Nanlite introduces the Alien series - the New Generation of advanced professional panel light

Shantou, China, 13 Aug 2024: The new Alien 150C and 300C feature compact yet sturdy designs, an advanced color mixing system, improved low-end dimming, heads with IP55 rating, multiple power options, and efficient cooling technology.

Alien lights are the ultimate lighting solution for a wide range of applications. Whether it's an outdoor location with pouring rain, an indoor live streaming shoot, or a small set requiring more flexibility, the Alien 150C and Alien 300C are reliable tools that help users achieve the results they want. These lights truly demonstrate Nanlite's ongoing commitment to advancing lighting technology.

With flexibility, transportability and weight demands in mind, the Nanlite team designed the Alien 150C and 300C with a separate lamp head and control unit. The lamp head of the Alien 150C weighs only 3.6kg/7.94lb, and the Alien 300C just 6.6kg/14.55lb. These represent significant reductions of 13% and 45% respectively compared to competing products on the market, allowing the Alien lights to be easily mounted on boom arms or lightweight stands.

The Alien 150C features an illumination area of 24.6×18cm/9.7×7.1", while the Alien 300C measures 36×24.8cm/14.2×9.8”. Paired with the included pop-up softbox, they can create perfect soft light while maintaining a compact size.

The Alien series adopts an advanced optical design, with excellent light mixing technology and alternately laid and rotated WW and RGB light beads. This combination allows it to output a very bright and even beam.

Thanks to the combination of advanced optics and power the Alien series achieves astonishing output. At 5600K the readings at one meter reach as high as 13,050 lux (Alien 150C) and 28,630 lux (Alien 300C) respectively. Even with a softbox attached, or through diffusion, there is still ample output.

CRI: Average 96 TLCI: Average 97 TM-30 Rf: Average 94 TM-30 Rg: Average 100.

Nanlite's exceptional RGBWW color mixing system ensures outstanding light quality, allowing users to illuminate scenes with a myriad of colors. With a wide color temperature range from 2700K to 12000K and ±150 G/M adjustment capability, the Alien 150C and Alien 300C can effortlessly match other light sources and simulate various times of day.

The Alien series is equipped with Nanlite’s new-generation user interface, aiming to provide creators with an unparalleled experience. By incorporating intuitive icons and minimizing textual information, the new interface can be clearly understood at a glance. The redesigned menu layout offers an improved operational logic, assisting users in quickly locating needed functions and effortlessly adjusting parameters.

In response to users' demand for quick access to specific lighting settings, the Alien series is equipped with a preset function, allowing for quick saving and recalling of parameters. With this function, users can save a lot of time on setting parameters and have more time for production.

To tackle all-weather conditions and the uncertainties of life on set, the Alien series features a metal lamp head with an IP55 rating, combined with a specially designed rain cover for the control unit. This complete protection ensures that the demands of lighting in rainy, snowy, or dusty environments are met, enabling users to meet any location challenges.

The Alien series offers various modes. Regardless of the scenario or application users can find the right solution with Alien's different modes. 

CCT Mode: Reproduces various colors of light with a color temperature range of 2700K to 12000K and ±150 green/magenta adjustments.

HSI Mode: Allows direct and fast adjustment of hue, saturation, and intensity, offering a wide selection of 36,000 colors.

RGBW Mode: Allows the user to independently select the values of the red, green, blue, and white channels, creating a wide range of color combinations.

XY Coordinates: Achieves precise color control by adjusting the values of XY coordinates within the selected zone of the CIE 1931 color space.

Gel Mode: Includes 460 gels from LEE and ROSCO, with the option to switch the base CCT, reproducing the lighting effects of traditional physical gels.

Effect Mode: There are 15 in-built lighting effects, each with customizable parameters to allow the creation of immersive lighting effects.

The Alien series provides comprehensive wired and wireless control options, enabling users to choose their preferred control method and their production requirements.

On-board Control: The 3.2-inch screen clearly displays options and icons. It features the new generation Nanlite user interface with four buttons and three knobs.

Remote Controller: The Alien series features a built-in 2.4G module, enabling quick and easy remote adjustments of basic settings.

