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In this one we're unboxing and reviewing
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So I've got with me both versions of the Godox DP 400III.
The main difference is this is the original version here,
the DP 400III
and this is the V series, so DP 400III-V.
Now the two main differences between both of them
are essentially the modeling lamp.
So as you can see there,
there is the standard E27 modeling lamp
which is usually a tungsten color.
So it's a warmer color temperature.
However with the new V series,
Godox have updated a lot of their popular flash models
including the DP 400 series to the LED modeling lamps.
So you can see there, it's actually a COB LED,
which is chip on board.
So that means the light itself is going to be a little bit
more energy efficient and won't be as warm.
And also might even be a practical light to use
as a continuous light.
So that's what we'll be testing today.
So let's unbox the light and see what's included.
So opening up.
The first thing is we see the instruction guide.
We've also got the power cable, and just the flash itself.
So there we have it.
That's the DP 400III-V.
It actually looks identical to the previous model.
The only main difference that you'll see is the V logo there
just to the side of the model number.
And then also, of course, on the inside here,
which is the main difference,
and that's that COB LED used as the new modeling lab.
So I've got both flashes set up here
on some shorter desktop stands,
the Spectrum 43 cm stands.
And there, you can see here,
they're pretty much identical in terms of the body itself.
Once again, the main difference is just the modeling lamp.
So you can see the older model has the traditional E27.
And you've also got the COB LED here for the new version.
And besides that, only really the logos
and the fonts have changed slightly.
But the light itself is entirely the same.
So in terms of features, we've actually unboxed
and reviewed the former model the DP 400III.
So if you want to take a closer look at that one,
click the link up above.
However, in terms of features, we have all the features
you'd expect from the previous models,
so you have a recycle time of 0.1 to 1 second,
you have a flash duration of 1/2000th of a second
to 1/800th of a second.
You also have 61 power level output.
So from 1/64 to full output at 1/1.
And the flash tube itself, once again is the 5800 Kelvin.
So a natural daylight.
And it does come in the four different models.
So you have DP400III,
the 600III, 800III and also the 1000III.
So just depending on the output that you require.
So the real main difference,
I guess that we'll be testing today
would be the practicality of the COD LED here.
So that one there, you know has changed.
It's essentially more energy efficient.
But will it be useful in terms of our continuous light
if we needed to use that as a lighting source,
because it is 30 watts of LED output.
So similar to some of other lights from Godox
to the continuous lights including the ML 30,
or even their Litemons LC 30 Ds, those are all 30 watt LEDs.
So they sell them as standalone products in Godox's range.
So it's interesting to have a stronger
LED here as a continuous lighting source
that can double up as a modeling lamp
and potentially also continuous light
if you're just doing smaller objects
such as product photography and things like that.
So we'll take a closer look at that one in this video.
Now jumping into the menu really quickly for the new DP 400III.
So you can see there, I actually have the modeling lamp
turning on as a light source there.
And it is quite bright.
So surprisingly, it's a bright light source.
It's 30 watts of LED.
And it's also a natural daylight.
So it's around 5600 Kelvin,
which is different to most other modeling lamps,
such as these traditional tungsten ones
that are a warmer color temperature.
Now in operating the light itself,
you've got a few buttons here.
So obviously, the main control changes the output levels from off
to all the different output levels that you require.
You've also got the wireless mode here.
So when you press that button that turns off wireless,
if you're not using, say the X1, X2 or the X Pro triggers
and you're using it via sync cord,
then you will just turn that off.
Otherwise you'll be leaving that on.
And then from here you've got the group Channel button
when you're using the wireless mode.
So pressing it, you can cycle through to different groups.
And also holding it down highlights the channel
and you can change the channel there
to the channel all your trigger.
So setting these on the same group perhaps
or if you have multiple lights,
then you can set them on different groups
so you can control them independently.
Then you also have the modeling lamp button here
which is what I was using earlier.
So you can see there it goes to prop mode.
So you can also change this by pressing down on the center dial
and you can adjust the intensity in 5% increments
of the LED modeling lamp.
Now when you press the button,
you've got off, you've got probe,
and then you've just got the power
but then when you hold it on here,
you've also got it to turn off when it flashes as well.
So you can have your modeling lamp constantly on
while you're using the flash.
Or you can have it turn off as it flashes.
So that's up to you, when you hold down that button there.
Then you've also got the custom function menu here,
which changes the ID of the actual flash.
So when you're using multiple flashes or say there
are other 2.4 gigahertz devices around including Wi Fi,
or anything that can interfere with a wireless signal,
then what you would do is perhaps set an ID here as well.
So pressing down, and then setting the ID.
So you have up to 99 different IDs that you can set.
But you need to make sure that you also set your trigger ID
as well, otherwise, they won't talk.
So whether you've set the channeling group
on both the trigger and the flash,
and they have different ideas, they won't work.
So you need to make sure those all match.
And then lastly up at the top here,
you can hold down these two buttons,
the modeling lamp button
and also the custom function button.
And when you hold that down, that actually resets
the flash back to its default settings also.
