The kind you put a phone in the center for lighting. Are there any accessible ring lights for use with phones, or any way to accessibly use any of them?
They all seem to be complicated with many settings that are accessed through LCD displays and the like. I suppose even one that only has the dimmer buttons could be usable and checked with Seeing AI light. I'm not finding any like that yet.
By OldBear, 29 October, 2026
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I've been looking at this one.
https://kraftgeek.com/products/glow-ring-light-with-tripod-509
I think it has buttons. If you can't figure that out let me know and I'll get my wife to take a look at it again and describe it for you.
To be clear, I don't own this yet. I was actually looking at their standard tripod but considered this because then I'd have pretty much everything I'd need for videos, I'm planning on making pretty simple videos of me sitting or standing demonstrating instruments. Well, I'd probably want to add in the remote too, but still.
Thank you, Khomus
I will look into that. A remote can also be helpful. The buttons would probably be fine. It's the screen and multiple colors that worry me.
Re: Thank you, Khomus
IF you end up getting it, or anything really, let me know how it goes. I'm interested. I know nothing about lighting. I kind of looked at it because my thought was that I'd have lighting with me wherever I am, so that would solve a problem. But I mean, other than making light, I have no idea what a ring light does or why you'd want one. All the cool Youtube kids seem to have one though. But I should do more research to make sure it would actually help with what I'm going for.
Re: Thank you, Khomus
Oh, the ring of light shines from such angles that meat out in front of the phone or camera that there are no shadows. Light from one side covers the shadow from the other side on whatever is in that area in front of the camera. The phone is in the center of the ring and flush with the LED surfaces. This can be done in other ways with other lighting, but it's just a one piece setup and easy with the ring.
the one on that site is battery powered and would be good for portability. I did not see a detailed description yet, but I will keep looking into it. The ones I saw on other shopping sites seem to have something like thirty colors and many, many brightness settings. I just need 5,000-6,500K daylight and probably the brightest setting, but maybe dimming it would be useful for some things I might use it for.
I hope that explains things. And thank you again.
I want to get this one for myself
Judging by some reviews and by the description I read on Amazon, it's one of the best ring clip-on-phone lights:
QIAYA Selfie Light Ring Lights LED Circle Light Cell Phone Laptop Camera Photography Video Lighting Clip On Rechargeable
Re: I want to get this one for myself
That one might work. It's the right light color range and sounds easy to adjust.
Thanks.
QIAYA Selfie Light, I ordered it
The version I got uses triple A batteries. I think the smallness and portability of it will work out best in my situation. Perhaps not for the videos Khomus would be making.
I might do a review if it works out.
Re: QIAYA Selfie Light, I ordered it
I actually don't know if a ring light is what I need for the videos I want to make. I should figure it out because the solution I posted that includes the tripod is either slightly cheaper, or about the same as buying a tripod and one of the clip-on ring lights, I think the one you ordered was about $16 for me.
I think if I did the tripod ring light plus the remote, it would be around $70. Tripod with a separate clip-on light would be about $66 or so. So slightly more expensive, since I think you need to buy the remote separately with the ring light version, but not with the regular tripod, go figure. But not by much, and if it would actually work for the videos I want to do, I'd have everything I needed.
Re: QIAYA Selfie Light, I ordered it
Keep in mind that the ring light is only going to work right for directly lighting something up near the phone because of the lite angles. In my studio, I have several lights to use that light the whole room, including lights that shine up at the white ceiling to reflect light over a wide area, like what lampshades do, and also reflect some backlighting off the backdrop. It's mostly the 4 foot LED shop lights.
I'm just using the ring light for an app that needs to scan the makeup I apply and for the same if I ask an AI app or chat about the makeup. I'm hoping I can also fit it in the cosmetics case I have. That's why I went for the smaller type. A larger ring light might help with the backlighting if it is illuminating your backdrop, or you could place the smaller ring light behind you on the floor aimed up at the backdrop.
Makeup could be part of videography and photography, so not that much of a different field and considerations for investing in equipment if one wishes to think of it that way. 🤷♀️
Good luck.
OK, have it
I can tell you that it is too small for what you want to do, Khomus. So you can cross it off your list.
It's something you clip on the phone and do a selfie with. Probably going to work for what I'm doing, but I still need to test it out.
Hope that at least makes your decision a little easier.
Re: OK, have it
Don't really see why you better not use it for video recording?
Re: OK, have it
If it's a closeup with just your face and upper body like a selfie, it's fine for a video, in fact I might use it for that, but it isn't large enough for a full body shot. This just clips onto the top of the phone and the circle of lights is a little wider than my SE3 in it's case.