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Everything that decides a pocket light: lumens vs candela, tint and CRI, the runtime cliff, and the cells that feed it. The lead category on this site.
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- Lumens
- Total light output — brightness, not reach.
- Candela
- Beam intensity — how far the light throws.
- CRI
- How accurately a light renders color, 0–100.
- Tint
- The warm/neutral/cool cast of white light.
- Throw vs Flood
- Reaching far versus lighting wide.
- TIR Optic
- A molded lens that shapes the beam without a reflector.
- Moonlight Mode
- A sub-lumen low for preserving night vision.
- IP Rating
- Sealed-ness against dust and water (e.g. IP68, IPX7).
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