Amazon.com: Customer reviews: ZHIYUN MOLUS X100 Portable LED Video Light,100W 2700K-6500K CRI 95+ TLCI 97+ with Bluetooth App Brightness Control

Top positive review

Vattery issues

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2024

I update this review because the brand's after-sales customer service is incredible. Unfortunately the battery died, but it only took a couple of emails and five days later I had a new one in my house. It's incredible because I don't live in the United States and they had no qualms about honoring my warranty.

I tested the new battery and it worked perfectly. I charged it to 100% and with a power of 40% - you can see it in the images - it worked perfectly until it was discharged in 80 minutes. The light is really powerful, the small fan is almost inaudible. It is really portable, small and light, yes, the battery is the one that has the most weight.

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Tango

Defectives on product, a common issue

Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2023

it's ok, but the battery weight is not good, and it's not too ergonomic.

update: they reached out and solve my problem, such an amazing customer service. Will buy again when i need more equipment.

Update 2: so recently it fried 2 of my chargers, my Lenovo Legion Go portable gaming handheld, and some cables. The first battery I had issue with doesn't charge anymore, a second one I have only charges sometimes. When I was trying to charge it the other night, the first charger I was trying didn't do anything, so I tried another one, also nothing, then back to the first charger, also nothing, so I tried charging other stuff, both chargers stopped working, it was working earlier before I plugged them in, I used both charger for about 5 times charging the battery when it was good it worked fine, both were 100w+ charger and cables. Before I knew it had issue, I had charged my Legion Go the other night, I immediately went to check that and sure enough, it doesn't turn on anymore. I knew something went wrong, I searched online and just found out a few weeks before people already had this issue, battery not charging, it fries other electronics etc. After like 2 days, my friends asked me if I had issue with the batteries, he said it fried some of his electronics as well worth $600+, as well as his other 2 friends also had the same issue, so it's not user errors, the batteries were defective. I'm so angry since the Legion Go was a gift my friend gave me as a Christmas gift. I hope someone would file a lawsuit over this. It's not acceptable and I'm lucky it only fried my electronics and not my house, yet...

Update 3: So after numerous of emails back and forth, they still denied my compensation, basically tells me to f off, while my friend had already got his hundreds dollars equipment compensated. STAY AWAY FROM ZHIYUN PRODUCTS!

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lewis

Vattery issues

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2024

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Snapper

Battery is garbage

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024

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I've used this light a few times. Its output is good for its size, My main reason for buying it was to use it cordless on location. I have a run/gun gig tomorrow, and now the battery will not charge. Totally dead.

Think 3 times before buying a light with a proprietary battery. There isn't even an adapter for V mount available.

Edit: The company reached out and replaced the battery, so I'm editing my review.

Light: 5 stars
Company: 5 stars
Battery: 1 star

Overall 4 stars

Lets see how long the replacement lasts....

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Awesome portable light!

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2024

Size: COMBOVerified Purchase

I write this review because the brand's after-sales customer service is incredible. I like this light and find it to be really useful for a lot of situations. But the original battery died only a few usage. Luckily, it only took a couple of emails and one week later I received a new replacement battery.

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Tango

Defectives on product, a common issue

Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2023

Size: COMBOVerified Purchase

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Lisa

Awesome portable light!

