Godox CL10 LED Webcasting Ambient Light review

Set the scene for moody webcasting with this multi-color, USB-powered LED lamp from Godox

Godox CL10 LED Webcasting Ambient Light review
(Image: © Godox)

Digital Camera World Verdict

Inexpensive and lightweight but with fancy features and supplied complete with a remote controller, the Godox CL10 LED makes it quick and easy to add pretty much any color of ambient lighting to a webcast. It’s equally adept at adding mood accents in stills photography. Not just a ‘constant light’, it also features 39 videocentric special lighting effects. Power is supplied from a bundled USB mains adapter, but any 5V/2A USB charger will suffice. There’s no built-in or optional battery but, if mains electricity isn’t readily available, you can run the CL10 from a commonly available USB power bank.

Pros

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    Wide-ranging light intensity, hue and saturation on tap

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    High-quality but lightweight construction

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    Plentiful videocentric special effects modes

Cons

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    No built-in or optional battery pack

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    Not really bright enough for a main webcasting lamp, but that’s not what it’s designed for

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Whether you’re chatting with friends on Zoom, trying to impress clients in a videoconference, or webcasting to your adoring public, one thing’s for sure. After so long relying on video link-ups for keeping in touch when we haven’t been able to meet face-to-face, everybody’s sick and tired of bland and boring background lighting, based on rudimentary overhead room illumination or daylight creeping in through a window. The Godox CL10 aims to jazz things up with a plethora of lighting colors and special effects, adding some pizzazz to your video presence.

Godox CL10 specifications

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Matthew Richards

Matthew Richards is a photographer and journalist who has spent years using and reviewing all manner of photo gear. He is Digital Camera World's principal lens reviewer – and has tested more primes and zooms than most people have had hot dinners! 

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