TigerhawkT3
Flashlight Enthusiast
With all the talk about useless SOS/strobe/etc. modes, I got to thinking about what a good extra mode would be. Here is my idea:
My extra mode would be a sort of fancy find-me function. The light would have a barely-visible glow, the kind that can only be seen when looking directly into/at the bezel. Every minute (or 30 seconds, or whatever), the light would gently ramp up in brightness over the course of a few seconds, with just enough power to allow room navigation on ceiling bounce (that's not much power, BTW - even an E0 has much more than the minimum output required for ceiling-bounce navigation). After a few seconds, it would slowly fade back down to the glow.
My thinking on this is that a light with this mode could be used as a night light, being easily found in the dark at a moment's notice (the constant glow), and providing enough output from time to time (the slightly brighter intermittent "throb") to allow someone to avoid obstacles and make their way to the light after waking up (or entering the room, or coming to, or whatever).
Questions? Comments? Has this been suggested before or implemented already?
My extra mode would be a sort of fancy find-me function. The light would have a barely-visible glow, the kind that can only be seen when looking directly into/at the bezel. Every minute (or 30 seconds, or whatever), the light would gently ramp up in brightness over the course of a few seconds, with just enough power to allow room navigation on ceiling bounce (that's not much power, BTW - even an E0 has much more than the minimum output required for ceiling-bounce navigation). After a few seconds, it would slowly fade back down to the glow.
My thinking on this is that a light with this mode could be used as a night light, being easily found in the dark at a moment's notice (the constant glow), and providing enough output from time to time (the slightly brighter intermittent "throb") to allow someone to avoid obstacles and make their way to the light after waking up (or entering the room, or coming to, or whatever).
Questions? Comments? Has this been suggested before or implemented already?