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The Best Underwater Action Camera Video Light: Backscatter Octo 3500

The Best Underwater Action Camera Video Light: Backscatter Octo 3500

Bright, Bold, & Ready For Action

The Backscatter Octo 3500 Wide Video Light is the perfect go-to travel friendly light for action cameras and compact camera rigs. With a powerful 3500-lumen, 100° beam, it delivers bright, even coverage that brings out rich color and fine detail in your footage.

A perfect pairing for wide angle action cameras and compact systems, the Backscatter Octo 3500 adds professional-level lighting without adding bulk. It’s just as capable on bigger camera rigs, either working as a low-profile focus light or for creative lighting when paired with accessories like color or the fluorescence Backscatter Video Light Excitation Filter.

With Backscatter’s signature octopus tentacle print, the Octo 3500 doesn’t just perform well—it looks awesome while doing it.

3-up of 3500, side, front on of LED, top-down

The small size of the Backscatter Octo 3500 Wide Video Light makes it perfect for travel and action camera rigs, while the simple single-button control makes it easy to learn and use.

KEY FEATURES:

  • 3500 Lumen Brightness

  • 100º Wide Even Beam - Light Scenes with Wide Angle Lenses

  • Three Power Levels

  • Compact Size - Perfect for Travel

  • Backscatter Color Filter System Compatible

  • Enjoy the vivid colors of fluorescence with the optional Backscatter Video Light Excitation Filter

  • Powered by two interchangeable protected 18650 batteries

  • Simple Single Button Control

  • 5000K Color Temperature

  • CRI 90

  • Triple O-ring Seal

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The Backscatter Octo 3500 is an excellent video light for both macro and wide angle.

OM System TG-7 | 1/60 | ISO 100 | ƒ4.3

Pro Level Action Camera Lighting

The 100° beam of the Backscatter Octo 3500 makes it perfect for action cameras. Its wide, even, beam with natural-looking light falloff ensures all footage looks professionally lit right out of the camera. The small size of the Backscatter Octo 3500 Wide Video Light makes it a perfect for compact camera rigs, like the OM System TG-7, providing plenty of lighting power without adding a ton of bulk, complexity, and cost.

At 3500 lumens and a 5000K color temperature, the Octo 3500 delivers color close to natural daylight, enhancing the color of underwater video clips.

dual 3500 setup on an action camera rig

Compact, bright, and built for wide lenses used by action cameras— the Backscatter Octo 3500 is the perfect choice for professional grade lighting. When shooting wide angle, always use two lights to fill in gaps

dual 3500 setup on an action camera rig

Behind the scenes, the 100° wide and even beam angle will easily cover large scenes and subjects.

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