Ideal for selfies, vlogging, and a host of online uses, the Halo Plus Series LED180 Bi-Color Ring Light from Dracast includes the ring light, an AC adapter, a wireless remote control, a flexible phone adapter, and a shoe mount. While the first thing that catches your eye is the ring light's unique form, Dracast demonstrates its versatility through performance and convenience features that stress flexibility in design. It offers color temperature that's variable from 3200 to 5600K to blend seamlessly with other fixtures or to meet the challenge of inconsistent ambient light conditions without the burden of applying filters. Light intensity is adjustable steplessly from 0-100% with a simple twist of the knob. While you can make these adjustments locally on the fixture you can also make them wirelessly from a distance with the included remote control.

While most light fixtures have a degree of directionality that allows selective lighting, the Halo is omnidirectional, bathing your subject in soft, flattering, near-shadowless light that is kind to skin tones. Dracast employs 252 surface-mounted LEDs softened by a diffusion filter, and the fixture maintains a high CRI of 96, indicating an accurate rendering of color.

You can use the Halo as you would a traditional fixture - on a light stand placed to one side of your subject for wraparound light and open shadows. It's when you place the camera lens into the center of the 19' ring that the Halo shows its true nature. You can use it combined with harder light sources to create a soft fill light, and since the Halo dims from 0-100%, you won't have to move the fixture back and forth to obtain the required level of light. It's when it's used alone that its signature characteristics emerge - soft light on the face, head, and shoulders, for instance, with sharp shadows cast behind the body. The circular catchlights reflected in your subject's eyes also have a striking effect, especially up close.

The LED180 Halo is ready for worldwide use thanks to the inclusion of a multi-voltage AC adapter but it will run on 2 separately-purchased NP-F-type batteries when mains power is unavailable.