Galaxy II Video Light (GVL-II)

I dont want to disparage the other user reviews but without talking to them I am going to say user error and/or poor context of usage.The buttons function so that you have to hold the left button down for a bit to get the unit to "initiate power" and then additional long pushes to turn the light on and then cycle through light functions. I think this is great as it ensures your light doesn't accidentally turn on and A) use up all the battery so it's dead when you need it and B) kills the torch by overheating out of the water. The buttons are easy to use and fantastic underwater.This is my primary light for night dives and I generally don't carry it on daytime dives unless my other day torch (SeaLife Mini 900s) is out of charge.UV light and Red light useless? Do you even night dive bro? :) Absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE these functions. I have a single torch with all 3(4 - UV, Red, Flood, Spot) and don't need to fumble about with multiple torches on a night dive. Just a few clicks and I'm at the function I want.The UV(Blue) lights up the reef like you've never seen before. Some dive Op's will run and charge extra for specific UV/fluorescent night dives. Most people have to pay to rent their torch. Not me. Sometimes I cruise with the UV light on and sometimes I'll switch to it for a bit or to look at something specific.The red light - assuming I can get some distance from the pack of frenetic buffoons I'm stuck diving with, I instantly go to my red light. It's bright enough to see and navigate by and allows you to sneak up on many underwater creatures since they don't see the red light. I've hovered inches above an octopus, following it for minutes as it hunted. I've been inches from a squid, to the point that it actually ran into the flashlight lens (on red) and then jetted off in a cloud of ink. Lobsters, basket stars, and other creatures don't dash back into their holes or curl up before you get a chance to check them out.In a quick single click, I can be on the white light to get a really good view of said creatures. I refer to this thing as my hand cannon. When everyone is shining their little flashlight on something to look at it, I swim over and put it on flood mode and it lights up the whole area drowning out all of their puny little lights in a soft yet bright glow.If I am up further above the reef, the flood mode will light up large sections of the reef to catch things off in the distance. The flood mode is also great for taking pics as there are no hotspots you have to account for and it's easy to hold it in one hand while manipulating the camera in the other.The spotlight function is equally as awesome. Probably a wider spot than most torches but also significantly brighter for when you want the bright white light but don't want to light up the whole reef.In my opinion, this is the ONLY torch for night dives. It's the only one I will ever own as my primary light for night dives.The battery does take a fairly long time to fully charge but that doesn't bother me since I only use this for night dives and always charge it overnight. Even when I've forgotten to charge it overnight and it only got a partial charge, I've never had it run out before a single dive is over. My longest night dive with it being an hour and 30 minutes.Yes, it's a bit pricey but - buy once, cry once - given the performance and functionality wrapped into this unit, you would be buying and carrying 2-4 torches anyway to get the same functionality this one torch has. So just buy this one and don't look back or think twice.

I had high hopes for this torch but there was something wrong with how the buttons were wired up. It was unusable.

Had this light for a couple of months. Diving with this light and GoPro9. The light has red blue and narrow beam. Useless features...Only buy lights stronger than 8000 Lumen. Otherwise you are going to be disappointed. Built quality is good. The color and power level buttons are a bit hard to use underwater.