77outdoor EDC Small Rechargeable Flashlight, Sofirn SC18 1800 High Lumen Flashlight, Super Bright Pocket Light with Powerful SST-40 LED, Type C Charging Port for Camping, Emergency, Dog Walking

Excellent every day carry flashlight. It is quite small for an 18650 light, 25 mm D x 102 mm L, and fits in the pocket well. The switch can be activated inadvertently, so you may want to use the lockout feature, 4 clicks. This is one area that could be improved by slightly lowering the switch or building up a protective land around it. However, the lockout mode can avoid problems. From moonlight to turbo, it offers a good choice of brightness levels 30 - 1800 lumens in a total of 5 steps. As in most flashlights, turbo automatically throttles down to high after a few minutes to prevent overheating. Moonlight (30 lm) and low (100 lm) are about all you need indoors. The higher modes give you the brightness and throw needed for some outdoor uses. For prolonged outdoor use, you may want a real thrower with bigger battery and longer run times, but that won't fit in your pocket well. The User interface is simple and intuitive. It has memory for low, medium and high modes from your last used setting, hold the switch to step between low medium and hot. Access moonlight from off by holding the switch for a few seconds, turbo by double clicking. It does have a strobe mode (3 clicks) but no other blinky settings. I find the UI to be a reasonable choice of settings in a reasonable number of clicks. It is not overly complicated with things I don't really need. It will tail stand, and projected upwards onto a ceiling give useful room lighting if the power is out. The pocket clip is unidirectional and can not be reversed on the flashlight, so you can't attach to the visor of a baseball cap. That might be another area for future improvement, as would a magnetic tail cap. I've only had it a few days but it is a better EDC for me than any of my other flashlights.

Noch kleiner wäre zu klein. So aber hat sie die richtige Größe, leuchtet für Spaziergänge, Gassi-Gehen und Wanderungen richtig hell. Und - sie scheint mit einer Ladung recht lange auszukommen. Auch kein zu verachtendes Argument. Die Qualität beurteile ich dann in zwei Jahren. Aber bis jetzt: Top!

The SC18 delivers on nearly everything you could ask for in a compact and simple flashlight, and it's amazing how inexpensive it manages to be! The user interface is very straightforward, but still has great features like moonlight mode and an electronic lockout mode. I really appreciate the low battery indicator on the switch and that charging works with USB C to C cables (which unfortunately not all flashlights I've had can do). The beam pattern with the TIR lens is great for the outdoors or large rooms: it has a tight focused hotspot in the middle and a wide spill that gradually tapers outward. It's surprisingly throwy, but still completely usable up close. It's not the brightest light ever, but it's as bright as a light this size can be without overheating in a matter of seconds and it's more than enough output for anything I ever need a flashlight for. I always prefer a warmer tint and higher color rendering, but those are features that will lead to less output, so I'm happy with the tradeoff for a light like this. It feels incredibly premium given the price. The finish feels very smooth, and the machining is more comfortable and more interesting than the knurling on most lights. The body and head are all one piece instead of separate like most lights, so it's probably a little more durable than average, too. I would love if it had a tail magnet, but I understand given the price that some things need to be left out. I also would have preferred a metal switch, but the rubber one at least has a very satisfying click to it. It has springs on both ends of the battery, so there's no rattle or movement of anything, it just feels super solid. In the end it's a great light at a great price. I often prefer to use more complicated or more specialized flashlights, but I will probably end up buying more SC18s in the future as gifts or to loan to other people because it's a high quality light that just works.

This light is a pretty nice and handy light, it's got a decent tint and pretty good brightness and great and intuitive ramping user interface. The clip is very useable and the lighted electronic switch is not so easy to press that I end up accidently turning it on all the time and seems efficient as I've had it for about 2 months so far and use it daily and still have yet to need to recharge the battery. The beam is pretty useful with a mix of throw and decent amount of spill. The build quality is far above average as is typical for Sofirn making it an exceptional value at it's price point. One small possibly gripe is that it isn't as mod friendly as most Sofirn lights and the other lights I typically purchase.

Photos I took a couple of photos that go with this review. The first is of the Sofirn SC18 along with the Sofirn 3000 mAh unprotected 18650 cell to show how small the flashlight is. I don't think that my photo perfectly shows how small this flashlight is, but it gives you an idea if you know how large an 18650 cell is. The second photo is of the SC18 on top of an unknown Gasteria succulent. What's interesting about Gasteria is that its leaves break off pretty easily, but you can plant the broken leaves and get new Gasteria plants without much effort. I used a program called Topaz Gigapixel AI to improve the image quality. Size & modes I'm going to start this review with the figurative "elephant" in the room. This flashlight is very compact for an 18650 flashlight. I have a bunch of compact 18650 flashlights, and this is one of the smallest, if not the very smallest. It's also quite bright on turbo. The SC18 gets warm somewhat quickly on turbo, but not on high, which is what I like. The three main modes (low, medium, and high) are nicely spaced out. Moonlight is of course quite dim, and you don't have to cycle through moonlight or turbo, which works for me. User Interface The UI is well thought out. A single click turns the light on or off. Holding down the button when the light is on cycles through the main modes. The flashlight has proper memory and will remember which of the three main modes was used last. When the light is on, a double click brings you to turbo. When the light is on, triple clicking takes you to strobe. When the light is off, holding down the button takes you to moonlight. When the light is off, a quadruple click locks out the light, and another quadruple click unlocks the light. Honestly, I wish all of my flashlights had a UI this good. It just works quite well for me. By the way, the strobe is very quick and disorienting, but I'll probably never use it because I have no use for disco modes. Fit and finish & extras The fit and finish are very nice, which is what I expect from Sofirn. The SC18 has a great clip for those that like clips. It also has a side switch, which is what a lot of people prefer. I prefer a tail switch, so I'll give this flashlight to my family because they like side switches. The light comes with a lanyard that seems pretty decent. One slight problem is that if you attach the lanyard, it interferes with tailstanding. I think the light will still tailstand with the lanyard attached, but it will not do so perfectly. The light also comes with a USB-C charging cable for those that don't want to use their own charger. The rubber cover over the charging port is quite nice. Also included are two spare o-rings. Manual & tint The printed manual seems to be written well, but the font is incredibly small. It's almost too small for me to be able to read. The tint of the emitter is described as 6500K, but it looks like 4500K to me, which is good because I like warmer tints. Flood/Throw The SC18 has a TIR lens. This is my first flashlight with a TIR lens. In general, I am not a fan. I much prefer a regular lens. This light has some throw, and a bit of flood. With a regular lens and a deeper reflector, the SC18 could have more flood and more throw. If all you care about is having as small of a flashlight as possible, then choosing a TIR lens makes sense. Otherwise, a regular lens makes more sense. Summary The SC18 is extremely compact. The modes are spaced out well. I really like the UI. The fit & finish and all the extras are very nice. The manual's font is too small. The tint is very nice (about 4500K). I am not a big fan of the TIR lens. It's an impressive flashlight and the price is right.