Light is extremely bright. I have been able to light up park areas at night and it's amazing how far the light shines. On car stops it not only has th ebright hot spot but the "halo" of the light is bright enough to see what else is in the car. Problem is it's just a hair too big. I went from the basic rechargeable Stinger to this Polystinger DS. The poly is just too big for the Bianchi Size 2 open holder, it does not come out smooth. And the flashlight is big enough to start jabbing me in the back. Before it was my radio but with this bigger flashlight it has now become the thorn in my side, literally. I wish I had go tthe Strion instead as it is plenty bright as a duty light and more than half the size of the Poly. This makes a good flashlight to replace your D cell Maglite as it's brighter, rechargeable, and much lighter/smaller. For a duty belt it's just not working out as much as I'd hoped. Also the power settings are not that selective. It seems the one that's the lowest setting should be medium and th elow should be a lot dimmer. The flashlight is super bright which is great but there are times when it's dim mode is still too bright.
Pros: Really bright
Cons: size for duty belt, duty belt holster availability, the low power setting is not very low.
This review was written in the old system and had content requirements that are different than reviews written today.