The Petzl Tikka RXP Reactive Lighting Headtorch is a brilliant addition to the much-admired Petzl Tikka range of head lamps and, along with the R+, the first Tikka to boast Petzl reactive lighting.
The reactive lighting feature will vary the power of the light depending on the current ambient light and it will also adapt the beam pattern. The light level and pattern will adapt automatically from a focussed, intensive beam when you are looking ahead along a forest path to a wide beam of low intensity when you are checking a map in your hand before immediately readjusting when you raise your head to look ahead along the track.
In addition, for the reactive lighting will adapt to the lighting level mode you select from the three lighting levels, maximum power, standard power and maximum autonomy.
Maximum power is obviously for when you need the highest level of illumination for searching out a particular feature or finding a lost possession, for example. Naturally, this mode uses up the power in the rechargeable lithium battery the quickest while it is selected.
Standard power provides a lower level of illumination but one which will be acceptable for most purposes such as letting you see where you are putting your feet on a trail and this mode balances power output with battery life.
Finally, the Petzl Tikka RXP Reactive Lighting Headtorch has a maximum autonomy setting, which gives priority to maximising the battery life but still provides enough illumination for general purposes such as general campsite activities.
The Petzl Tikka RXP Reactive Lighting Headtorch has additional features compared with the R+ model. It boasts a significantly greater power output and illumination range than the R+, for example.
Like the R+, the Tikka RXP Headtorch still allows you to choose to use the traditional constant light mode in either white light or red light but the RXP also allows you to select the light pattern you wish to use as your constant beam. So you can choose the wide beam or the focussed beam or the mixed beam setting rather than only having the mixed beam option.
If you do run out of power from the supplied rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack, you can swap to using three standard AAA batteries via an adapter (not supplied).
The Petzl Tikka RXP Reactive Lighting Headtorch is a brilliant addition to the much-admired Petzl Tikka range of head lamps and, along with the R+, the first Tikka to boast Petzl reactive lighting.
The reactive lighting feature will vary the power of the light depending on the current ambient light and it will also adapt the beam pattern. The light level and pattern will adapt automatically from a focussed, intensive beam when you are looking ahead along a forest path to a wide beam of low intensity when you are checking a map in your hand before immediately readjusting when you raise your head to look ahead along the track.
In addition, for the reactive lighting will adapt to the lighting level mode you select from the three lighting levels, maximum power, standard power and maximum autonomy.
Maximum power is obviously for when you need the highest level of illumination for searching out a particular feature or finding a lost possession, for example. Naturally, this mode uses up the power in the rechargeable lithium battery the quickest while it is selected.
Standard power provides a lower level of illumination but one which will be acceptable for most purposes such as letting you see where you are putting your feet on a trail and this mode balances power output with battery life.
Finally, the Petzl Tikka RXP Reactive Lighting Headtorch has a maximum autonomy setting, which gives priority to maximising the battery life but still provides enough illumination for general purposes such as general campsite activities.
The Petzl Tikka RXP Reactive Lighting Headtorch has additional features compared with the R+ model. It boasts a significantly greater power output and illumination range than the R+, for example.
Like the R+, the Tikka RXP Headtorch still allows you to choose to use the traditional constant light mode in either white light or red light but the RXP also allows you to select the light pattern you wish to use as your constant beam. So you can choose the wide beam or the focussed beam or the mixed beam setting rather than only having the mixed beam option.
If you do run out of power from the supplied rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack, you can swap to using three standard AAA batteries via an adapter (not supplied).