The Best Action Camera Flashlights in 2023

Simple design with cold shoe mount

The LitraTorch 2.0 is powered by an in-built battery that you can recharge via a micro-USB. A though flap protects this area at the back. Also built into the flashlight is a female tripod slot that accepts ¼-inch tripod screws. When using the LitraTorch 2.0 with the included ¼-inch tripod screw cold shoe mount, you can easily mount the light to a camera.

On top of the flashlight body is a single button that controls the different power settings; low, medium, high, flashing, and off.

Durable and solid build

The LitraTorch 2.0 is a durable and solid build – this flashlight can withhold whatever action-packed adventure you’re prepared for taking it out on.

The build quality of the LitraTorch 2.0 is simply outstanding. Unlike most other action camera flashlights, it’s tiny, at 1.5 inches x 1.5 inches, and made of all metal. So, if you’re looking for a flashlight that you know you will toss, throw – this is it!

The aluminum body is waterproof up to 60 feet (or 20 meters). Even the USB port is waterproof, so you don’t have to worry about forgetting to put the cover on and damaging the unit.

Use its in-built magnet to attach any metal surface or opt for the cold shoe mount, providing you with many different attachment possibilities.

Excellent light spread with included barn doors

The LitraTorch 2.0 offers 16 LED lights.

It contains 3-lumen settings with brightness output ranging from 100, 450, and 800 lumens, plus a stroboscope mode.

The 16 LED lights work excellently for giving an even light spread; if you need more of a targeted light, you can easily take advantage of the optional barn doors. These are extremely helpful if you want the light to illuminate a particular part of your frame.

In addition, the barn doors come with a white diffuser and fold down to take up limited space when you’re not using them.

This action camera flashlight provides a clean and neutral temperature of 5700 Kelvin; however, it doesn’t offer any color options unless you add colored filters.

Its continuous light is flicker-free and doesn’t produce any hot spots.

Considering its compact body; it’s incredible how much light output this little flashlight can achieve. However, it undoubtedly excels when used indoors and with controlled lighting. Its 5700K will not overpower the sun on a warm and cloud-free day.

The unit has a battery time of over 35 minutes when used at its maximum output (level 3), about 7 hours on strobe, 4 hours on level 1, and 70 min on level 2. If you need to use the flashlight urgently but it’s still charging, fear not – the light still works even when charging.

Straightforward design with multiple mounting options

The design of the Zeus Mini couldn’t have been more straightforward. It offers a magnetic clip base that mounts to everything – whatever you stick it to, Zeus has a configuration ready for it.

The small and compact flashlight can also be attached to any standard GoPro mount. In addition, the built-in shoe mount allows attachment to any hot shoe, and a cold shoe mount means there is no electrical connection between the Zeus Mini and your action camera.

The GoPro Zeus Mini has two rows of 5 LEDs, providing a powerful light output in various settings. In addition, it includes an easy-to-operate button, a locking gate for the charging cable, and a quick release from the mount.

Waterproof, non-directional beam

This tiny waterproof LED light delivers in almost any situation. The Zeus Mini’s light arch is non-directional, meaning it is not a focused beam, so don’t take it digging after Atlantis, where you’d like to see miles ahead. However, it offers a lovely wide arch perfect to light up larger spaces.

In terms of battery life, it performs nicely. While it won’t last that long on level 3 of brightness, you can count on several hours of hands-free and wear-free lighting on level 1 of brightness.

Unique design in stainless-steel

With its stainless-steel material and ultra-durable PC material, the Suptig video light has a unique design. Its special design is patented, so you can be sure that you won’t find anything similar.

Despite it being made of steel, it will not rust – even if you go deep diving.

Want to shoot photos and videos from the bottom of the sea?

This flashlight is the one. It is waterproof up to 164ft.

The Suptig video light is easily portable with only 4.33 inches x 3.93 inches x 2.19, so you can pack it for all your adventures.

4 lighting modes & a wide-angel 300 lumen

The Suptig video light offers four lighting modes: high light mode, normal, power saving, and flash (SOS). Great when you want to use your flashlight in various environments requiring different lighting. It has 3 LEDs offering a wide-angle 300 lumen (5500K-6000K).

Its battery time runs from 2.5 hours up to about 9 hours.

• High light modes: 2.5 hours
• Mid light modes: 3.5 hours
• Low light modes: 5 hours
• SOS modes: 9 hours

Tiny & lightweight design

The Ulanzi L2 Cute Lite is tiny and lightweight – making it perfect for bringing along on your travels. It weighs is a mere 70 grams and comes in the dimensions of 41mm (h) x 41mm (w) x 38mm (d).

It has a clickable power button which you hold down for 1 second to turn on the light. Every short press increases the beam’s brightness through four intensities. Clicking four times on the button will reverse the light back to the lowest brightness level.

The Ulanzi L2 Cute Lite body has impressive underwater capabilities and comes with a waterproof rating of IP68. This rating means that the light has been classified to withstand dust—dirt, and sand (and, of course, water).

Plastic body with multiple mounting options

While the Ulanzi L2 Cute Lite’s body is made of all plastic, it doesn’t feel fragile or cheap. It features a magnetic back plate which means you can attach it to any metal surface, giving you multiple mounting options.

The light element appears on the front of the cube, encased by four magnets at each corner. These magnets enable adding filters and various accessories when you want to be more creative with your lighting setup.

