EVERYTHING You need to Know about the new Godox AD300 Pro (Flashpoint Xplor 300 Pro)

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Today we’re going over the AD300 Pro, the newest portable strobe from Godox. In the U.S. this strobe is currently exclusively sold by Adorama, as the Flashpoint Xplor 300 Pro

Let’s start with the size, which is hard to appreciate from a standalone image.
While it’s placed in between the Godox AD200 Pro and AD400 Pro in terms of wattage, the size argument is more complex than that. The AD200 Pro is longer and skinnier, whereas the AD300 Pro is shorter and fatter. The AD200 Pro with barebulb is 10x2x3.25, or 65 cubic inches. The AD300 Pro is 7.5x3.5x4, or 100 cubic inches. So despite it’s compact look, the chunky AD300 Pro takes up roughly 50% more space. That being said, it’s size really lends itself to fitting into a pro camera bag, just like a large lens would.

Weight
Including the bulb and battery, the AD300 pro weighs in at 2.7lbs, and the AD200 Pro 2.1. So on the surface, the AD300 Pro is more efficient at delivering power for it’s weight. It is significantly smaller than the Godox AD400 Pro, and given the small amount of power that you give up, may be a better choice for some.

Power
For light output, the AD300 Pro fit directly between the AD400 Pro and AD200 Pro. It was about a half stop more powerful than the AD200, and a half stop less powerful than the AD400 Pro, which makes perfect sense.

Interface
The AD300 Pro has a familiar interface, that will have any X series user feeling right at home. The first thing I noticed when side by side with the AD200 Pro was how much brighter the AD300's display is. This will make setting the group and channel easier in bright conditions.
There are buttons on the back to control the group and channel, turn off wireless, test fire the flash, a power button, mode selection, to swap between Manual, TTL, and Stroboscopic. A custom functions menu for controlling details like recycle beep and flash duration display, and a button to turn on the modeling lamp. The dial on the back can be used to adjust the power output if using without wireless control. Holding the modeling lamp button will change the display to control the Bicolor LED lamp output, pressing the dial in switches the dial to change the color temperature, something not currently available from the Godox X Series triggers. There is USB for firmware, sync jack for other receiver systems. The only other physical button on the AD300 Pro is the battery release, located below the power button.

Battery
The WB300P Battery provides 320 full power flashes, which will roughly translate to these amount of flashes at various power levels.
Recycle time
The AD300 Pro recycles a full power flash in 1 second, flat.

One welcome move for the AD300 Pro is that it’s backwards compatible with the AD200 or AD200 Pro battery. However, it’s worth noting that the recycle speed is not quite as fast when using the AD200 battery. I am uncertain how many flashes you get on an AD200 battery, but the Wh of each battery would suggest roughly a 10% gain.

Lastly we need to talk about the mount. Historically Godox has surrounded their product around the Bowens mount. All their AC strobes, the AD600 and AD600 Pro, all have bowens mount. The AD400 Pro has a Godox mount but includes a bowens adapter in the box, which is permanently affixed for most users. The AD200 is most commonly used with the Bowens S Bracket, which holds the AD200 and makes it compatible with Bowens mount softboxes. The AD300 Pro is kind of a mix of all 3 of those options.
By default, out of the box, it is only compatible with the proprietary, and extremely small Godox mount. Godox is quickly increasing the availability of Godox mount modifiers, such as the wonderfully portable AD-S65 and AD-S85 softboxes, something I already made a dedicated video on. But with them doubling down on this mount with the release of the AD300 Pro, we are seeing additional modifiers being released. I received the AD-R12, a long throw Godox mount reflector. They have also developed a native grid, gel, and snoot system. Unfortunately the snoot requires the “barn door” accessory to work, which I would have preferred to see a standalone Godox mount snoot. That being said, the light modifiers available for the Godox mount are extremely well optimized for the size of the AD300 Pro, allowing for less space being necessary to carry your light and modifiers.

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