Astera unveils HydraPanel featuring Titan LED Engine

Published 07^th June, 2022

The HydraPanel is IP65 rated in both wired & wireless scenarios for outdoors or in damp or otherwise challenging atmospheric conditions.

Astera launches ingenious wireless LED lighting product - the HydraPanel with Titan LED engine.

The HydraPanel with a beam-shaper module, magnetic mounting, and Titan LED engine's colour mixing, dimming characteristics. The neat six-pixel product weighs 600g and has an inbuilt battery and wireless DMX module making it ultimately flexible and useable anywhere. It can also be run fully wired.It is IP65 rated in both wired & wireless scenarios so it can be used outdoors or in damp or otherwise challenging atmospheric conditions.

Each HydraPanel emits 1300 Lumens of high-quality light giving 515 Lux at one meter (without filter) and a high CRI and TLCI. Accessories include a ConnectorPlate which connects two HydraPanels together, and up to four panels can be joined using three ConnectorPlates to create a medium size panel that is still very compact, lightweight, and highly manoeuvrable.

The HydraPanel is IP65 rated in both wired & wireless scenarios so it can be used outdoors or in damp or otherwise challenging atmospheric conditions. Uses will include key for lighting people as well as illumination of more substantial areas such as stages, scenery, and buildings. Larger Arrays of HydraPanels can be used as a low-resolution screen / video effect, and the products look fabulous on camera, either highlighting people and objects or as cool back-of-camera fill. This is ideal for building bigger and more dramatic effects for stages, festivals, and events. Once arrayed, IR communication between HydraPanels enable multiple units to be controlled from a single console or controller for continuity of parameters like colour, brightness, etc. The fixture's display includes dedicated colour and brightness buttons for swift, accurate adjustment, and new 'TouchSliders' for tweaking these vital settings. For quick and easy rigging, the back side of the fixture is magnetic and can be deployed without needing any other mounting accessories. For quick and easy rigging, the back side of the fixture is magnetic and can be deployed without needing any other mounting accessories.

The units look unobtrusive when ensconced as set 'practicals', and with scenic lighting and adaptability in mind, six beam modifiers are also available to adjust the HydraPanel's native 110° x 100° beam.These include DiffusorSheet 100 which gives a soft light and 100° beam angle without increasing its height.