Godox iT22 Micropower Nanoflash
TTL & Manual, USB-C Charging, Measured GN 12'/3.6m at ISO 100, 1.7s recycling, $45
For Canon, for Nikon, for Sony, for Fuji & for OM SYSTEM & Panasonic. Also comes in sliver.
Intro User's Guide Specs & Measurements
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Godox iT22 Micropower Nanoflash (1.8 oz./52g). bigger.
It's about $45 at B&H, at Amazon, at Adorama as Flashpoint, or get it used at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay. It comes for Canon, for Nikon, for Sony, for Fuji and for OM SYSTEM & Panasonic, and it also comes in sliver.
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Godox iT20: Same thing in a flatter package.
Godox iT22. bigger.
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This is a tiny little TTL flash. It has all the features we need for most on-camera use, except that it has so little power that it only reaches a few feet.
While it may be useful indoors at high ISOs, for outdoor fill flash it only has enough power for macro and closeups (perfect for selfies). It lacks the power to work as fill at anything more than about two feet (80 cm) in daylight.
It's perfect for selfies and macro, and that's it.
The Godox iT22 is an excellent little flash to use in-studio to trigger large manual studio strobes. Even at 1/32 power it easily fires my manual studio strobes. If you only need a tiny manual flash, the iM22 is the manual-only version of this tiny flash. The iM22 sells for only $34 and one version works on every camera with a hot shoe.
It has no ability to tilt for bounce flash. Even if could bounce, it doesn't have the power.
It has TTL and manual (Full ~ 1/32) modes and that's it. There are no slave or commander or S1/S2 or 2.4 GHz or repeating or other fancy modes. ON, OFF and exposure compensation or power level and that's it. Its all the modes we need for fill.
It isn't smart enough to go to sleep when my Canon 5DS/R goes to sleep or turns off (no big deal as the iT22 goes to sleep on its own timer anyway), but more importantly it will wake when my 5DS/R wakes.
The Canon version seen here has a better shoe lock than Canon's own flashes! Just slide it in and it clicks and locks, and just push the release button to unlock. Why can't every flash be this easy to lock and unlock?
Simple Controls & OLED display. bigger.
I'd get mine at B&H, at Amazon, at Adorama as Flashpoint, or get it used at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay. It comes for Canon, for Nikon, for Sony, for Fuji and for OM SYSTEM & Panasonic, and it also comes in sliver.
Easy to Use!!! top
Intro User's Guide Specs & Measurements
Accessories Performance Recommendations
It charges over USB.
Even if totally dead, mine completely recharges in an hour.
It includes a USB-A to USB-C cable, and charges with that or USB-C to USB-C cables from anything like a car USB outlet, a USB solar panel, or any other USB source like a USB charger, USB power bank or car 12V USB charger.
Hold the power (⏻/↯) button a second to turn on or off. Tap (press and release quickly) to test-fire.
It has but two modes: TTL and Manual. Just tap the M button to swap between them.
TTL Exposure Compensation and Manual power levels are selected with the + and - buttons.
The OLED display clearly shows what's going on. It even lets you know when you have a data connection with your camera with a tiny camera icon on the OLED.
The OLED display is perfect indoors, but dim outdoors in shade and illegible in direct sunlight. Even shielding it with your hands outdoors it's not easy to read, but that's OK because the flash itself is so weak I doubt it would serve much purpose except for close-ups in daylight.
If it fires at full TTL power (which is most of the time), if you look quickly at the OLED it will say MAX for about one second as it recycles.
It automatically reverts to standby mode if ignored, during which every 2⅔ seconds it will blink a moon icon for a half second. It will stay in standby about ten hours, after which it shuts off. Sadly I can't imagine why I'd want it in standby for ten hours (it has no remote control or slave ability), and after ten hours it's drained about half of the battery — sort of defeating the purpose.
Godox iT22 Included Accessories. bigger.
It includes a USB-A to USB-C charge cable, a soft pouch to hold the flash and accessories, and a set of three clever magnetic filters (CTO, 1/2 CTO and an ultrawide diffuser).
The 1/2 CTO filter gives the flash's light a warm, cozy glow. The CTO is a much stronger effect.
