In this video, we'll be unboxing and reviewing the brand-new
Godox V1 Round-Head Flash.
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So, we've got the Godox V1 flashes here with me today.
They're currently available in the three different brands at the moment.
We've got Canon, Sony and Nikon.
Soon to be released with Fuji and Olympus Panasonic.
So, let's give this a quick unboxing.
Let's open this up.
So, the first things we see are the Godox warranty card
and the V1 instruction manual.
We've got a USB charger.
We've got the larger Godox V1 battery here.
It's the VB-26
and a USB charger as well for that battery that the VC26
and a USB-A to USB-C cable.
I've got the flash itself in a pouch.
So, the pouch has Godox on the top.
It's also got a little belt loop here at the back
which is attached by a Velcro as well.
And, inside, we've got some orange lining
which is a nice touch and the flash itself.
We've got the hot shoe protector there for the Sony.
So, that's only available in the Sony
and because it has that different hot shoe there
compared to the metal hot shoes for Canon, Nikon, etc.
And, inside here, we've also got the hot shoe stand there.
So, on first look at the flash.
It's a really cool looking flash.
Obviously, it's got the round-head.
So, different to your standard fresnel heads,
the rectangular-shaped heads
that you have for the TT685 and also the V862.
And, immediately, you can see
there is a bit of a hole here through the flash
and that's for your battery compartment.
So, the battery compartment
is pretty much end to end nail on either side there so that's great
because that means the battery itself is obviously larger
to allow for more battery life obviously and output that this flash provides
compared to TT685s and the V860s.
Let's quickly insert that one in.
So, the battery, you just need to take note of those
metal connection points there,
slides through on the right side of the flash
and that just clicks into place.
And, to release that, just holding that button there
and just pushing in the opposite direction so that's good.
And, you've got your chargers here too.
So, it's good to see that they're now incorporating USB chargers
to charging the batteries.
They released similar charges for the V860s so that's good
because that means you can use a variety of different powering options
whether you have a portable charger, plugging it directly into a power outlet
or even into a PC or laptop.
So, the V1S here in my hand right now.
Taking a quick look at the physical differences
besides the battery which was already mentioned.
So, the battery is actually two cells of Panasonic 18650 batteries
which are popular cells used in the portable equipment market.
So, using gimbals and things like that.
And, it's a proprietary battery that they've created
so that's a really good addition to provide a little bit more battery life
for the flash as well as support the increased output that the flash has.
Some other physical changes that are different
to some of the other Speedlites in Godox's range include
the new locking mechanism now.
So, the locking mechanism is the slide to lock
with the little release button there.
So, that's great because previously it was just a spinning wheel
and that's a lot more sturdy and stable
once that's locked into your hot shoe there
whether you're going to your camera hot shoe
or you using a flash bracket or something like that.
Now, obviously, they've got the round head here.
So, this round head here is obviously different in shape.
It supports the AK R1 accessory.
So, if you're using any of those lighting modifiers and diffusers,
it's magnetic, so that snaps straight on there.
And, around the head also provides a nice, softer, even light
compared to the rectangular head that the previous models have
so that's obviously one of the major features
that everyone has been waiting for.
They've been waiting for something similar to the Profoto A1, for example.
I mean, Godox has done their best once again to release
an affordable flash to hit that market there.
So, now, running through some of the additional features really quickly
include a modelling lamp.
So, this is a Sony version of the flash.
The Sony version of the V860s and TT685s did have an issue with the AF assist beam
but now you've got the inclusion of a modelling lamp.
So, the modelling lamp here, once I switch that on,
you can see that it's turned on.
It's actually got a colour temperature of 3300 Kelvin
with a plus or minus 200K there.
But, obviously, once the flash goes off,
you won't obviously be changing colour skewing any of your shots there
and it actually does remain on when it flashes.
So, when the flash goes off, the modelling lamp doesn't turn off.
But, as mentioned, it doesn't affect any colour skewing with the photos
so that's a great inclusion for low-light situations.
So, obviously, if you're shooting in events or weddings,
that's going to help get that AF assist that you need
or even just using as a continuous light, for example.
So, that's another great feature that they've added.
Besides that, they've also included many different menu options here.
So, the scroll lock button here at the back,
the scroll wheel is actually a D-pad as well as a scroll wheel
so it allows them to compress a few of the other buttons
into this menu system now so it's a lot more user-friendly,
a lot of software updates have happened.
So, you've got your test button here
and you've also got a lock button.
So, the lock button is also your menu button
so when your single press, it goes into your menu
and when you hold it down, that locks the menu up options up.
Apart from that, you've got a lot of other really good features with the V1.
So, you've got a really fast recycle time at full output of 1.5 seconds.
The output of the flash is rated at 76-watt seconds
so it's stronger than your traditional Speedlite.
And, with the compatibility with all the other Godox accessories there
including the AK R1, it's really similar to that attachment that the AD200 has
which is the H200 Round-head.
But, now, you've got that built-in here.
And, the advantage of having the hot shoe there
so that allows its camera mounted, unlike the AD200.
So, you can see that this definitely has a slot in your camera bag
for your lighting gear for different situations.
So, just depending on what you need it for,
the AD200 is really great as an off-camera flash
but the V1 would be great as a multipurpose
on-camera, off-camera flash when needed.
