i have to read delivery slips in a car at night, sometimes while driving. really LOW mode is great for this.
i have little use for strobe, but, i know what its for… you strobe a bad guys eyes and immediately MOVE after cliking off the light… to the enemy, its like you made a “puff!” of smoke and sort of “vanished”.
i make digital night vision from scratch? and a really low mode Infrared zoomie is perfect for close up, otherwise you wash out.
also, i wouldnt mind 8 or 10 modes… all equidistant spaced… HIGH on down to almost nothing would be perfect for in the field. i could set the infrared zoomie for JUST as much infrared light as i needed to see whatever distance i am watching, so as to always have ENOUGH infrared, but, stretching my battery life for longer operating time scanning for ’yotes.
SOS is about useless though… we once put a little light with SOS mode on, on a hill, and no one came to see what the “distress call” was for, we thought it was funny… if people are ALREADY lookign for you? they will approach a lighter out of fluid, seeing the sparks with no flame, lmFao… but if no one is already LOOKING for you? you can SOS mode all night without anyone coming to see whats going on.