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Second, a camera can be positioned in the middle of the ring so it can absorb as much light as possible. Because you don’t have to worry about glare, you can get a well-lit image from almost any angle. Most of of the ring lights we’re recommending sit on top of a tripod, which keeps them stable, and require limited adjustments once they’re set up. Size:Ring lights come in a number of sizes, but the ones in our guide fall between 4.6 and 18 inches. The larger the ring, the more light it’ll create, so think about where you’re planning on recording videos or taking pictures, and what time of day your shoots will take place. Our baseline for tripod height was 51 inches, so you’ll be able to get the right images whether you’re standing or sitting.

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Neewer’s Advanced Ring Light lives up to its name because a couple of accessories that allow you to control it remotely. This ring light has a center-oriented mount, which allows your camera or smartphone to get the maximum amount of light to ensure a clear picture. A mount on top of the light can be used for accessories, like a microphone to improve your audio. Another key feature of Lume Cube’s ring light is its ability to run on battery power for about an hour depending on your brightness settings. Ring lights (occasionally called halo lights), are circular, and have a cutout in the middle. This shape has two big benefits over a regular lighting rig. First, it diffuses light over a wider area rather than sending a beam directly at you your face, which reduces glare. Lume Cube’s kit includesthe ring light, two batteries, power cables, a camera mount, a camera stand, and a carrying case. Breaking down and setting up the ring light only takes a couple of minutes, which makes this a mobile lighting rig. The ring light’s overall performance and bundled accessories make it the best lighting solution available right now.

Its tripod extends between 17.5 and 51 inches, which makes it the shortest one in our guide. If you’re tall, or like to use the ring light for overhead lighting, it may not be the best fit. The tripod does have a mount for your phone, though, which is a nice addition. If space is limited, but you want to improve your video quality on conference calls, Selfila’s Ring Light Clip is a smart solution. There are many factors to think about when choosing the right ring light with tripod stand for you; below are the most important ones, which we considered while we were researching this list.The 18-inch light can be adjusted between 2300K and 5600K, so you can find the sweet spot that’s easy on your eyes, and matches the natural lighting in your room. We found it easy to adjust the light’s height, tone, and brightness, which made it possible to make micro-adjustments shortly before video calls. The light’s color temperature can be adjusted between 3200K and 5600K and its brightness can be changed between 10% and 100%, which is a decent amount of control for a ring light. These settings can be tweaked by pressing buttons on a forward-facing touch pad that sits beneath the ring light’s camera mount.