Yongnuo YN968C

Yongnuo YN968C | Speedlite Flash for Canon

Yongnuo YN968C is powerful, radio-equipped speedlite flash which features an LED video light and aims to be one of the most versatile lighting solutions on the market. The flash is designed with support for Canon’s E-TTL / E-TTL II metering as well as compatibility with Yongnuo YN622 2.4 GHz radio triggering system, while it also has optical TTL slave modes that work with both Canon and Nikon units for maximum compatibility. Also, the LED light, which features a sliding diffusion panel, can output approximately 300 lux at 3.3′, making it useful for brightening up a video.

Yongnuo YN968C is the latest release in the line of Yongnuo radio compatible speedlites. It features an original case design with a built in adjustable LED light located under the flash head. Yongnuo YN968C has a built-in YN622C radio trigger and supports both wireless radio master and slave modes. It is a great flash to be added to Yongnuo YN622 trigger system or to be used together with Yongnuo YN685C flash speedlite which also comes with built-in YN622C radio trigger.

For illuminating your subjects, the YN968C offers a high guide number of 60m at ISO 100, 105mm and can zoom from 20-105mm for covering a variety of lenses. A pull-out diffuser is available to expand coverage to wide-angle 14mm lenses. Bounce lighting is simple with -7 to +150 degrees of tilt and 360 degrees of rotation, and through TTL communication it has access to high-speed sync, 1st and 2nd curtain sync. Additionally, the flash is equipped with a PC sync port, an external power port, and a USB port for firmware updates.

There is an LED light on the side of the flash head, providing a source of continuous lighting for video work. The output is daylight-balanced and an clip-on orange filter is included to match it with incandescent ambient lighting.

Along with radio transmission and reception for wireless triggering, the wireless TTL master and slave functionality of this flash also extends to standard optical pulse triggering, where the YN968C is compatible with both Nikon and Canon flash systems. Also, it has a recycle time of about 3 seconds and has high-speed sync, 1st and 2nd curtain synchronization settings. Also, it supports a multi flash stroboscopic mode for multiple flashes during a single exposure. It runs on 4 AA batteries and comes with a case, mini stand and diffuser cover.

Yongnuo YN968C features

Designed to support Canon E-TTL / E-TTL II metering with support for high-speed sync, 1st and 2nd curtain sync.
Channels – Radio 1 – 15, Optic 1 – 4
Sound Prompt
Heat Protection
LCD Back Light
AF Assist Light
Fast Clamping Foot
Guide number of 60m (197′) at ISO 100 and 105mm.
Zoom range of 20-105mm with pull-out diffusion panel for coverage of lenses as wide as 14mm.
LED video light has maximum output of about 300 lux at 3.3′. A slide-out diffusion panel is available and the flash comes with a color conversion filter for changing the daylight-balanced 5500K LED to tungsten.
Built-in bounce and diffuser cards.
Recycle time of about three seconds at max power.
Runs on four AA batteries (alcaline or NiMh are supported).
PC sync and external power ports are available
USB port for firmware upgrades.

Yongnuo YN968C specifications

Circuit design	Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT)
Guide Number	60 meters (ISO 100, 105mm)
Flash mode	HSS, TTL, M, MULTI, GR
Trigger Mode	Set-top, wireless master mode, wireless slave mode, optical master mode, Sc, Sn, S1, S2
Wireless triggering distance	20~25m indoor, 10~15m outdoor
Zoom range	20, 24, 28, 35, 50, 70, 80, 105mm
Vertical rotation angle	-7~150 degrees
Horizontal rotation angle	0~360 degrees
Power supply	4×AA size batteries (Alkaline or Ni-MH are usable)
Lighting times	100~1500 times (AA alkaline cell used)
Recycle time	approx 3s at maximum power (AA alkaline cell used)
Color temperature	5600k
Flash time	1/200s~1/20000s
Flash control	8 levels of output control (1/128~1/1), 29 levels of fine tuning
External interface	hot shoe, PC port
Additional features	Master flash, High-Speed sync, Second-curtain sync, FEC, FEB, FEV, manual zoom, auto zoom, sound prompt, advanced setting, automatically saving setting, PC port, power saving mode and over heat protection
Dimensions	3.1 x 2.4 x 8.1″ / 78.0 x 60.5 x 206.0 mm
Net weight	435g

Yongnuo YN968C - Compatible with :

Yongnuo YN968C is compatible with all Canon DSLR and Mirrorless cameras (e-TTL II autoflash): Canon 1Dx, 1Ds series, 1D series, 5D mark IV, 5DIII, 5Ds, 5Dsr, 6D, 7D mark II, 5DII, 5D, 7D, 70D, 60D, 50D, 40D, 30D, 20D, 700D, 650D/T4i, 600D/T3i, 550D/T2i, 500D/T1i, 450D/Xsi, 400D/Xti, 350D, 100D, 1100D, 1000D, 750D, 760D, 1200D, EOS R, EOS RP and other.