Honestly, they should just have an on and off button.
Who even uses all the other modes?
Comment on why does every single flashlight have multiple settings that you have to scroll through?
MagnyusG@lemmy.world 2 months ago
it should just be, big button for power on and off, and another button for mode/cycle.
lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 2 months ago
vaionko@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
When your flashlight has enough power to burn holes in your pockets, you may want to dim it sometimes.
lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 2 months ago
When your flashlight is burning holes in commonly worn fabric, it shouldn’t have passed safety checks nor be on the shelves.
Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Some flashlights I own have a lockout feature to prevent this from happening accidentally.
The one bike light that doesn’t have this lockout mode, or the ability to disconnect the battery by unscrewing the cap, burned through a dry bag I had it in…
Still a good light, but I had to tape a metal ring over the on/off button, so this never happens again.
resonate6279@lemmy.world 2 months ago
False
It’s really nice when working ambulance and trying to work a patient at night. I’m able to illuminate the scene well enough that everyone can see.
Have also lit up yards while looking for patients/hazards.
NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 2 months ago
Mine does that. It has a big button on the back that just turns on the brightest setting and then turns it off. The button on the handle will let you cycle through 3 brightness settings and then the strobe effect.
It’s just some off brand, probably from Amazon, that my uncle bought for my dad and I took when my dad passed away.
Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
I don’t mind a long-click to turn off/on, and a short click to move between SOLID modes (high/low). But for the love of Christ and all the saints, any strobe mode should be a special key combination (i.e. double click).
Flashlights that have you moving through multiple strobe modes before you can get to a different brightness level, or before you reach “off” are infuriating.
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
My Emisar flashlights have a single button that does a hundred different things that you need a fucking map to navigate
But if you click it right, it goes into Muggle Mode… where it acts as a normal flashlight. Click to third on, click to turn off.
electromage@lemm.ee 2 months ago
“Muggle Mode” is for Anduril 1, Anduril 2 usually comes in “Simple UI” by default, and requires unlocking which is probably better for most users. Anyone familiar will be able to detect it and unlock, other people are less likely to burn themselves.
Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Aha! My D4v2 has the old firmware, and my DT8 has the new one. I don’t really dig deep—I mainly use turbo and step-up on them both. I love them so much.