Well, this is a bit of a change of pace for Aputure. While they’ve released many lights under the main Aputure name as well as the Amaran brand over the years, the new Amaran SM5c seems to be more comfortable in the smart home sector than the filmmaker or creative sector. It’s essentially a 5-metre addressable (or “Smart Pixel” as Aputure calls it) RGB LED strip. Aputure says it’s designed for creators to cater to “a new subset of consumers”.
It’s exactly what it sounds like, an RGB LED strip with a 60 LED per metre density providing 300 LEDs (for a total of 100 pixels) across the whole 5 metres. It’s primarily aimed towards creators who want to dress up their set a bit with effects. They say it’s not designed to be a key light, fill light, as a white light source or to light skin tones. It’s purely an effects light and even has a built-in microphone to respond to its surroundings.
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