Customer Reviews
Update:Why did I buy this 
2007-11-16
First of all, it's as big as a walnut. I feel badly because I gave it a bad review earlier today. Then as a joke, we put it on my gl2. It was really bright. I'd said before that it wasn't but I was using it during an earlier part of the day. I only wish it came with some kind of diffusion because when it came on, I saw white circles everywhere I looked for like 30 minutes. I am really glad to have this little thing if ever I get into a low-light pinch because it probably will not eat up the battery too quickly. Maybe I can make some kind of diffuser for it too. Plugs right into the camera's shoe. I have deep set eyes, so I felt more confident when the camera was on me knowing it was helping to balance that a little. If my subjects don't go blind, I'm hoping that they too will feel good about having a little eyelight. Also, I dissed the price before, but all photography equipment is ridiculously expensive. This is cheap by comparison. I'd change it to 4 stars despite the fact that a professional camera man laughed at this little thing the other day and told me not to use it. I might have to use it though so it's part of my lightweight kit.
Works well 
2007-10-21
I don't like using video lights in my productions, but unfortunately they're something that you must turn on when the lights are turned down. I use this light mainly during wedding receptions and the subject never seem to mind. If the lights are turned down pretty low in the room, subjects realize that the light will be spotty. This light also works well and even better as a fill light. What I like most is that gets it power from the camera; however, that means that it will drain your camera's batter faster if the light is left on too long. So it's a good idea to have a one or two extra batteries for your camera. Great light for the price.
Good Little Light 
2007-03-08
This light is surprisingly small and bright. It will serve my purposes of shooting indoors quite well. I might even have to diffuse it a little so its not so bright. And it is nice theat the light runs off of the camera power through the hot shoe.
Very convenient. 2006-03-21
Good product, best thing is the automatic light, no need to turn it on or off. Very handy.
just what you'd expect from Canon 2006-02-23
Bright enough to improve indoor graininess, but not so strong as to annoy the subject. Light is diffused enough not to put a spot in the center, and lights the entire field of view. For digital, nothing beats good room lighting, but this is a viable option for situations where that is not possible.
Michael
Paranormal Investigator Review of Canon Video Light 2008-07-14
This light is used on my Canon Optura 30 MiniDV camcorder. I purchased this light for use during indoor investigations. The light mounts onto the advanced accessory shoe and is activated by the camera when recording. Just flip it on and when you press the record button it will light up.
The light is extremely bright and wide spread. It projects more as a flood light then a flashlight which is helpful on investigations. My Canon Optura 30 has terrible low light capability so I needed a bright light to help. The night shot feature on the camera produces unusable jerky motion video. This light allows me to run in just the low light setting at full frame rate.
If you plan to use a Canon camcorder in low light situations, this light is a must. Do not bother with IR lights as the Canon cannot pick up the IR light.
I'd rate it lower but... 2008-06-23
This light does work as designed - its really small, fixes on to the AAS hot-shoe with very little effort, and has a nifty auto mode that makes it come on when needed.
However it is very important to note that 3W seems to be designed to work for situations where it is the only light source with no ambient lighting.
In particular, the difference it makes is not even noticeable when standing just a few feet away from the subject with standard indoor lighting.
I've rated it a 4 so as not to skew the ratings (after all it does work per spec) - but if I were to measure how well it met my needs, I'd go with a 2.
Updated:
I had an opportunity to use this video light around a campfire - and must say that it does make its presence felt when the subject is very poorly lit ... in this case it did great work as a fill light. If you can, borrow one to make sure that it meets your needs.
Design flaw 
2008-03-06
The light works okay .. a little better than the built in light on my HG10 .. but this item suffers from a serious design flaw. It sits really low, so if you attach an optional lens on the front of your camera you get a shadow cast across the bottom 50 per cent of your frame .. the lens's shadow! Just crazy poor design. This light should sit a lot higher.
A Must for Canon Camcorders 2008-01-28
In low light shooting conditions it makes imerative to have a video light to get rich bright viewing experience.
Canon Video light is an excellent must have accessory that gives a light weight add on for your cam corder.
Pro's:
Easy to mount
Light weight
Consumes less power
Cons:
None that I am aware of.
Smaller lamp than I expected. 2008-01-20
I am a home user with enough knowledge but not any where near a professional.
The image of this map at amazon looked big, and hence i thought the light would be bright enough.
My intended use was indoors, mainly home and party halls. I was expecting the light to be brighter than what a normal lamp could provide, but it was much less brighter than a most of the bulbs could provide at home.
I did not find it very useful. May be if i am in a dark place like a cave etc.. where you do not have an option of other source of light, this would be useful ( i think, but not really used it in such a place).
I felt like I could have bought a better brighter bulbs at home instead of this video light.
