-LED) and then rename it (GVM-LED1, Etc.) to be able to select and control from this WIFI list. After renaming select the one that you want to control and then close this screen to be taken back to the App screen. Look at the top of the screen and wait for the "Connected" indication. You should then be able to turn the selected LED panel on and off, and change both the color and brightness. (sometimes requires several on, off cycles to get working). Repeat the renaming process for each LED panel. Also, remember to change the WIFI connection back to your Internet WIFI address before exiting the App, or your cell phone won't receive the internet until you do.The "Channel" selection on the left of the App screen does nothing, at least nothing that I can find. When connected, the App lets you quickly adjust brightness or light frequency of each panel and turn the panel on and off. When first connecting power, if the LED power switch is on, the panel will turn on as the power is connected (it defaults to manual control). When it receives the WIFI signal for it's name it then follows the WIFI signal .These are not very bright for video needs unless many of them are used, but they only draw about 30 watts each. Their light is quite soft, so modifiers (soft boxes) aren't really needed. The included barn doors are at times handy. There is a thin plastic diffuser panel that can be slid out and a colored panel added as a replacement. I wish the diffuser panel gap was wide enough for both diffuser and colored plastic, but it is not. I have considered adding washers to space the frame out to make the slot wider, but haven't done so, yet. Using all 7 GVM-LED 480 LS panels gets me enough light to light a banquet table area with 2 subjects sitting at it, within my studio. The lights are all attached to a ceiling mounted lighting grid, so no stands are on the floor. Power comes from above as well. At a video recording speed of 60 fps and 400 ISO I have enough even and relatively shadow free light to make good videos in this table area at F4.5-5 level , but all of the LED Panels need to be at 100% and close to 5600 K output for this. My attempts to use these LED panels outdoors has proven them not near bright enough, unless used in very shady areas. Still photography of children and pets that don't handle flash photography well can also be done with these lights, but again, these lights are not near bright enough in many desired shooting setups, unless using many LED panels or very close positioning. The Inverse Square Law applies to these lights too.

I run a community access TV station in my small town and have been struggling in our studio for a compact, lightweight, quality lighting solutions. I have tried softboxes but found them to bulky for both my small 'talking head' studio and for taking out in the field for on-location shoots. These GVM lamps are just the ticket. Unlike the softboxes on or off operation, with these, I have a full spectrum of adjustable light. No more moving the light source around trying for adequate light. These I can place just about anywhere and get the lighting I need.Some recommendations for them: lightweight lamps are wonderful, lightweight stands are not always wonderful. For studio shoots, I use the softbox stands because of the wider base but do find the smaller footprint of the GVM stands pretty convenient when shooting outdoors or in an artist studio and use sandbags for support. One software item is completely bewildering to me and I did not use. Why does a remote control light need access to all my contacts and photographs? To me, this is unnecessary and intrusive. So the remote is a nice feature if I am 20-30 ft away on a consistent basis but 99% I'm not, I just walk up and change it. It's this one feature that earns this otherwise fine product 4 instead of 5 stars.