Tag : 20dw2 video, with dcrvx2100, hdrfx1 fx7, light use, sony hvl

Company : Sony List Price : $125.00 Amazon Price : Too low to display Used Price : $78.99 Average customer review :

Features

• Camera-attachable video light
• Shines in either 10- or 20-watt mode
• Requires a mount shoe or separately sold accessory bracket
• Works with more than 140 Sony cameras

Product Description

switchable single-bulb/dual-bulb operation * mounts to compatible Sony camcorder’s accessory shoe * lamp power consumption: 10 watts (one bulb)/ 20 watts (both bulbs) * lighting distance: approximately 40 lux (10 Watts), 80 lux (20 Watts) * lighting direction: horizontal * lighting angle: 26 degrees * Color temperature: 3,000 degrees K *

Customer reviews

The Sony HVL-20DW2 video light
I recently purchased a Sony #HVL-20DW2 video light. My first time using the light, with a Sony NP-F570 Li-ion battery, only the top bulb will burn. If I attach a higher capacity battery (NP-F730H or NP-F970) both upper and lower bulbs will burn. All three batteries are 7.2V. ??????????

Also, the light sits too high above the lens to illuminate subjects closer than 5 feet when mounted on my Sony VX 2100 camcorder. I found it necessary to remove the light from the camcorder mount and hold it at a lower level while shooting close subjects. Some sort of vertical adjustment or tilt would greatly improve the light.

Great little light.
I got this light to go with my full rig I use for wedding videography. Some of the lights out these are soooo expensive but I saw a lot of good reviews for this light and thought I would give it a go. Here are the goods and the bads.

Goods - Works with the batteries that go to my PD150 camera so no need for silly looking belt battery pack or extra batteries. It comes with a 10w or 20w setting. So far it has also proven itself to be durable. Not that I am clumsy but I have dropped it twice and it survived. I understand the bulbs are expensive but I have used it for 2 years now with out the need for a change. It is lightweight and fits on the slide foot on the top of my camera. Most pro and non pro cameras will have this too so i use this with my tiny consumer camera and its great there too.

Bads - I guess this stuff isnt really bad but for folks who might have a pro rig these are the things that might bum you out. No dimmer, no barn doors, so swivel. The one thing I will say though is that this thing is so light that I have a few times taken it off of the camera and held it in my hand up high at an angle so not to shine it in anyones face directly.

I hope this helps!

Good light
This light is efficient. It is fragile, so put a lot of emphasis on not dropping it! I like the fact that it uses the same battery as my Sony VX1000.

Great light, but fragile build quality
I own this one and it is indeed a nice, even light for my VX2100. A couple of months ago, I dropped it to the floor from a 3 feet hight. It broke the plastic front into 5 pieces and now I have to buy a new one. The overall build quality is poor for this price. It does exaclty what it needs to do, bu don’t ever drop it. It should have a protective casing or sleeve that comes with it. I have done a search and came across the HVL-20DX. This looks like the same model, but created some time ago for a video 8 camera. This one does come with a protective sleeve and cost a third or less of the HVL-20DW2 model. It turned out to be another model alltogether, but the protective lens on front could be used to replace the expensive 20DW2’s one.

Doesn’t work right out of the box.
Ordered one new from B&H. In the 1x mode the top light came on, no worries.

Turned on the bottom setting of the switch, 2x, nothing. Neither light came on.

Pitiful. Sending it back.