Technically, an orange CTO, or "Color Temperature, Orange" filter, converts the flash's daylight white balance (5,500K) to tungsten (3,200K). We use this filter when using the flash indoors for fill so we match ambient tungsten light. With our camera's white balance set to tungsten, the light from the flash fill matches the ambient light. Without this filter, the ambient background will look orange, or if the camera is set to tungsten white balance then an unfiltered flash will look blueish.
The 1/2 CTO filter makes the light only half as warm as the full CTO. Use this to make the flash match warm sunset light. Without the 1/2 CTO filter at sunset the flash will again look cool and bluish in comparison.
The magnetic system is so clever that we can stack the filters, or stack them upside down to keep them on the flash while not in use.
It even includes a small packet of silica gel for shipping.
Godox' iT22 User's Manual.
Specifications & Measurements top
Intro User's Guide Specs & Measurements
Accessories Performance Recommendations
I'd get mine at B&H, at Amazon, at Adorama as Flashpoint, or get it used at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay. It comes for Canon, for Nikon, for Sony, for Fuji and for OM SYSTEM & Panasonic, and it also comes in sliver.
Power Output (Actual Measurements)
I measure Guide Number 12 feet (3.6 meters) at ISO 100.
Godox doesn't specify power output.
This is so little power that at only six feet (1.8 meters) you'd need to shoot at f/2 at ISO 100.
Recycling Time (Actual Measurements)
1.7 seconds with a full battery.
With a mostly dead battery, it takes 2¼ seconds.
Super!
Charging & Power (Actual Measurements)
It charges via USB-C from any source I can imagine, either new (USB-C) or old USB-A (the bigger rectangular connector).
It draws 2.51 W (5.04 V at 501 mA) while charging.
The animated charging icon can stop and say full long before actually being charged (my instruments show that it's still drawing 2.5W).
It will work while it's charging.
Easy!
Size
2.52 x 1.57 x 1.1 inches HWD.
64 x 40 x 28 millimeters HWD.
Weight (Actual Measurements)
1.835 oz.
52.0 g.
Rated 52 g.
Power & Battery
Rated 2.22 Wh (7.4V, 300 mAh).
Rated for 700 full-power flashes.
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Godox iT22 Upside-Down. bigger. |
Bottom, Godox iT22. bigger. |
Environment
-10 ~ +50º C.
Price, U. S. A. specifications top
May 2026
$45 at B&H, at Amazon and at Adorama as Flashpoint.
Optional Accessories top
Intro User's Guide Specs & Measurements
Accessories Performance Recommendations
I'd get mine at B&H, at Amazon, at Adorama as Flashpoint, or get it used at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay. It comes for Canon, for Nikon, for Sony, for Fuji and for OM SYSTEM & Panasonic, and it also comes in sliver.
You can get an an expanded set of magnetic filters for just $9.90 and a larger diffuser for just $2.50. $2.50!
These sound like fun, but remember that the flash is so dim that its light doesn't make it much more than arm's length.
Performance top
Intro User's Guide Specs & Measurements
Accessories Performance Recommendations
I'd get mine at B&H, at Amazon, at Adorama as Flashpoint, or get it used at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay. It comes for Canon, for Nikon, for Sony, for Fuji and for OM SYSTEM & Panasonic, and it also comes in sliver.
It's super easy and fast to use. I love everything about this tiny wonder, except that it has such little power it's not what I need as a carry-everywhere flash for daylight fill-flash.
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Intro User's Guide Specs & Measurements
Accessories Performance Recommendations
I'd get mine at B&H, at Amazon, at Adorama as Flashpoint, or get it used at eBay if you know How to Win at eBay. It comes for Canon, for Nikon, for Sony, for Fuji and for OM SYSTEM & Panasonic, and it also comes in sliver.
It's too weak for use at any more than a couple of feet outdoors. While it and the similar iT20 are perfect for selfies if you need a nanoflash, the Godox iT32 is a much, much better choice for most other uses.
For Nikon I still prefer my twenty-year-old Nikon SB-400, for Canon I love my 320EX, and for any of them the Sunpak RD-2000 works well as a tiny flash with enough oomph for daylight fill-flash.
The weakest of these still has twenty times more power than this tiny Godox iT22.
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