60° beam angle & 1,000 lumens

The Ulanzi L2 Cute Lite has an illumination beam angle of 60 degrees. When the light is at its lowest, its light output is 1,000 lumens at ½ meter distance, which will be reduced to 300 lumens when increasing the distance to 1 meter – despite its drop in lux, it’s still quite impressive light output.

Even more impressive is its CRI of 95+/- 2RA, which is rather exceptional for such an affordable light.

It offers a color temperature of 5500 K +/- 200. In addition, it gives a standard daylight-colored beam, which works perfectly for realistic video and photographic lighting.

When on the lowest setting, its battery can run for 4 hours; on the highest, you can expect it to run for around 1 hour. Be aware that the front case is scorching to touch after about 20 minutes on the brightest setting.

Simple & compact design

If you’re looking for a simplistic, compact design in your action camera flashlight – then the VL-81 LED video light is an ideal choice.

A color switch is placed on the top right and the power/brightness control dial on the top left – the same dial you use to turn the light ON in the first place.

You’ll also find three cold shoe mounts for adding camera-related accessories to your light and a ¼-inch hot shoe mount for your camera, light stand, or any other mounting device that uses these mounting systems. What’s great about the hot shoe mount is that it includes a tightener, meaning that you can better secure the light on your camera, and you don’t need to worry about anything falling out of place.

The VL-81 LED video light uses a USB type C port, meaning you can use it with almost all newer charging cables, making it easy always to have it ready.

81 LED panels & adjustable brightness

This flashlight contains 81 LED panels rated for 850 lumens – 41 pieces of white lights and 40 pieces of yellow lights.

Don’t expect to be able to use the VL-81 LED video light as a key light. Think of it as a great way to light up dark areas or diffuse shadows – see it much more as a great fill light.

With 850 lumens, it’s not great for broad daylight but it will give you some creative and beautiful lighting indoors or once it’s darker outside. Its brightness level will travel as far as 3 to 6 meters.

This light will provide adjustable brightness and 3200 to 5500K color temperature for illuminating your subjects with soft lighting in varying environments.
The VL-81 LED video light will last about 2 hours on full beam. However, if you need to use it for longer, you can use its USB-C port to power up the light from an external source.

Rugged & waterproof design

The Suptig XShot is yet another high-power dimmable and waterproof LED light. You can take it along quite the diving trip as it’s tested waterproofing up to 147ft or 45 meters.

Not surprisingly, its rugged, waterproof body is great for taking along on your surfing, diving, or other water-related activities. In addition, it’s fully compatible with a range of GoPro HERO cameras, here among the HERO 8, 7, and 6, as well as the SJCam 5000, 6000, and Xiaoyi camera systems.

It’s easy to bring along on your travels or adventures where you don’t want to bring heavy gear. With the sheer size of 7.5cm (L), 4.2cm (W), and 7cm (H), it’s relatively easy to fit into any backpack.

3 power settings & limited batter runtime

The Suptig Xshot flashlight contains three power settings. Choose between high power, power saving, and SOS/flash mode.

Its battery runtime is a bit shorter than some of the other action camera flashlights we’ve been looking at in this article. However, the rechargeable 1050 mAh battery can provide enough power to last 1.5 hours in high mode, 4 hours in power saving mode, and about 6 hours in SOS mode.

Straightforward design with dual-button system

The design of the Nitecore EA 41 is relatively easy to understand. It includes a dual-button system on the side to control the five brightness and three flashy modes.

One button acts as an ON/OFF button, while the second controls the intensity settings and the different strobe patterns.

If you press the mode switch for more than a second, you’ll turn the light ON at its max setting. Press and hold the ON switch for more than a second, and you’ll switch to its lowest setting (1 lumen). When clicking on the mode button twice, you’ll start the strobe mode.

Other features include a lockout by holding both buttons. This lockout feature will ensure the light doesn’t turn on in your bag and can keep batteries suitable for over a year.

Indestructible body of aero grade aluminum

It’s constructed out of aero grade aluminum and is HAII military hard anodized –needless to say; it feels like it could endure a bullet rain and still work.

Nevertheless, it’s incredibly light and isn’t much bigger than the palm of your hand, so it’s still easy to manage with one hand.

It’s also certified IPX-8 (2 meters) waterproof and impact resistant up to 1.5 meters.

Extremely bright for both outdoor and indoor use

Although its light and compact size, the Nitecore EA 41 is extremely bright. Powered by a single CREE XM-L2 T6 LED light, this flashlight will give you maximum brightness for your money.

Furthermore, it’s incredibly versatile. It offers five brightness settings with a max of 960 lumens. This should be plenty to light up most of your lighting needs both indoors and outdoors. The beam can travel over 1000 feet or 336 meters.

On the low setting, the EA 42 has a battery runtime of up to 400 hours. Should you, either way, run out of battery, the light runs off 4 AA batteries; these are not included with the flashlight but are luckily easy to get in almost any grocery store.

In addition, it features a power light in the switch, so you always can keep an eye on the remaining battery on the unit, this is extremely helpful as you then know how much battery remains and you don’t have to keep spare batteries with you for safeguarding. The Nitecore EA 41 does, however, produce a rather noticeable hot spot in the middle of the light when used on higher brightness settings – it’s not horrible, but it’s not great either.

The flashlight does not offer any mounting options either, meaning you cannot attach it to a bike or a helmet and can certainly not use it to attach camera accessories or even a camera. The only way to use this flashlight is to hold it in your hands. This is fine most of the time, but if you’re doing stunts or in general demanding activities where you don’t have your hands available, this is a problematic flashlight.