Is the Aputure B7c Bulb Good? || B7c vs Phillips Hue RGB bulb

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I've been curious to know if the Aputure B7C bulb is better than something like the Philips Hue RGB bulb or even a random RGB bulb off Amazon. So, I decided to compare these RGB lights and figure it out for myself!
I think most people know the Aputure B7C is for filmmakers, but I wanted to see if it truly was by testing it for flicker and accuracy, along with the other bulbs.
Hope it helps others out finding which RGB bulb is best for filmmaking scenarios!
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@YourStoryStudios 3 года назад

I’ve just purchased the b7c bulb for my RU-vid studio to fix the rolling band issue I was having with a cheaper bulb. Very happy with it! Great video 👍

@FellowFilmmaker 3 года назад

Great to hear!

@brianhayes260 3 года назад

Great review! Keep up the fantastic content!! 🙏🏾

@FellowFilmmaker 3 года назад

Thank you! Will do!

@luisa9628 3 года назад

I was really hoping the Phillips ones would be passable, but those flicker issues are too much. Good information. Now when I see the Hue's on sale I won't be tempted.

@FellowFilmmaker 3 года назад

Glad I could help! And yeah, I was surprised as well :)

@TLDR_filmmaker 3 года назад

First :D Good to know about the delay with the Aputure if you need character interaction.

@FellowFilmmaker 3 года назад

Haha, you were fast! :D And yes, certainly a bit annoying!

@thedeejlam 3 года назад

@@FellowFilmmaker Yuppers, they really missed that opportunity to hardwire in a drumroll there.

@IMDABROWN 3 года назад

Better not see a copy cat episode. Lol

@panomavridis 2 года назад

Congrats! Very accurate review! Extremely helpful! You confirmed my first suggestion. I had two B7C and I ll go for more... instead of Hue.

@FellowFilmmaker 2 года назад

Glad I could help!

@GearFocus 3 года назад

Another great video. Well done 👍

@FellowFilmmaker 3 года назад

Thanks! :D

@PascalTristanRedney 3 года назад

Super helpful video! We were wondering about this for a while now. B7C it is. An additional benefit is that is has a battery built in, so you can use it even if the practical light has no cable which can be handy on set.

@FellowFilmmaker 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful! And yes the battery is helpful!

@adamparliman488 3 года назад

Great review and breakdown! I like the B7C a lot and it is definitely worth spending the extra money. I am glad you talked about the delay when "turning on a lamp". I forget about it every time and its annoying haha it's the little things.

@FellowFilmmaker 3 года назад

I know! It was nearly a perfect if it weren't for the delay :p

@patbollin 3 года назад

I did these tests for myself, but with like 12 options. For video the Aputure light wins, hands down. Great color accuracy, no flicker, amazing app, and the fact that they have an internal battery make them worth the money. Literally the only thing I didn't like was that you can't control them with Alexa. However, LIFX bulbs (also somewhat expensive) came in a close second. They are super bright, reasonably color accurate, nice saturated colors, great app, and at full power they have almost no detectable flicker even on camera. I chose to go with LIFX for most of my home and office, and use aputure for special use cases.

@FellowFilmmaker 3 года назад

Great to know all that! Thanks for sharing :D

@keithway1426 3 года назад

For sharing; I'm using the Philips Wiz bulb. The bulb is control by their own apps. The apps show the exact temp and also won't flickering during shooting.

@FellowFilmmaker 3 года назад

cool! Good to know

@christian.kaufmann 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing! What bulb were you using, the smaller 800lm or the larger one? Any experiences with the Filament versions at all?

@NineVoltDigitalCinema 3 года назад

I literally just opened the delivery box for my B7c, then I saw your thumbnail, and got really worried! So happy you found this bulb works well, as it looks pretty great so far for me. Great review, but I wonder why you didn’t mention the B7c also has a battery. Or, perhaps I missed it? Love the videos, and the solid lighting advice!