Nanlink App 2.0 Control: With the new light plot function and an enhanced interface, the Nanlink App 2.0 offers a more efficient and user-friendly wireless lighting control experience. Within the Nanlink App, users can control the Alien series together with other Nanlite and Nanlux fixtures.

DMX/RDM Control: Equipped with 5-pin XLR DMX in and out ports, it supports DMX/RDM control through a wired connection to a lighting console for accurate and reliable group control.

LumenRadio CRMX: The Alien 150C and Alien 300C are equipped with CRMX, enabling stable wireless DMX control.

The Alien series offers three different dimming methods: users can choose 0.1% increments for precise light control throughout the range, 1% increments for quick adjustments, or 0.1% increments specifically for brightness below 10%, ensuring both smooth tuning at low intensity and fast adjustments above 10% brightness.

With hardware upgrades and software enhancements the Alien series now achieves superior linear dimming. Dimming remains smooth even at the lowest brightness levels of 0.0% to 1.0%, allowing for an easy simulation of the fade-up process of traditional light sources.

With seven built-in DMX dimming curves and fifteen DMX modes, the Alien series meets the demanding control requirements for complex dimming speeds and lighting settings.

When designing the Alien 150C and 300C Nanlite’s engineers prioritized quiet operation and efficient heat dissipation from the LEDs. To achieve this the rear of lamp head is fully covered with an aluminum alloy heat sink and enhanced by powerful airflow from dual fans. This improvement in heat dissipation allows for a further reduction in the size and weight of the cooling system, making the lights smaller and lighter.

Equipped with five fan modes (Smart, Full Speed, Low Speed, Pause, Off), the Alien series can meet a wide variety of shooting and audio recording needs. In Smart mode, the average sound level is only 19 dB(A).

Additionally, when absolute silence is required, the newly added Pause mode allows the fans to be temporarily turned off while still running the lamp head at 100% brightness.

To cope with the complex and ever-changing conditions on set, the Alien series is equipped with reliable and versatile power options. Not only can it be connected to AC/DC power sources for sustained power assurance, but it also allows for the option of using 14.4V-14.8V or 26V-28V batteries for remote operation. The Alien 150C requires only one V-mount battery for power, while the Alien 300C supports the mixed use of V-mount batteries with different voltages.

Both the Alien 150C and Alien 300C support hot swapping between different power supply options*. This allows for seamless switching between power supply methods without interrupting the production.

The included quick release clamp enables the control unit to be quickly and securely rigged to light stands or trusses.

Both the AC power cables and DC connection cables are equipped with self-locking connectors, ensuring solid and rapid connections.

The installation of the included pop-up softbox is straightforward - simply fit the elastic
bands of the softbox onto the shoulder bolts at the back of the lamp head. After use flatten the softbox and secure it by looping the two elastic bands over the shoulder bolts for storage.

A barndoor is available for optional purchase. Users can quickly secure it by screwing its four bolts into the screw holes of the lamp head. The four leaves can be swung to shape the light flexibly.

The included carrying case features a sturdy design and premium materials, providing reliable and reassuring protection when transporting between locations.

• LED full color panel light
• Respective rated power of 175W (Alien 150C) and 350W (Alien 300C), powerful output delivering 13,050 lux and 28,630 lux @1m, 5600K
• Dimming from 0.0% to 100.0%, by 0.1% increment
• Wide CCT range of 2700K-12000K with ±150 green/magenta adjustment • Excellent color rendition with CRI/TLCI average 96 and 97,TM-30 Rf average 94, TM-30 Rg average 100
• Comprehensive control methods: on-board, remote controller, Nanlink App, DMX/RDM,LumenRadio CRMX
• Versatile power choices: AC/DC/V-mount battery
• Multiple lighting modes: CCT, HSI, RGBW, Gel, XY Coordinates, effect • 15 built-in special effects with customizable parameters in each effect • Five fan modes: Smart, Full Speed, Low Speed, Pause, Off
• Supports firmware update via USB port on the lamp head
• IP55 rated lamp head, included a rain cover for control unit

The Alien 150C and Alien 300C are available now. The Alien 150C costs 999 USD and Alien 300C costs 1499 USD, excluding local taxes.

For more information, please visit www.nanlite.com.