Godox’s New Pixel Art Camera Light

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Godox has announced a pretty wacky new accessory called the LT1 Creative Pixel Light, a small customisable light that can sit right on top of a camera. Rather than working like a normal LED light, the LT1 is made up of a grid of individually controllable pixels, with each pixel able to display different colours and brightness levels. That means you can create little pixel-art designs, logos, words, numbers, smiley faces, hearts and other graphics, including animated designs and scrolling text. It is, of course, mostly meant as a fun way to add some personality or branding to your camera and not something to be used as an actual light for illuminating your subject.

The LT1 itself is very small, weighing 37g and measuring 48 x 37 x 27mm. It can be attached using either a cold shoe or magnets, while power comes from a built-in lithium-ion battery. Since there is no hot-shoe connection for communication, everything is controlled wirelessly through the Godox Light smartphone app. The app includes a library of ready-made graphics and text options, but you can also make your own pixel designs and animations. Even the slightly strange-looking little horns and ears on the LT1 have a reason for being there, they are based on Godox’s white bull mascot.

There is at least one more practical feature hiding behind all the pixel art. The LT1 can also act as a wireless controller for compatible Godox lights, letting you switch them on and off with a tap. So while it is mainly a decorative accessory, it does not have to sit on the camera doing absolutely nothing beyond displaying graphics. The Godox LT1 Creative Pixel Light is priced at $33.90.