One of the main reasons why you should opt for extra lighting is that in a dim setting the camera sensor tries to compensate for the loss of light by increasing the ISO. And this often results in noisy and underwhelming picture quality. Selfie ring lights help to prevent just that. Not only can be the brightness be tweaked in these selfie lights, but they can also be clipped neatly to the top of your laptop’s screen. So, if you are on the lookout for the ring lights to use during your video conferences, here are our recommendations. But first,
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1. Duile Ring Light
It bundles a small in-line remote that lets you dabble with the light’s intensity and the color. For now, you can switch between three color temperatures—White, Warm, and Natural. User reviews have been quite decent for this light, primarily for its price to performance ratio. It can get quite bright and does the job as advertised. However, do note that the Duile ring light falls on the affordable segment, and it’s not as durable as some of its counterparts. If you are looking for something short-term, this might fit your purpose.
2. Jaoxisou Selfie Ring Light with Clamp Mount
While these lights are bright, they are not as bright as room light or a study light. It will provide the power to light up your face, and that’s about it. The Jaoxisou Selfie Ring Light is USB-driven and comes with an in-line remote for tweaking the brightness or changing the color. This product’s reception has been satisfactory so far, with users speaking highly of its easy-to-use nature and its brightness control.
3. Mactrem LED Light Ring
It has a diameter of 10-inches and is a little bigger when compared to the ones above. However, that limitation should be thwarted if you clamp it to a shelf behind your laptop. That way, you can keep it out of your face and way. It bundles a separate clamp and a phone holder apart from the tripod. The best part is that the clamp is padded, which means that your laptop’s display (or your monitor’s) display will stay scratch-free. It can cycle between three colors and comes with a similar in-line remote that is common to the ring lights above.
4. Cyezcor Video Conference Lighting Kit
It works as advertised and delivers the required light. There are quite a few users who have pointed out that the light helps provide a professional look. At the same time, the additional hardware is on point. For instance, the power cord is long and gives you the flexibility to route the cable in a discrete manner (yeah, cable management is a skill).
5. RGBW Clip LED Ring Light
It walks the line between large and small devices and measures just 6-inches in diameter. The light is bright and works great in illuminating dark and shadowy areas. However, a few users have pointed out that the clamp is on the weaker end. If you have a laptop with a thin bezel like the MacBook Air or a frameless monitor (see best frameless monitors) it would be best to skip this one.
6. UBeesize Ring Light with Tripod
Apart from that, the tripod also bundles a phone mount if you’d use your smartphones for your online meetings. If you often have to jump into Zoom meetings between your work and love photography, this is the one for you.
Light the Way
With Zoom meetings and Google Meets replacing the good ol’ in-person meetings, it essential that the people on the other side can see you without squinting their eyes. So, which of these will you buy?
