Rotolight NEO II Manual de usuario
USER MANUAL
Version 1.5
BOX CONTENTS
PAGE CONTENTS
2-3 Box Contents & Operation flow chart
4-5 Neo 2 In action shots
6-7 What is NEO 2 ?
8-9 About Rotolight / NEO 2 Basic Operation
10-11 Menu advanced operation
12-15 Flash Mode / In action & result images
16-17 High Speed Sync / Recommended Triggers
18-19 Setting up HS Transmitter
20-21 NEO 2 F-Stop table / In action images
22-23 Display & Designer Fade
24-29 CineSFX (Strobe, Lighting, Throb, Cycle, Fire, Police, etc)
30-31 Technical Specification & Photometrics
34-35 Result Shots Jason Lanier & Peter Muller
36-37 True Aperture Dimming & Control
38-39 Technical Menu & Demo Mode
40-41 Filter Information & Mounting
42-43 Batteries & Additional Accessories
Thank you for purchasing Rotolight NEO 2! We hope you enjoy
using it as much as we enjoyed making it!
Please register to activate your warranty at
www.rotolight.com/register
1 x Rotolight NEO 2™
1 x 1/4 Shoe Adapter
1 x Rotolight Universal power adapter with regional mains cable
1 x Filter Holder
1 x NEO 2™ Filter pack:
1 x 216 Full Diffuser (1.5 Stops)
1 x 250 Medium, Half White Diffuser (3/4 Stops)
1 x 184 “Cosmetic Peach” Diffusion
1 x 279 1/8th Minus Green (Magenta)
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KNOBS
LEFT KNOB = BRI
RIGHT KNOB = COL (KELVIN)
CLICK BOTH KNOBS TO ENTER
/ EXIT MENU MODE
MENU
BRI COL
NEO 2 OPERATION FLOWCHART
POWER
SWITCH ON/OFF
DISPLAY
DISPLAYS MENU ITEM OR
SELECTED ITEM
FLASH PORT
3.5MM FLASH SYNC
SOCKET FOR THIRD
PARTY FLASH
TRIGGERING
DC INPUT SOCKET
15V 60W DC - ONLY USE
PROVIDED PSU OR
ROTOLIGHT ADAPTERS
6 x AA BATTERIES
HOLDS 6 X AA BATTERIES NIMH OR LITHIUM
(RECOMMENDED ROTOLIGHT LIONHEART
NiMH RECHARGEABLE - AVAILABLE
ON WWW.ROTOLIGHT.COM)
FLSH DISP
TRIG
MODE
GRP
FREQ
TEST
FADE SFX FDIM
ISO
EXP
FEET
F-DIM
DEMOTECH
Strb
Ltng
Thrb
Cycl
Fire
Plce
To Enter Menu Click
Both Red Switches
To Exit Menu Click
Both Red Switches
TV
SHOT
NEON
FILM
WELD
PA PA
VOLT
CAL
TEMP
VERS
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SHOE
1/4” MALE ADAPTER
“NEO 2 IS A GAME-CHANGER. YOU’LL NEVER MISS A SHOT.
THERE’S NO RECYCLE TIME, NO LIGHT LOSS, NO POWER LOSS”
Jason Lanier - Sony Artisan of Imagery
04 Top photo by Jason Lanier www.jasonlanier.com / Bottom photo by Rod Aaron Gammons
Photo by Rod Aaron Gammons
FOREWORD – WHAT IS NEO 2?
NEO 2 is an industry-first, all in one High Speed Sync
(HSS) Flash and continuous on-camera LED light,
integrating the best of continuous LED lighting
technology with HSS Flash. Unlike traditional on-
camera flash, NEO 2 has no recycle time, which
ensures users never miss a shot, making it the
perfect light choice for today’s modern high-frame-
rate-capable cameras.