@FellowFilmmaker 3 года назад

Haha I didn't mention it, sorry. It was a basic overview I suppose :D

@danielschaller-digitalcrealab 3 года назад

Interesting, thank you. And good to know for the delay turning on the Aputure

@FellowFilmmaker 3 года назад

Glad it was helpful!

@Artman009 2 года назад

Great stuff!

@FellowFilmmaker 2 года назад

Thanks! Hope it helped

@PhotographybySatesh 3 года назад

Don’t think I would use these bulbs, but wow! such a thorough review. Sucks about the delay.

@FellowFilmmaker 3 года назад

Yeah, they are use based scenario type of thing. And that delay really is annoying.

@matthewlivingston3168 3 года назад

Thanks for the video. I was thinking exactly how these cheap rgb household lights measure up to the aputure b7c or Astera Nix.

@FellowFilmmaker 3 года назад

Glad I could help!

@JaskaranSingh-rn7sk 3 года назад

I was thinking of "cheaping it out" 😂 but not anymore, Nice video 💯

@FellowFilmmaker 3 года назад

Haha, yeah, not a good idea!

@asolidmindproductions 2 года назад

Great review! I wonder how the Wyze RGB bulb stacks up to these.

@FellowFilmmaker 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it! Good question, I've not got that one so I don't know right now, sorry

@LE672AJ 2 года назад

The bit where you just eyeball the room and chuck away the Amazon bulb made me laugh harder than it probably should have 😂

@FellowFilmmaker 2 года назад

Hahaha! Glad it made you laugh

@RathOX 3 года назад

Im wondering about the B7C vs the astera nyx for bg accent lighting

@FellowFilmmaker 3 года назад

I've not used the astera yet

@RathOX 3 года назад

@@FellowFilmmaker unsure which to go for, astera have more output 750 lumens vs 570 lumens & have the magenta / green correction. Up to 20k kelvin. Im Just looking for great accent lighting tor stream background

@FellowFilmmaker 3 года назад

If you think you want the extra boost of output, then go astera, otherwise the Aputure is pretty bright enough for indoor settings that are not already too brightly lit.

@RathOX 3 года назад

@@FellowFilmmaker yeah i use a keylight but just wanting some nice bg accent lighting, i use iso 320 & colour usually purple. my worry is getting into the astera eco system as the whole Just hoping that for accent lighting the aputures are bright enough? For colours as i dont use white or warm white

@FellowFilmmaker 3 года назад

The Aputure is bright enough for that situation I believe. Try it out, honestly, if you hate it, return it :D

@Zdzisiek 2 года назад

5:49 So if you turn it on from the app it is instant? Also do you know if app works good with android smartphones?

@FellowFilmmaker 2 года назад

Not sure about android, since I don't have one. And yes the app turn on and off is instant from the app.

@jamesandcamera 3 года назад

The Aputures also have a feature not mentioned in the video. They have an internal battery as well. So you dont even need the bulb plugged in to use it

@FellowFilmmaker 3 года назад

correct, I simply forgot to mention :D I imagine at this point most folks know about the b7c

@RobotsWithKnivesCartoons Год назад

If you don't need a battery but want a cheaper option the PavoBulb just had a price drop to $45 for a great RGBWW bulb, still has the delay issue turning on, and they also make a really handy magnetic mount you could use with the B7c too. I'd also wonder about the Astera FP5-NYX, it's $105 dollars but does it turn on instantly? Seems like it would be the high end option, but I'd need to test it, also on the plus side it looks like a normal light bulb, so if it has to be visible on set it would look weird or bulky.

@FellowFilmmaker Год назад

I'm not sure about that one as I haven't tested it before, sorry

@nda42831 2 года назад

I having issues at my new apt where my Wi-Fi connection is super unreliable. So when all my hue light lose connection for any reasons I have to pair all my lights again. Now that’s a pain. I’m working on replacing them with B7c’s just to get off of wi-Fi. The Bluetooth mesh network is no joke from Aputure.

