SuperTrouperLee
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Nitecore used to be a company specialized in flashlights R&D, however, Nitecore release its HC50, which is an outstanding headlamp to occupy a market share of the challenging headlamp market, and expand.
The NItecore HC50 is extremely well-designed, Aluminum unibody construction is highly rugged and provides excellent cooling performance, to make it a distinctive item in the headlamp market, speak for Nitecore headlamp and lead the style of its on-coming headlamps. About ten years, the Nitecore brand has come to be universally recognized as a guarantee of excellence, reliability, and high quality, so does the Nitecore HC50.
The pic of the HC50 I received
The dimension of the HC50
In this review, I have tested the full-size Nitecore HC50 on a 18650 battery (of course it can be powered by two CR123A battery). Comparing with the common AA, AAA battery packs, one 18650 battery makes HC50 much lighter and capable of longer runtime as well as more environmental friendly.
With the battery/batteries in the battery house, and screw the tail cap, the indicate green light installed in the switch blinks four times in a certain frequency and stop a while, and then two more times (this happened when the battery is fully charged, from the user manual I know it indicates the battery voltage accurate to ±0.1V).
The HC50 utilizes a 2-stage switch similar to a camera shutter button. The light's numerous functions are selected according to the depth the switch is pressed. Fully press and release within a second to turn on HC50 on the mid brightness level (this is the default brightness level every time the battery is reloaded). Press the switch half way down repeatedly to cycle through the ultra-low, low, mid, high and turbo.
On any brightness level, fully press the switch and release within a second to turn it off, and the brightness level is memorized and it will be displayed next time the light is on unless the battery is reloaded.
With the light is on, fully press the switch twice in quick succession any brightness level, you will get into the police warning mode. Half press the switch repeatedly to cycle through location beacon, SOS and police warning mode. Fully press to get out of the special function mode and turn off in the meantime.
Press the switch all the way down and hold for more than one second to enter into red light illumination mode (the output is bright enough for you to notice the thing close around you), press the switch half way repeatedly to cycle through red light signal mode and standard red light mode. Fully press the switch to shut the light off.
After using this light for quite a long time, it became a little hot, but still comfortable for me to hold in my hand. Then I turned it down for a while, and turn it on, the green light in the switch blinks only three times in one certain frequency, it means the voltage of the battery then was 3V. As time pass, I can't see the green light but the red light under the same operation, and then the red indicator blinks rapidly to tell me to change the battery.
The Nitecore can be adjusted vertically 180º, which allows the user to aim the light however he wants without dead zone, makes your neck free all the time, as well as turning the lens of the headlamp into its holder to protect the lens from scratching in storage.
One interesting note is that the HC50 can be mounted upside-down equally well for a left-handed user.
The comfortable chafe-free and breathable nylon headband and the weight distributing design makes the headlamp sit comfortably balanced on your head.
The Nitecore HC50 will try its very best to not leave you in the dark. When the power runs low, it will limit the brightness level until the batteries can no longer sustain any output level. However, if the batteries are very low, the HC50 may not be able to light again after being turned off. In that situation, it is best to actually just leave the HC50 aside rather than turning it on and off to preserve battery life.
Overall, the Nitecore HC50 is real a winner since it is a environmental friendly, considerate, and scientific, but sold at a quite reasonable price. HC50 is highly recommended without reservation if you need a headlamp, especially if you enjoy owning the best of the best.
More information please visit www.nitecore.com.
The NItecore HC50 is extremely well-designed, Aluminum unibody construction is highly rugged and provides excellent cooling performance, to make it a distinctive item in the headlamp market, speak for Nitecore headlamp and lead the style of its on-coming headlamps. About ten years, the Nitecore brand has come to be universally recognized as a guarantee of excellence, reliability, and high quality, so does the Nitecore HC50.
The pic of the HC50 I received
The dimension of the HC50
In this review, I have tested the full-size Nitecore HC50 on a 18650 battery (of course it can be powered by two CR123A battery). Comparing with the common AA, AAA battery packs, one 18650 battery makes HC50 much lighter and capable of longer runtime as well as more environmental friendly.
With the battery/batteries in the battery house, and screw the tail cap, the indicate green light installed in the switch blinks four times in a certain frequency and stop a while, and then two more times (this happened when the battery is fully charged, from the user manual I know it indicates the battery voltage accurate to ±0.1V).
The HC50 utilizes a 2-stage switch similar to a camera shutter button. The light's numerous functions are selected according to the depth the switch is pressed. Fully press and release within a second to turn on HC50 on the mid brightness level (this is the default brightness level every time the battery is reloaded). Press the switch half way down repeatedly to cycle through the ultra-low, low, mid, high and turbo.
On any brightness level, fully press the switch and release within a second to turn it off, and the brightness level is memorized and it will be displayed next time the light is on unless the battery is reloaded.
With the light is on, fully press the switch twice in quick succession any brightness level, you will get into the police warning mode. Half press the switch repeatedly to cycle through location beacon, SOS and police warning mode. Fully press to get out of the special function mode and turn off in the meantime.
Press the switch all the way down and hold for more than one second to enter into red light illumination mode (the output is bright enough for you to notice the thing close around you), press the switch half way repeatedly to cycle through red light signal mode and standard red light mode. Fully press the switch to shut the light off.
After using this light for quite a long time, it became a little hot, but still comfortable for me to hold in my hand. Then I turned it down for a while, and turn it on, the green light in the switch blinks only three times in one certain frequency, it means the voltage of the battery then was 3V. As time pass, I can't see the green light but the red light under the same operation, and then the red indicator blinks rapidly to tell me to change the battery.
The Nitecore can be adjusted vertically 180º, which allows the user to aim the light however he wants without dead zone, makes your neck free all the time, as well as turning the lens of the headlamp into its holder to protect the lens from scratching in storage.
One interesting note is that the HC50 can be mounted upside-down equally well for a left-handed user.
The comfortable chafe-free and breathable nylon headband and the weight distributing design makes the headlamp sit comfortably balanced on your head.
The Nitecore HC50 will try its very best to not leave you in the dark. When the power runs low, it will limit the brightness level until the batteries can no longer sustain any output level. However, if the batteries are very low, the HC50 may not be able to light again after being turned off. In that situation, it is best to actually just leave the HC50 aside rather than turning it on and off to preserve battery life.
Overall, the Nitecore HC50 is real a winner since it is a environmental friendly, considerate, and scientific, but sold at a quite reasonable price. HC50 is highly recommended without reservation if you need a headlamp, especially if you enjoy owning the best of the best.
More information please visit www.nitecore.com.
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