NEO 2 can be simultaneously a continuous
‘modelling light’ and HSS flash, allowing the
photographer to easily acquire focus in dimly lit
situations and optimise composition. Designed for
portrait photographers and videographers on the
go, NEO 2 provides the ‘shoot what you see’ benefits
of continuous light, and the flexibility of HSS flash
(1/8000th sec.) with 500% flash output, whenever
users need more power or to freeze action. HSS
also enables users to shoot with wider apertures to
create beautiful separation between subject and
backgrounds.
Rotolight has collaborated with Elinchrom to
integrate its ‘Skyport’ 2.4Ghz HSS wireless flash
receiver into NEO 2, eliminating the need to
purchase a standalone flash receiver, whilst
providing rock-solid reliability, range, flexibility and
control for multiple off camera lighting setups.
Skyport enables users to wirelessly control up to
10 lights, in four groups at up to 200m(656ft) with
the new Rotolight HSS transmitter, optimised for
Rotolight by Elinchrom. It is available on launch
for Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Panasonic, and,
shortly, Fuji camera systems, and compatible with
all other Elinchrom Skyport devices.
“The NEO 2 is going to revolutionise how people
use light, and eliminate the need for external flash.
If you have those moments that you just cannot
afford to miss, this is an incredible light for you.
You’ll never miss a shot,” says Jason Lanier, a Sony
Artisan of Imagery and professional photographer.
“I tested NEO 2 on a Sony A6500 at 11 frames per
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second,” explains Lanier. “It fired every single time.
There’s genuinely no recycle time, no light loss, no
power loss. That is just a game-changer, there is no
other light in the world that can do that.”
Featuring electronically adjustable colour
temperature in both flash and continuous modes,
with a built in kelvin display, NEO 2 enables
photographers to easily adjust white balance
or match ambient light settings to create more
natural looking shots.
Lightweight and portable, NEO 2 can be mounted
both on or off camera for ultimate creative control.
Delivering the longest battery life of any speedlight
or flash, ever made, NEO 2 provides 85,000 full
power flashes on a single set of rechargeable AA
batteries, compared to the 200 flashes of a typical
speedlight. Now 85% brighter in continuous mode
than its predecessor, NEO 2 is a small light that
delivers big results.
“It enables photographers to spend more time
composing the perfect shot, rather than spending
time on cumbersome lighting setups. For those
shooting both stills and video, it entirely eliminates
the need for two separate purchases,” says Rod
Aaron Gammons, managing director of Rotolight.
Packed with innovative features for video users, NEO
2 is ideal for interviews and filmmaking. It includes
an updated suite of CineSFX™ effects, Rotolight’s
award-winning feature set for video productions/
filmmaking, (fire, lightning, TV, gunshot, paparazzi
and others), as well as Designer Fade mode for
custom in-camera fade FX.
NEO 2 also features Rotolight’s AccuColour™
LED technology that delivers outstanding colour
rendering for perfect skin tones. The unique circular
shape provides a naturally soft, flattering light
output, with Rotolight’s signature catchlight effect.
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ABOUT ROTOLIGHT
Rotolight is a pioneering British technology
company, specializing in creating award winning
LED lighting products for photographers and
filmmakers. Known for constantly pushing the
boundaries of innovation, Rotolight strives to create
productsthatprovideuniquetoolsforimagemakers,
allowing them to realise their creative vision and
aspirations. Leading where others follow, Rotolight
has developed countless industry first features and
has been widely recognized with numerous global
awards and accolades for its innovation, technical
excellence and product quality. As a family business,
Rotolight has a unique long term outlook allowing
it to focus on continually investing to deliver
outstanding quality products, and a totally unique
customer experience. Visit www.rotolight.com
NEO 2 BASIC OPERATION
To operate NEO 2 you will find two red rotary
controls, which are also switches, and a DC on/off
switch, these are all located on the rear of NEO 2.
