Xiaomi FZ101 Portable Zoom Flashlight - (closed)

Hi guys, this is a “Post your interest” thread for this, IMO, an interesting product from Xiaomi, the leading high-quality product company from China.

I find this new light from Xiaomi very interesting…and I have been always of fan of Xiaomi products for their excellent products ranging from Smartphones, powerbanks, house lamps, and so many other useful products. I myself own a lot of their products, and never experienced any quality or defective issue so far.

I find this a departure from the ‘usual’ flashlight designs we are accustomed to.

Introducing the Xiaomi FZ101 Portable Zoom Flashlight :

Specifications:
● Model: FZ101
● Material: aluminum alloy
● Input: 5.0V 1.0A
● Interface: USB Type-C
● Battery Capacity: 2600mAh
● Power: 10W Max.

Main Features:
● Lightweight Mini Design:
With its mini size, it is portable for you to bring it outside. The body is made of premium aluminum alloy with strong and sturdy design.
● 672 Lumens Brightness:
The max brightness is 672 lumens, meeting your needs of night camping, running, observation or exploration perfectly.
● 2600mAh Large Capacity Battery:
Comes with a 2600mAh large capacity battery, bringing you a brightness endurance for 2375mins.
● USB Charging Port:
With the USB Type-C charging port, providing great convenience for you.
● Unique SOS Mode:
It is unique with the SOS mode. Press the function button to send a distress signal.

is the battery is built-in?

Well, at this moment we only have photos…but if it is so, personally I wouldn’t mind for I have been into this hobby going into six years already and I never replaced my EDC’s cell up that can be caused by exceeding the number of recharges of a liion cell.

2 convex lens! Is it better or lose less light than one?

Interested if good price
Got a few xiaomi products and find them to be a good price/quality ratio

Interested.

Not a huge zoomie fan but, I would love to see some beam shots with that lens setup. Might be interesting.

Interested

I’m interested depending on price. Xiaomi has some very good products.

Is it 672 or 1000 lumens? Both are specified…

I think it’s meant this way:
An XP-L that can do 1000Lm is built in, but we only get 672 Lumens out of the lens-system.
Since this light has no cooling, it’s not unthinkable that the XP-L is not running at 3Amps

Interested.

Depends.
It shortens focal length. Therefore it improves light collection which in turn improves efficiency.
But the lenses are uncoated, so another reduces light loss due to reflections, lowering efficiency.
The sum of both effects is more output, but a bit less throw. It seems that Xiaomi decided that overall this is an improvement and furthermore - improvement worth its price.
With AR coating such doublet would work significantly better though.

Also, the ring around the smaller lens looks suspiciously like a matte reflector.
It they focus the light fully, such reflector would cause ringy beam. So they probably just don’t allow full focus, leaving a smoother and nicer beam shape. In such config, the reflector improves efficiency.

Interest depending price

I’m interested!

Interested. Don’t normally like zoomies, but have a few Xiaomi products - all great.

$32.46 Xiaomi FZ101 Portable Zoom Flashlight at GearBest Store

https://m.gearbest.com/led-flashlights/pp_1846889.html

Has anybody fond a review of this light?

32$… I expected more something like 12-15$

They already made a flashlight…
I bought immediately.
I was disappointed.
Unknown LED, sloppy UI with turning ring that misses some steps while you turn it.
It’s a shame, because I love XIaomi products in general.
I’ll wait for the first reviews, but I might be interested but not at the Gearbest price for sure.
20$ max is a good price IMHO

@Agro
Thanks for your long answer. :smiley:
It’s interesting design. I probably won’t buy it but should be fun to read it’s review.