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When we stopped by Z CAM’s booth during IBC 2022, we discovered a new series of 1×1 LED panels: the ZOLAR Toliman 30S, Toliman 30C, and Vega 30C. These fixtures have incredibly high CRI and TLCI values over 97 and an SSI up to 90. So let’s take a closer look at the first LED lights by the Z CAM team!

Z CAM is famous for its affordable lineup of cinema cameras like the E2, which recently got a firmware update allowing internal ProRes 422 recording in all modes, and the new upcoming E2-F6 PRO.

The camera manufacturer is now expanding its lineup of products with LED lights, but under a new brand: ZOLAR.

At launch, ZOLAR introduced three 1×1 LED panels, with 2×1 fixtures coming later. The ZOLAR Toliman 30S and 30C are bi-color panels ranging from 3200 to 5600K. The Vega 30C is an RGBAW LED fixture that can go from 2000 to 20.000K in CCT mode but also have full RGBAW capabilities.

The main difference between the Toliman 30S and 30C is their power consumption and light output: the Toliman 30S outputs 4.680lx at 1m, while its bigger brother can output 7.500lx at the same distance.

However, the three ZOLAR LED panels have a lot of things in common:

As you can see, the foundation of the ZOLAR ecosystem is quite strong. You can tell that the team put a lot of work into designing these, especially regarding color accuracy with strong R9/R12 readings up to 95, which should result in nice-looking skin tones.

In terms of powering the lights, the Toliman 30S can be powered via DC power or one V-Mount battery via the built-in battery plate. The Toliman 30C and Vega 30C can also be battery-powered, but they require two V-Mount batteries.

All ZOLAR fixtures should be available later this year, but you can already preorder them. The Toliman 30S is $499, the Toliman 30C is $699, and the Vega 30C is $799.

For more information, please visit ZOLAR’s website here.

What do you think about these new 1×1 LED panels by ZOLAR? Do you often use LED panels? Don’t hesitate to let us know in the comments down below!

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