So if you've hit something, maybe the ID,
and you don't know what's happened,
hit the reset, two buttons here
and then that'll hopefully solve your issue.
Now I forgot to mention also in the custom function here,
you have another option here which can change it
from fractals over two decimal if you wanted to as well.
So it's fractions and then decimal.
So if you set it to decimal,
when you go back into the flesh here,
you can see it's now changed from 1/64
to 1/1to decimal points.
So you can go up in a 10 stop increments here as well.
Resetting that, you can see
when I reset that it goes back to the fractions.
Now over here, you have slave buttons, slave one and two.
And that sets the slave mode up here.
So S1 or S2 or just off.
So if you have multiple flashes, once again,
you perhaps have one master flash
and then the other is as slaves.
It doesn't really matter
if you're going to be using this wirelessly.
But it's more important when you're not using this
on the wireless mode
and if you're using optical flash.
Because it does have the IR sensor at the top here,
and that's used for optical flash,
and then you'd have slaves that would wait
until the main flash fires.
And then the slaves will fire off
also whether they're an S1 or S2.
And you've also got just the beep button here.
So when you press that,
it turns off the beep as you're controlling the light.
And, of course, you've got the sync port,
which is a 3.5 mil sync port.
You've also got a USB port here.
So this USB port is actually predominantly
for the older legacy Godox triggers
which are the FT 16 and the XT 16.
So you could plug in the receivers there.
And also if there are any firmware updates
that Godox release, you'd be using this.
But you can see there, just above
is the wireless signal which shows that
this is used for their wireless triggers also.
Now you have the test button of course.
And obviously the on/off button.
Now underneath here, you've got the plug for the flash
and just above the plug
is actually the fuse compartment.
So that's where you'd be housing the fuse, the current fuse
and also there's a spare fuse on the inside there
in case the fuse blows.
So that's handy to have.
So now we just want to test how useful
this new 30 watt COB LED modeling lamp is.
So what we're going to do is we're going to turn off the main key lights
or the continuous lights here in the studio,
including a big 300 watt
LED over here to my right and also to my left here,
we've just got a smaller LED panel.
So we'll turn off the key light first.
And then now we'll turn off this one.
And now we'll just turn on the modeling lamp of the new DP 400III.
Okay, there we go.
So I've got the C 800 Sekonic light meter here.
So we can test firstly, the CRI of the light
and also how strong it is.
It's roughly about a meter to—
Or a meter and a half to my left over here.
So that will give us a good idea
as to how powerful this light really is.
But firstly, when we're doing a CRI test,
it's coming up as a 95 CRI.
So that's really accurate and that's really good.
When I did a test previous to this,
we just did 300 watt LED here, it was actually at 96.
So that's nice and high for a flash modeling lamp.
Now in terms of the lumens, sort of close look at that.
So it's coming up as 5960k.
So a bit higher on the daylight spectrum.
They're closer to the 6,000k and also at about 1170 Lux.
And that once again is about a meter,
1.2 meters actually from me to my left side over here.
So that is pretty strong for an LED light.
Once again it is a 30 watt LED light.
So there are standalone products that are just 30 watt LED lights too.
So that's a great feature.
Now what we'll do is we'll compare this
to the tungsten bulb
which is on the older model, the DP 403, the non V series.
So now all we've done is just swapped out the head.
So in the exact same position on the exact same stand,
we've swapped to the older model,
the DP 400III.
So we'll turn off this key light here.
Also the side light.
And then we'll turn on the older light here
with the E27 tungsten bulb.
There we go.
And that's at 100% now.
So you can see,
it is significantly dimmer, I guess.
And it also is a warm color temperature.
So it does sort of match
with the rest of the background lights here.
But doing a quick test in terms of the CCT.
So there we go.
So straightaway, we have a CCT of about 3494k.
So definitely on the warmer tone there.
And then also, we've got a lux rating of 274 Lux.
So also a little bit weaker there.
It's like 25% of what the V series is.
So definitely an increase in the type of light,
the type of modeling light and also perhaps
the practicality of the new V series.
Now in terms of the CRI,
and we're only getting rating of 85 CRI.
So also a less accurate, continuous slide.
So in most cases, you wouldn't be using the modeling lamp
as a continuous light
for whatever reason on an older flash.
But with this new DP 400III V series,
there's a chance now that you can actually use this light
as a light source if you're wanting to,
say, use a softbox in front of that,
the bow and softbox
and using that for product photography or small objects
or even just close up shots,
it'll still be a useful light to have.
So that was just a quick unboxing
and a look at the brand new DP 400III V series.
Once again, it is a really popular light.
It does have a fast recycle time.
It has that Bowens mount.
It has the fast flash duration as well.
And it has everything that you need in a studio flash.
With now the new edition of the COB LED light
that has a CRI rating of about 95.
It also has a pretty decent output at 30 watts of LED.
So you could double this up potentially
as a continuous light for other purposes also,
especially if you need to shoot some short video,
product photography
and obviously just as a modeling light also.
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