Tools Old and New: Mini LED Light Panels

We're a bit impressed with this mini LED light panel from these guys Nanlite - the LitoLite 5C RGBWW. Dimensional size of 4.2"x2.4"x0.9" at a weight of 4.8 ounces. Internal rechargeable (USB-C) Li-ion battery (cable included) - rated 1.5hr running time at full brightness. Adjustable CCT from 2700K to 7500K with green/magenta control. Adjustable HSI - 360º of hue control and 100 levels of color saturation adjustment. Dimmable from 0 to 100%. All controllable via a panel adjustment or wirelessly via smartphone by free app (which would let ya' control multiple panels). CRI of 95/TLCI of 97. Package includes a snap-on (silicone) diffuser and carry bag.

The panel is pre-programmed with 15 adjustable pulse special effects such as fire/candle, storm, explosion and welding, to name a few. That's somethin' different to us. Figure they could be useful if needed in video production. We would liked to have had the police car effect back in the day for final approach to after dark, in progress backwoods keg parties - that would have been some fun. Not a bad package for around $75.

... havin' some fun with a pair of a bit alien looking 5C's creeping up a stove pipe - HSI channelled (blue) 192/100/100 - didn't record the exposure info - (magnetic) GorillaPod 325's for support...

Stuff like this can't be totally appreciated unless you have invested days designing and piece-mealing a multiple halogen lighting system together and afterward spent several days wrestling the works, all housed in a large, unwieldly Pelican Case (not to mention several separate 12v batteries) throughout squeeze crawls, slots and fissures of an underground cave system. Those LitoLites would have worked well in the tight spots.

Edit 01/24/21: Someone commented/questioned (if we understand correctly) regarding the intensity of those lights, based upon their judgement of that digital photo. That image is actually exposed "day for night" in an interior room illuminated solely by (overcast) ambient daylight (around 1pm) filtering through three exterior wall windows - 10fc (say 110lx). Shutter Priority - 1,250/sec. We tend to work by eye. Have at it.