So, let's take a closer look and dive into the menu
because there are some options that have changed here
and also the button placements.
So, let's just quickly turn this flash on here.
Now, firstly, what we can go through is all the different button placements.
You've got your test button here.
When it's green, it's obviously ready to shoot.
What you'll notice is when you have it on a higher setting--
so, if we have it on full output, for example,
it goes red and it will flash back green
once it's ready to flash off once again and recycled.
Next thing is the menu button.
The menu button here, cycling through different menu options,
you can switch your units there.
If you want to go from meters or feet.
You've got your AF assist as well so you can switch that on and off.
You've got your standby mode so allowing your flash
to go on standby if it's not in use.
You've got your slave standby.
You can set that in time intervals between 30 and 60 minutes.
You've also got scan.
So, scan is actually a new setting that wasn't included
in any previous Godox Speedlites or flashes.
So, scan allows you to hit start
and takes roughly about 10 seconds or so to go through.
You see the percentage indicator there.
Idle scan, the local area for the best channel for your flash to be on
so there's less interference especially if you're using radio triggers.
So, you can see there, it's completed, gives a little thumbs up
and it gives you all the channels that it suggests for you to go onto.
Now, you can jump into channel there
and then use those channels that have indicated
so you can cycle through your different channels there.
Next is ID.
So, you can set Wireless ID for your Godox devices.
If you want your groups of flashers to be on the same wireless ID,
you can do that.
You've got your audible beep on the flash.
That's when it flashes off there and you have the beep.
If you turn that off, there's no beep anymore.
So, jumping back in lights.
Light here is just your LCD display light.
You can have that off completely or you can have it on always
or a 12-second time out as well.
And, lastly is the LCD contrast.
Depending on the contrast setting that you prefer.
You can go +3 or all the way down to -3 if needed as well
but default setting would be at 0.
So, that was the menu quickly.
Now, you've got a few other buttons here.
So, you've got TCM.
TCM is great because that was built into the Xpro triggers
and that allows you to shoot when you're in TTL
and when the flash fires off, you can hit TCM
and that'll tell you your flash settings so that's great.
It's inbuilt into the flash now.
You've got sync and that's your high-speed sync indicator
so you can see there all the way up to 1/8000 of a second.
If you're wanting high-speed sync, you just need to enable that there.
And, the other buttons are blank. That depends on what mode you're on.
So, you can see they're blank currently so they don't do anything
if they're not highlighted with any options there.
What you'll notice is a little reset button here too.
To reset your flash, you actually need to hold down these two buttons together
and then that resets it.
It tells you right at the bottom there, "RESET,"
so that resets your settings to factory default
so you can do that quite easily
just by holding those two if you've bumped some settings and your flash is playing up
or you're not sure what's happening with it.
Give it a quick factory reset and you can do that.
So, now, your buttons moving on here
is your toggle between different operating modes.
So, you've got radio master, you've got radio slave
and you've also got just single flash operation mode there.
Jumping into radio master, you can use the V1 as a master
to control other Godox X-compatible flashes
whether that's the TT685s, 350s, V860s, AD600s, etc.
Now, what you'll notice is since we've toggles into wireless master,
you can actually--these options have now presented themselves here
for the last two buttons so you can see it,
you can easily select groups similar to how you would an Xpro trigger.
You've got group A, B, C and M there as well.
For example, if you've got something on another flash on group B or C,
you just jump in, press that button, that highlights group C
and now you can change group C's mode.
You can cycle there,
you can change the flash exposure compensation on TTL mode
or you can change your output level there on manual mode.
It's really user-friendly now.
The software of the actual V1 flash is a lot more user-friendly
compared to previous models as well as all the button placements.
It allows you to quickly and easily operate the flash.
Now, they've hidden some other features
in the little scroll wheel for you.
So, the scroll wheel acts as a scroll wheel
but also as a D-pad so each of your up/down,
your left-right options are actual options for your flash.
For example, on the left here, you've got plus/minus
which allows you to control your TTL compensation there
and also your zoom button there.
You can control your zoom from 28 mil all the way up to 105.
And, you've got your modelling lamp-- so your modelling lamp,
when you press that, typically, it's off.
You can press back button
to get back out into your main menu but if you jump into that,
you actually need to press down on the centre button to turn that on
and you can see the modelling lamp's turned on now,
that's on setting 1 all the way up to 10
as the power output, so easily change that.
Now, to turn it off, you need to press down on the centre bottom again
that turns it off
and then press back to go back into your menu.
Now, lastly, it's just your mode button.
So, your mode allows you to cycle through the different modes
depending on which mode you prefer.
So, that was just a quick run-through on the menu.
Now, lastly, you've got your flash head here
which has that complete swivel once again.
So, you've got your 180-swivel but you've also got the capability
to rotate your flash head backwards which is great
especially if you're bouncing light off the ceiling, for example,
if you're an indoor event or something like that.
It's great to be able to reverse-tilt that actual head slightly
rather than having to swivel your head around
which you had to do in other flashes.
And obviously, that locking nut there
especially on your Sony cameras and Canons,
it's a lot more user-friendly and high quality
compared to that previous twist-locking nut that you had.
So, that was just a quick run-through of the Godox V1 Round Head Flash.
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