POWER
To power up NEO 2 click the power switch (located
next to the DC input Jack)
NEO 2 is a high performance light, and requires
high performance batteries. NEO 2 can be powered
by 6 x AA high performance NiMH rechargeable
AA or Lithium Batteries (Alkaline batteries are
NOT suitable for NEO 2) , NEO 2 can also be
powered by 1 x V-Lock battery (with Dtap cable),
DC from the supplied AC mains Adapter or from
a DC source in the range of 7v -15v (i.e. optional
Car 12v Socket, or D-TAP from a broadcast battery).
When connecting a power source to the DC input
socket, for instance mains adapter or an optional
D-Tap to DC connection, the internal batteries are
automatically disconnected, thus saving battery
power. NB if you are connecting an external DC
source make sure the power is the correct polarity,
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to avoid damaging your NEO 2. For best results use
the Rotolight ‘Powerex Pro’ LionHeart AA batteries
and charging systems, these are the most powerful
NiMH AA rechargeable available (2700mAh) and
are designed for demanding systems like the NEO2,
or ‘Eneloop PRO’ AA batteries. Alternatively use the
Rotolight RL-Batt-95, 95mWh V-Lock batteries with
Dtap cable (available from Rotolight.com) which
will run your NEO 2 for up to 8 hours at full power.
To power up NEO 2 click the power switch (located
above the ‘FLASH’ input Jack)
On power up, you will see ‘ROTOLIGHT NEO 2’ scroll
across the screen, you can interrupt this anytime by
operating one of the control knobs.
To power NEO 2 down , click the power switch
again. NB – NEO 2 stores and will recall your last
used settings.
RESET
You can reset all the user parameters in NEO 2 by
holding down the left red control switch whilst
simultaneously powering NEO 2 ON. This resets all
the parameters to the factory default settings.
The word ‘ZERO’ will be displayed, select Y for yes
(reset all data), or N for NO.
BASIC OPERATION MODE (BRI / COL)
(‘BRI’) BRIGHTNESS
You can adjust the brightness output of NEO 2 by
rotating the left control knob.
If you rotate the knob quickly it will speed up the
data input. You can press and rotate to deliberately
adjust the brightness in steps of 10% (Fast Mode).
Simply rotating the knob will adjust the brightness
in steps of 1%.
NEO 2 has a dimming range of 0% -100% and is
completely flicker free at any brightness level,
shutter speed or frame rate.
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BRI
(NB There is a special mode called ‘True Aperture
Dimming’ (F-DIM) , available in the MENU section,
which will display the brightness as an F-Stop
(Aperture), based on your camera exposure settings
– see ‘True Aperture Dimming’)
(‘COL’) COLOUR
You can adjust and accurately display the Colour
Temperature (CCT) of NEO 2 by rotating the right
control knob.
If you rotate the knob quickly it will speed up the
data input. You can press and rotate to deliberately
adjust the colour in steps of 100 kelvin (Fast Mode).
Slowly rotating the knob will adjust the brightness
in steps of 10 kelvin.
NEO 2 has a Colour Temperature Range of 3150
kelvin (Tungsten) up to 6300 kelvin (cloudy/
overcast).
Note : For maximum brightness, as a Bi Colour light,
NEO 2 will be brightest at the ‘mid point’ colour :
roughly 4100 Kelvin, where both sets of LEDs are at
full power. This also applies in flash mode. When
mid point colour is set, a small dot will appear in
the Red window of the NEO2.
NEO 2 has a special technology called ‘Dynamic
Drift Stabilisation’™ which maintains the colour
temperature through the entire dimming range.
( MENU ) ADVANCED OPERATION
You can enter the MENU by pressing both red
control switches together (or clicking and holding
down the left switch followed by the right control
switch). If you wish to leave MENU at any time,
you can return to the basic operation (BRI / COL) by
pressing both red control switches together again.
In ‘MENU’ Mode the left rotary control is Navigation,
and the left switch takes you ‘back’ one level. The
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COL
MENU
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