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2023

Size: COMBOVerified Purchase

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My first impressions is that this light comes in a great travel package. It feels to be built with quality parts and doesn’t feel cheap and plastic-y. This light is incredibly bright for its size and portability, I mean really bright. Being able to run off battery is a huge plus for me with lots of my work being on the road, or just basically away from a convenient power source. I haven’t used one of the mini bowens mount softboxes but I love that they are available but also it’s great the combo pack came with an adaptor to use all my current full size softboxes. It’s very easy to use in terms of setup, powering it up, changing brightness or color temp. It had a great color temp range which is just a nice add on for such a small light, makes it much more versatile. This light has already been useful and I can’t wait to work with it more.
I was able to use it right away for some senior picture sessions. Again it was hard to beat the fact it runs off battery, which lasted plenty of time, mounts easily to a light stand, and is packed up so well for travel. I was able to use it as a great fill light. I haven’t used it inside for studio work yet, but it does come with a power adapter so it will be easy and again the full size Bowen mount adaptor means I can use my current full size softboxes and equipment for this light to integrate seamlessly I am anticipating.
Overall I’m very excited about this light and the whole package. Portability, brightness, adaptability - it’s a great all round light. I would be happy to recommend this light so far to any one who asked me whether I thought it was worth it, yes it is!

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Brian

Battery went bad in 6 months

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2023

Size: PROVerified Purchase

My only real complaint on this light is the battery which died after 6 months. I'm mainly running it off of a V-Mount battery right now, which does limit the output, but fortunately still bright enough for my needs. I have had it overheat on me once, but that was running it for a while at 100% on a warm day.

Despite that, I do still really like this light. It's a powerful light in a small package. Paired with the Molus G60 that I also own, it gives me the ability to have a full field lighting setup for interviews right in my main camera bag.

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Elite faction

My original battery is Defective.

Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2024

Size: PROVerified Purchase

Update 03/22/2024
The seller/manufacture reached out after I written my first review and maybe sending me a new Battery 🔋, the battery issues seems to be a known issue.

03/20/2024
After owning this light for one year and only using the battery for four different jobs, the battery no longer charges and or shows a charge indicator light. I highly do not recommend getting this light.

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Zac Phoenix

Love this light but my battery died after a week.

Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2024

Size: PROVerified Purchase

This light is perfect and compact exactly what i wanted. My only issue is that the battery died and wont hold a charge. im outside my return window but caution if you are thinking about the kit with the battery, i would skip it and get the one thats just corded.

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Amanda

Battery is Dead, Overheats Easily

Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2023

Size: PROVerified Purchase

Update #2: Someone finally reached out from
Zhiyun and helped resolve the issue. Was told the 1st gen battery had complications, but I was assured the 2nd gen battery would not have the same issues. Updating my rating, but still not giving 5 stars bc of the hassle and occasional overheating. Hoping the new unit works as promised bc overall, I do really like this light.

Update: I contacted Zhiyun's product support, and my only option is to send it to a repair center, but they will not guarantee it can be fixed, and they will not provide a pre-paid shipping label for me to send it in. I asked for a replacement, which should be covered under the warranty, but was told I have to contact the original seller (and they will not respond).

Purchased this item July 30, 2023 and the battery is no longer functional. I've also had major issues with overheating if using above 30-40% power.

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marko

Finally a Super Light Super Bright Handy Light

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2023

Size: COMBOVerified Purchase

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It has the best weight to brightness ratio I’ve ever seen. I film in nature frequently and the fact that I can carry this in my backpack (places where cars cannot go) further than any other light that’s even remotely as strong as this one makes truly a great difference when filming at dusk or night. 25% stronger than a car high beam, this is more light than I ever thought I could haul on me, not to mention orienting myself outdoors at night is a breeze now. One press of a button and I can see 500 feet in any direction.

Going to a small place to film something? Space is not an issue anymore. Gone are the days of rearranging and climbing over furniture just so I can set up my big light in a small space, always carrying an extension cord to make sure I can have power. This light, the size and weight of a small DSLR camera, battery powered and cordless can fit in a fascinating number of tight places and the fan is so quiet, I can film right next to it and not even hear it. At times I have even used it with GoPro mounts (very carefully) just so that I can put it in a place that would be unreachable otherwise. If you can run a cord to power it without a battery, it’s not even that much heavier (but it is bulkier) than an action camera.

If I were a minimalist, traveling, or a very weight or space-conscious videographer, I would get this light. For what it does, I don’t think there’s currently a better one out there.