@FellowFilmmaker 2 года назад

Trure, the bluetooth on these are quite nice!

@samueldonlino 2 года назад

0:30 That was cute 😂

@FellowFilmmaker 2 года назад

haha yeah :) the box is pretty pokey

@jamesburton1050 3 года назад

Any idea why such a low CRI at the low end end of the b7c? Seems odd!!

@FellowFilmmaker 3 года назад

Great question! I noticed the others were low in that end of the spectrum as well. I'm not entirely sure why its so low. CRI is a tricky one to deal with, its a little helpful, but not the most accurate form for figuring out if something really is accurate as a light source/type. In any case, the color looked just as any other light doing 2700K (to the eye) - I've seen worse lights that rank a higher CRI but have a terrible looking color. So honestly, I'd take the CRI with a grain of salt. Its there more or less to give a rough idea of what's going on, but in the end doesn't have a full picture. If that makes sense.

@jamesburton1050 3 года назад

@@FellowFilmmaker ok, thanks!

@bryanromaine6795 2 года назад

One issue for practicals is that the light only comes from the top section of the bulb and so the light in the lamp isn't even across the shade -- like a normal lightbulb would be... There's obviously more light at the top of the shade and a darker area beneath. This is a shame.

@FellowFilmmaker 2 года назад

True, they do cast more at the top than the bottom.

@elgerrald 2 года назад

Hi. That’s the 3rd generation of Philips hue?? 💡

@FellowFilmmaker 2 года назад

Um, not sure... I bought it within the last year or so

@elgerrald 2 года назад

@@FellowFilmmaker thank!! :)

@EugeneMaynard 3 года назад

👍🏾

@FellowFilmmaker 3 года назад

@crazyclefproductions 3 года назад

I bought a B7c bulb and have been disappointed, never been able to connect to the light with the app. I've only been able to use it with the buttons on the bulb. My experience with the B7c has led me to switch entirely to Godox, won't buy another Aputure light. I own several Godox lights and they work well.

@FellowFilmmaker 3 года назад

I'm sorry to hear that! Maybe it was a dud? All the same, I hope what you've found with Godox works for you! I like Godox as well for some of their lights

@rothellecooke7425 4 месяца назад

@@FellowFilmmaker Would have made a better review if they had Godox in it.

@5poundsofpresha 2 года назад

And that's the reason why you'd buy Apeture.... EFFECTS....

@FellowFilmmaker 2 года назад

True :D

@maksimwalter9210 3 года назад

OK this is kind of a weird review. At first great information was given. The cheap light doesn't that bad regarding flickering and CRI compared to Philips and suddenly....."I never used it, it is a piece of junk and a waste of money". Yea....thanks for your opinion, but shouldn't a review show WHY this is the case? Someone who considered buying the cheap solution didn't learn a lot. Expensive is good, cheap is bad, no reasons given. Still, thank you for talking about this topic.

@FellowFilmmaker 3 года назад

I suppose to me if there is flicker it deems it useless, because any flicker is distracting. So I'm going to, as a filmmaker, use the one with no flicker. It wasn't a matter of cheap vs. expensive. It was a matter of which actually works in a scene. :) Hope that makes more sense of it for you

@maksimwalter9210 3 года назад

@@FellowFilmmaker Thanks a lot for your answer. As you have shown, there are shutterspeeds with no flicker. I think most people know, that a light designed for that purpose will be the better solution then some workaround-bulb. So it would have been nice to know, if it is possible to make the scene work with the amazon light and what effort it would take. Then anyone could decide to pay the higher price and go with the easy solution, or pay the low price and take the effort to go with the cheap solution. And i think the price is always a factor to consider in filmmaking :)

@FellowFilmmaker 3 года назад

Ah I see where you're coming from now, good point on that. :) And price is important for sure. Thanks for weighing in!