Whether building specialty lighting systems for National Geographic sponsored projects or providing crucial lighting for productions on Japan's powerhouse entity NHK, Halcyon can increasingly be found center stage with our innovative HID and HMI Apollo Video Lighting Systems. Halcyon's Apollo HID and halogen video systems provide highly portable yet powerful lighting for video professional and enthusiast alike. Our lighting systems are widely recognized among recreational divers, technical explorers, and professional videographers for their robust construction and ingenious system integration. Halcyon can custom fit dual light heads to any camera enclosure. Our dual HID Helios 9 and 13.5 lights mount on the front of the Gavin Scooter to create the ultimate underwater camera dolly, with daylight color temperatures and piercing clarity.
Helios Video Lighting
The Helios Video System is Halcyon's most flexible video system, allowing a wide range of Halcyon light heads to be mated with a variety of compact Helios NiMH battery packs. Designed as a hip mounted system, the Helios sytem is one of the most anticipated developments in underwater videography.
Helios Video Light Systems
Model Configuration Burn Time Helios Video 4.5/24 44.5ah 24watt HID 120 min Helios Video 9/24X29ah dual 24watt HID 120 min Helios Video 9/509ah 50watt HID 90 min Helios Video 13.5 13.5ah dual 50watt HID 65 min
Aspiring professionals may opt for the Helios 9 with twin 24watt video heads or the micro-sized Helios 4.5 with a single 24watt video head, producing a robust brilliance suitable for most amateur video applications. Alternatively, the Helios 9 can be fitted with a single 50watt HID light head for amazing lighting brilliance. The 50watt head burns at 5,600K and appear equivalent to approximately 200watts of Halogen lighting while still allowing burn times of 90 minutes. This amazing package creates a brilliant light that can be easily carried by a range of divers, acting as a perfect light for background fill or subject illumination.
When mated with twin 50watt HID light heads the Helios 13.5 generates a radiant supply of light that lasts for 65 minutes. The dual 50watt HIDs are a perfect lighting system for professional use or for the diver that is unwilling to accept compromise. Serious video divers can opt to run twin 50watt HIDs on their camera while fitting diving models with a single 50watt light head. Professionals often use the twin 50's in concert with 200watt HMI lights that produce amazing clarity and depth of field.