One Hour on Location with Sol 30W

Harlowe Sol 30W with a camera and its round carrying bag, packed for a location shoot

ONE HOUR ON LOCATION · SOL 30W

Arrive with a small kit.
Leave with the shot.

One Sol 30W, one hour, three real jobs on location. See where the light goes for each — then choose the kit that fits how you work.

See the setups Choose your kit ↓

575 G · 6.3 IN DIFFUSED SURFACE · 50 MIN AT FULL POWER, LONGER WHEN YOU DIM — DETAILS BELOW

IN ONE ANSWER

Can one portable LED light handle a one-hour location shoot?

Yes, for close work — if you plan for power. Harlowe Sol 30W is a 30W, 575 g light with a 6.3 in diffused surface. Its 29.2 Wh battery runs 50 minutes at full brightness and 1 hour 50 minutes at 50%. It handles talking heads, tabletop products and fill on location; full-body frames, groups or hours away from an outlet call for Sol 100W.

Best for: Talking heads, tabletop products, camera-top fill on location
Runtime: 50 min at 100% · 1 h 50 min at 50% · 9 h 10 min at 10%
Not in the box: A light stand or tripod
Choose Sol 100W when: You need more coverage, more distance, or hours off an outlet

THREE REAL JOBS

Three jobs. One light.
No studio.

Every job below shows where the light sat, what else we used, and where one 30W light stops being enough.

Sol 30W on a stand lighting a talking-head portrait at close range

JOB 01 · TALKING HEAD

Key light at arm's length.

Setup: Sol 30W on a small stand, 45° off-axis, about an arm's length from the face
Gear: Sol 30W Standard Kit · light stand (not included) · Harlowe App

Best for half-body and close framing. A full-body frame or two people needs a bigger source.

Sol 30W on a tabletop tripod lighting a small still-life object

JOB 02 · TABLETOP PRODUCT

Soft light that shows the surface.

Setup: Light above and to one side, a white card opposite as fill
Gear: Sol 30W Standard Kit · tabletop tripod (not included) · white card

Best for small products. Large items or long, even gradients need more than one light.

Sol 30W adding soft fill to a creator filming in a room lit by daylight

JOB 03 · ENVIRONMENT

Fill that keeps the place looking like itself.

Setup: On the camera's cold shoe, low brightness on the face, ambient light leading
Gear: Sol 30W Standard Kit · camera with cold shoe

This is fill for a face, not a way to light a whole room.

CHOOSE YOUR KIT

Choose by the job,
not the watts.

Tell us how far the light sits, where the power comes from and how long you shoot. We'll point you to the right Sol.

Close range · moving often · shorter sessions

Sol 30W

Close, mobile fill. 575 g, already diffused, on a cold shoe or a small stand.

$249 / $399See both kits

Fixed position · larger soft source · outlet nearby

Sol 40W

A 9.45 in surface for a desk, a vanity or a steady interview setup.

From $599Shop Sol 40W

Wider coverage · more distance · long sessions off the outlet

Sol 100W

A 13.78 in key light with room to work. The Travel Kit adds the 99.36 Wh Max Battery Pack.

From $749 · Travel Kit from $799Shop Sol 100W

One 30W light won't cover every location. If you need a full-body frame, a group, or several hours away from an outlet, look at Sol 100W.

BEFORE YOU BUY

What an hour
actually looks like.

Sol 30W runs on a 29.2 Wh battery. At full power that's 50 minutes — so for a one-hour shoot, dim a little or plan for power.

Brightness	Runtime
100%	50 min
75%	1 h 8 min
50%	1 h 50 min
25%	3 h 40 min
10%	9 h 10 min

Power: 7.3 V 4000 mAh (29.2 Wh) battery, charged over USB-C. AC adapter included.
In the box: Light, power adapter, USB-C cable, pouch. The Adele Chan kit adds the round carrying bag.
Not in the box: A light stand or tripod. The light mounts on a cold shoe or any compatible stand — see light stands.
Size: 6.59 × 1.53 × 6.65 in, about 1.27 lb (575 g). Fits in the pouch it ships with.

SOL 30W

Same light.
Two ways to work.

Choose it if	Your work lives in white light: portraits, interviews, camera-top fill, tabletop.	Colour is part of how you tell the story.
White light	2700K–6500K	1700K–10,000K
Colour	—	RGBCW, 36,000 colours, full HSI control
Output	1,600 lm at 6500K	1,600 lm at 6500K
Extras	—	Life Mode, round carrying bag
Finish	Silver-gray metal, coffee-brown leather	Copper-toned metal, deep pine green leather

Both kits: 30W, 6.3 in diffused surface, CRI 96 / TLCI 96, 18 dB fan, 50 min at full power.

YOUR SOL 30WStandard Kit$249

Shop Sol 30W — Standard

The Harlowe X Adele Chan round carrying bag worn crossbody

THE COLLABORATION EDITION

Made with
Adele Chan.

Made with Adele Chan as a complete object — copper, pine green leather and a round bag that carries the kit and goes with you after the shoot.

Read the story

QUESTIONS, ANSWERED

Before you
pack it.

How long does the Sol 30W battery last?+

50 minutes at 100% brightness, 1 h 8 min at 75%, 1 h 50 min at 50%, 3 h 40 min at 25% and 9 h 10 min at 10%, from a 7.3 V 4000 mAh (29.2 Wh) battery charged over USB-C.

Does Sol 30W come with a light stand?+

No. The Standard Kit includes the light, a power adapter, a USB-C cable and a pouch; the Adele Chan kit adds a round carrying bag. The light mounts on a camera cold shoe or any compatible stand.

Sol 30W or Sol 100W for location work?+

Sol 30W is for close, mobile work: 575 g, 6.3 in surface, camera-top or small-stand setups. Sol 100W has a 13.78 in surface and more output for wider coverage and longer working distance; its Travel Kit adds a 99.36 Wh Max Battery Pack.

What is the difference between the Standard and Adele Chan kits?+

Both share the same 30W engine and 6.3 in diffused surface. The Standard Kit ($249) is bi-color, 2700K–6500K. The Adele Chan Spectra Creator Kit ($399) adds RGBCW colour with 36,000 colours, a 1700K–10,000K white range, Life Mode and a round carrying bag.

Is Sol 30W quiet enough for interviews?+

Its fan runs at 18 dB at 3.28 ft while holding 30W output, which keeps close-set interviews and quiet rooms usable.