Neewer makes decent light panels for photography, video, and streaming. Their flagship high-CRI temperature adjustable NL660-2.4 panels1 are around ha

Reverse Engineering the Neewer 660 Keylight's Remote

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2021-08-22 20:00:04

Neewer makes decent light panels for photography, video, and streaming. Their flagship high-CRI temperature adjustable NL660-2.4 panels1 are around half the price of an Elgato Key Light, and come with a wireless remote to control them. I recently picked up a pair of them, and I’m very happy with their light quality and brightness.

The remote is also nice, but has one major pitfall: it doesn’t have a button to turn on the lights with their previous brightness setting. As I use my two panels at different angles and distances to my face, they each have their own ideal brightness.

Setting them up individually each time requires about a dozen button presses. I would like to have them both just turn off/on to their previous setting, and so I wondered if it’s possible to make our own remote for it. Let’s dive in!

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