Reviews & Ratings for Nitecore EC20 LED Flashlight, 960 Lumens — 15 reviews — Page 1

Anybody that says this flashlight is not great is a fool. They probably did not read the directions and don't know how to operate it. I showed this light to my family at a reunion in the middle of the day and it was blinding people. Yes it can be dim if you want it to be. It has multiple brightness levels. You hold the button to cycle through them. I think some people just don't bother to learn the proper way of operating things. I personally would recommend this flashlight to anybody.

Life weight, solid and bright all in one. Great focused beam that throws a long way for it's size. It will compete with much larger lights and come out on top. The cone of light is a good size. The only short coming that I find is that there is no usb charging port built in.

The lowest mode is almost too dim, but I could see it being useful in a stealthy situation. The three brighter modes are great and good variety and great beam pattern. Strobe and distress modes work well. Overall size and weight excellent. Only thing I haven't fully tested is battery life on the different settings. But, perfectly happy so far.

If you want a utility light for around the house, this is it. The low setting is great for close work so you can see what you are doing. The high is bright enough to disorient a person giving you a few seconds to react. My wife has been using it for about a month now and it has not needed a battery change. She rarely uses the high setting.
Feels good in the hand. It is quick to use as long as you are familiar with body on off. Weight is good. Although not beveled, the light can be used as a weapon if needed.
You can drop it in a pocket on a jacket easily.
It could use another band of knurling by the switch. The only thing I would add to it.

Great light and easy to adjust among settings. The 960 lumens it puts out is not a joke! Very bright! The only problems I see are the more uncommon (and expensive) battery type, but fortunately I have an abundance of them. And the on/off switch is in a terrible position and difficult to find in any kind of emergency situation. I had planned on carrying this with my concealed carry weapon, but it is unsuitable. Still a great light to have in your car or for other non-life-threatening situations.

This is one HOT little flashlight! It is incredibly bright and has 4 levels of brightness from Dim as in discreet all the way to blinding. That in a small package to fit your pocket. When saying hot it is literally that. the high setting is intense enough to make the lamp housing HOT after a few minutes of use. You can even feel the heat in the beam at close range. Only negative is short battery life on high...Uses CR123 batteries (2) or rechargeable which are kinda pricey an need their own special charger (beware of cheap knockoff Chinese batteries That overstate their capacity.

This is an incredibly bright light that can be totally blinding even form your end of using it variable and strobe settings. I use the single 18650 rechargeable battery and Wow it makes a Maglite look like a struggling candle! Its price is better than hyped up smaller lights with 300-50 lumens. I use this light for everything as I can select how bright or not I want the beam to be. It is built really tough and being a bit dropsy it can take the punishment. The activation button flashes when the power is at certain levels, say 50 % and down , say 50 percent so you won't get an unpleasant surprise just when need that brilliant light the most. There probably is a better light some where, but the comparisons I've made have turned any up-so go for this and just be sure to check it out straight away upon receiving it so you can work directly with Optics Planet Personnel(very pleasant folk) instead of dealing with the manufacturer. Tactically this light will effectively blind your adversary/enemy especially the mesmerizing strobe feature. I carry the light with me as a part of my Everyday kit as a defensive weapon. The lihjt power is just that stunning-you see and he just sees lots of brilliant shards of light not you.

Very bright, great travel light. Small enough to be carried any time for a great night time security strobe light where carrying a gun is impractical or illegal. Took this light all over Asia for a month and came to count on it. Switch could be better but other than that, it's nearly perfect.

The Nitecore EC20 has many good features and is extremely bright for such a small light.

It remembers the last brightness setting, but can also be started in the moonlight mode by holding down the On switch, which is great for not spoiling night vision. It can be locked off with a twist of the tail cap to prevent accidental activation in a pocket or luggage. At 960 lumens it is bright enough to be my backup spotlight for boating, or other purposes, and there are no artifacts in the beam pattern, something users of good quality LED flashlights have come to expect, but is not the case with many flashlights still being made, even LED lights or larger units that call themselves "spotlights." It will stay at 960 lumens for 5 minutes before it reduces power to avoid overheating, then cuts back to 530 lumens according to a test I read, which is still very bright, and 35 minutes later cuts back to 340. I find that pretty acceptable, considering you can always turn it off, and back on to get the Hi setting again. I wondered if the press and hold to change brightness levels would be a problem, but it is easy to control and I don't accidentally jump over the setting I want.

I also bought the Nitecore White Wand to put on the end to diffuse the light and make it more like a lantern, and that works very well also, even in moonlight mode, so it is definitely a good option, if you can keep track of where it is. Unfortunately mine arrived with cracks all around it, but it costs more (for ...
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Fairly bright. Gets warm quickly, but that is expected ("hot" printed at illumination end of the flashlight)however the rest of the flashlight body gets pretty warm as well, too hot to use after a few minutes. Multiple level of light output are convenient. I think another brand may distribute the light better (bright spot at center of beam is usually not an advantage). The flashlight seems to be sturdy and is well made.