Godox AD400 Pro TTL Battery Strobe - Complete Walkthrough

[@kenlor71]

Love mine. Word of advice, there is a washer within the handle pivot that does not provide enough friction for large modifiers. The weight will cause the device to slip down slowly. Simply pull the handle apart, yank out the spacer and replace it with one or two rubber washers. It cost me less than $3.00 and solved the problem in a few seconds. I hope Godox will realize this problem and swap out the plastic for rubber washers.

[@Pixie_Illusions]

Now this is how people should explain any products...well done, helped me with all my GODOX product, keep it coming

[@MkDesign39]

Fantastic breakdown of the AD400 and remote trigger, all of their controls, and how they interact. I’ve had mine for 2 months and had NO idea about the extent to which I can control them, let alone how to ACCESS these controls. The manual that ships with the unit covers literally only about 10% of what you explain and beautifully demo here. I’m so glad I found this. Thank you!!!

[@Capcity44]

This walkthrough is so thorough and useful. Thanks for posting this!

[@customizeme3798]

Thank you for this sir, i wish you could add an AD200 pro in this vdo as well would be a great help, connecting two lights using the same trigger i have been looking for.

[@Strobepro]

You can watch our seperate guide for the AD200 Pro here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJTXiZyBfLKqfqc The process for pairing your AD200 Pro is very similar, but we go through the whole button layout.

[@suebyrne7739]

This is a great video. If you want to know how to use light and trigger this is perfect. No BS, no talk of oh this is how the 200 works or 600 works. I watched plenty of videos til I found this and this by far the best teaching video. This is my first light and controller so I’m slightly overwhelmed by it but same time excited to be using and now I have confidence to move forward. Thanks!

[@shabbirshaikh369]

Your voice is unique n impressive you gained a subscriber bro 😊

[@user-tv5dt3nm9y]

Very thorough presentation. I wasn’t aware of the manner in which the reflector separates from the bowens mount. I believe ‘prop’ represents proportional and ‘inter’ means intermittent, regarding the modeling lamp in menu.

[@arnoldskalikawegg5642]

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[@GBB70]

Great tutorial. Learned a lot. I just ordered the AD200Pro, but may return it for the AD400Pro. Better to have more power than you need.

[@andyvan5692]

good tutorial, and good last tip, one way to think of this is, this is akin to the CMD or commander menu in flash controls, in the camera, BUT as you point out, they don't converse and change each other, TRIGGER has the priority, NOT the flash itself.

[@pradeepranjan8226]

i just love this video... all information in just one video as i wanted.

[@kennypringle4580]

Very good and thorough video on the ad400👍

[@skanjilal2608]

Thank you so much for your superb guidance on AD400Pro which I purchased just today, very very helpful

[@rhw2005]

Excellent video and explanations, thank you.

[@debbiedavila9841]

Thank you for this great video!

[@stevebikes995]

Very helpful. You answered several questions.

[@Rustomhavewalla]

Very good explanation. Thank you.

[@darkshadowmediatv5230]

great video, I just got mines and cant wait to put them thru there paces, thx for the info

[@nvellu]

Very good explanation. Thank you so much. God Bless You

[@rurban_sachin703]

Thank you so much for information 👍😊👍

[@oo0RECON0oo]

Excellent video

[@JimiVPhotography]

Excellent video!! Extremely helpful.

[@younglee1929]

Great video! Read twice the manuals (both X400 pro and R2 transmitter), still not clear. But this video help me understand better. One question: on TTL mode, the power level (FEC) on X400 does not change with the R2 transmitter. On manual mode, there is no problem. thanks for the help.

[@Strobepro]

That is correct. The power change will not show on the strobe in TTL but it will change it.

[@younglee1929]

@@Strobepro thanks.

[@rhw2005]

@@younglee1929 Hi Young. Are you happy with this reply? It seems to contradict the answer given to my question about the same thing?

[@cdphotography2]

If we have misplaced or lost the bowens adapter where can we purchased an additional one ?

