Phantom Lite IR Pro

The Phantom Lite IR Pro. Here is what the manufacturer says about it:

The Best Infrared Illuminator on the Market! Invented, Designed, hand built and tested by a real paranormal investigator of over 12 years

For use on all Infrared capable cameras/camcorders ie: Sony night shot or custom IR cameras like the SVP and most of security cameras.

25 LED Phantom Lite Infrared Illuminator that features, 50ft distance,9v battery powered that last up to 12 hours on one battery! 25 Wide angle LEDs. Every one is hand built and tested ensuring that you receive nothing but the brightest and longest lasting illuminators to date PERIOD!
IR Pro adds a all black lid with a Red diffuser window. Super nice!

Here are the pro's to this illuminator:
Battery life! (This will run an entire investigation no problem)
Easy to mount to a flash bracket, or tripod
The battery takes a standard 9v making it easy to change
The battery compartment is super easy to access
The power switch is conveniently placed on the upper side of the housing
It is light as a total illuminator

Here are the con's to this illuminator:
This illuminator works on MOST camcorders (explained later in the article)
Possibly the cost depending on how many you need
The size is not the smallest, but not the largest (a bit bulky, but understandable)

So we got the opportunity to use one of the first of these illuminators built, and Randy from Phantom Lites LLC was kind enough to do this. We were able to get the light literally minutes before going to our investigation. While using the IR Pro version, we noticed that is wasn't picking up to well on our Sony HD video camera. So we tried it on the mini-dv camcorder. There was a noticeable difference compared, so we then used it on our SVP full spectrum camcorder and WOW!! I would say if you are going to use these Pro IR illuminators for video, full spectrum video and photo would be the best target for this particular light. In fact the illuminator was so bright for our full spectrum fuji digital camera, that I couldn't use it in smaller rooms due to the IR flooding the room and flaring out the picture. These units are also not bad for the cost at $53.99.
I conducted our 5' drop test, and nothing happened to the unit. The construction of the device is very sound. No squeaks, cracks, or chips from the fall. If you have been using an illuminator that only last at most 1 hour, I would say jump over and grab this IR light. You will save money in the long run just on batteries, and we all know how expensive those can be. For the size of the unit it was very decent. We didn't have any issues with not being able to open the screen to the mini-dv's or hd's. The battery compartment is located on the backside of the housing towards the top. Yes it sounds weird, BUT Randy knew what he was doing with this. How many times have you changed a battery and had to take the light off of your bracket or tripod to do that? With his on the top side, you can leave that light attached which also saves time. This could be that crucial few minutes that an apparition walks right in front of you, and you would have had your camera setup torn apart before.
So all in all, I would recommend heading over to Phantom Lite LLC, and at least taking a look. For the battery life and quality, you may be surprised at how fast you purchase one. We did:)

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