[@burritobrosvideos8060]

Great video

[@jonathanamponsah9347]

Nice video but I was looking forward to seeing you put a softbox on it

[@Strobepro]

Hi Jonathan, We demo one of our collapsing beauty dishes at 9:13. The concept would be the same for any softbox. If you have any questions, just let us know!

[@mhs6305]

Can I use color stabilization mode and HSS mode at the same time? Btw thanks for sharing.

[@convergenceofhealthyminds4311]

Thought there is app set up.

[@ramiknfr]

Amazing, thanks

[@rhw2005]

At 30:38 you introduced TTL on the controller. Any TTL exposure compensation set on the controller is not displayed on the Strobepro, i.e., they are not in sync at that point, any idea why? Will the Strobepro still use the value set on the controller even though it doesn't show it?

[@Strobepro]

Hi Roger, Great question! In manual mode, the controller always overrides the strobe, so exposure compensation in TTL is actually counterintuitive. Exposure compensation on your strobe and the controller are actually cumulative. This lets you set a baseline calibration for the strobe. For example, if you find that TTL tends to underexpose by 1/3 of a stop with a specific camera, you can set the exposure compensation on the strobe to + 0.3. If you have no exposure compensation set on your controller, the TTL system will still use +0.3 EV of exposure compensation. Hope that helps!

[@adowafemtography7421]

Very helpful thank you.

[@4GArt]

Great information!!

[@jimcazares9464]

On top of the battery there appears to be lights but mine don't seem to light up. Are they supposed to light up and indicate battery level?

[@Strobepro]

Hi Jim, The widest light doubles as the battery test button. It is somewhat recessed, so you'll have to press it with your thumbnail. Once you press the button, you'll see the lights come on indicating your battery level.

[@jimcazares9464]

@@Strobepro Thank you , that worked.

Hello. Could you tell me if AD400Pro has a modeling light or torch? My question is a consequence of buying AD100Pro and AD300Pro, with which I'm very disappointed. In contrast to AD600Pro they have a torch instead modeling light. The LED light doesn't turn off during flash exposure. In consequence - static objects inherit color cast from LED lamp. Moving objects have visible motion blur or "ghosts". It happens of course at low power of flash and bright "modeling" light. All this is unacceptable in this class of equipment. AD600Pro has option to set modeling lamp as interruptible. AD100Pro and AD300Pro - haven't. LED light is blending together with flash light. Forget about macrophotography etc. Sure, we can turn off modeling light, but how to take pictures in complete darkness? Should we buy a night vision device?

[@Strobepro]

Hi Marek, The AD400 Pro's modelling light functions identically to the modelling light found in the AD600 Pro, and can be set to "INTER" from the menu. What you're talking about can definitely be a concern at close distances or with long exposures. In most shooting scenarios, a blackout exposure can be obtained even with the modelling light remaining on for the whole exposure. Still, we're not exactly sure why Godox doesn't let the modelling light switch off in all of their models.

@@Strobepro Hi, I started unluckily with macro photography with multiple flashes using the AD100Pro. In this case short distances from light source are typical. The workaround was to make pictures in complete darkness, where you can't see what you are doing... or utilize another flash (eg V860III) as source of modelling light only. FYI it is possible to disable flash triggering and use modeling lamp - it will turn off when other flash source is triggered.

[@abedj1220]

Does that controller have any red beams to help with focusing in low light.

[@Strobepro]

All the controllers have focus assist built into them.

[@Internatmusiker90]

Yes, it has such a feature :)

[@zakiahabdulaziz3252]

Thank you so much

[@girishb2813]

SUPER--BRO MASTER

[@ramiknfr]

Can I control T1 T5 settings?

[@Strobepro]

No, it is locked to the T1 setting.

[@halffull1607]

This is a godox ad400 pro knock-off

[@Strobepro]

"Knock-off" isn't the right word, because our Strobepro branded units were made by Godox. It was never a big secret actually. :D

[@dalex60]

Making and viewing unboxing videos is a form of mental illness…

[@Strobepro]

We said complete walkthrough! We never said it wouldn't be tedious at parts. :D