Fenix
Fenix HM62-T (1200 lumens)
- Brightness: 10/10 How much light it gives at full power, for finding your way in the dark.
- Runtime: 10/10 How long one charge or set of batteries lasts at a level you can walk and cook by.
- Weight: 4/10 How much it adds to your pack and your head.
Long night runs and hill days where weight on the head matters: 125 g with a 3400 mAh battery
- Brightness
- 1,200 lumens (FL1)
- Runtime
- 23.67 h at 130 lumens
- Weight
- 125 g
- Power
- Rechargeable
- Water rating
- IPX8
Where to buy
Fenixlight UK £84.95 In stock. Free delivery. Free Royal Mail 24 Tracked on orders over £50 (£2.95 Royal Mail 48 Tracked under £50). Black and Magma.
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Our ratings (out of 10)
1 to 10, compared with the whole market. Each says what it's based on. How we score
Brightness
From maker's figures 10/10How much light it gives at full power, for finding your way in the dark. 10: The best you can buy for this.
Fenix gives 1200 lumens on Turbo, tested to ANSI/PLATO FL1 with the battery it ships with, and its chart shows 1200 lumens for the first few minutes, then about 430 lumens until about 3 h 20 min. 1lumen's graph shows it stepping down sooner but still well past a minute: 1,228 lumens at turn-on, about 1,150 at 1 minute, above 1,000 for about 2 minutes, above 800 until about 3 minutes 40 seconds and above 500 for about 7 minutes, then about 400 lumens. Held for more than 1 minute, so the 800+ band.
Runtime
From maker's figures 10/10How long one charge or set of batteries lasts at a level you can walk and cook by. 10: The best you can buy for this.
Fenix gives 23 h 40 min on Medium at 130 lumens and 12 h on High at 400 lumens: the 10 h+ band. Fenix's chart shows High settling at about 150 lumens and Medium at about 100 lumens, both over 80 lumens, to the end. 1lumen measured 11 h 28 min on High to the FL1 end point. Turbo is 4 h by the table, and Low (5 lumens, 280 h) is under 80 lumens so it doesn't count.
Weight
From maker's figures 4/10How much it adds to your pack and your head. 4: A bit below average.
Fenix lists 125 g with the battery and headband (Fenixlight UK says 125 g including battery; Rob's Been Running gives 124 g, and 74 g without the battery): the 110-149 g band.
What reviewers say (out of 10)
Ratings marked * are from reviews and are not part of the trip score. They are reviewers' scores, not our own measurements. How we score
Comfort*
Reviewers' average 8/10How comfy and steady it sits on your head.
8 reviews on comfort, e.g. "Seriously folks, this is my new favorite headband. It’s really comfortable and easy to adjust.".
Reviewers disagree on this.
Ease of use*
Reviewers' average 8/10How easy the buttons, modes and lock are, with gloves too.
6 reviews on ease of use, e.g. "The switch has nice click action and is easy to manipulate even with gloved hands.".
In short
Good for
- Long night runs and hill days where weight on the head matters: 125 g with a 3400 mAh battery
- Overnight events and trips that need 12 hours at 400 lumens
- Anyone who wants a red light for camp and map reading
Strengths
- 125 g with battery and headband
- 12 hours at 400 lumens and 23 h 40 min at 130 lumens
- 1200 lumens (FL1) with a 150 m beam
- IP68: submersible to 2 m, with 2 m impact resistance
- Wide perforated band with a click dial and built-in whistle
- Red light and red flash; electronic lock-out; USB-C charging on the battery
Weaknesses
- 1200 lumens holds for a few minutes, then falls to about 400 lumens (1lumen)
- Only one beam, no separate flood
- Press-and-hold to switch on and off, and a double click for red (1lumen)
- No charging port on the lamp: the battery charges on its own USB-C port, and only button-top cells fit (1lumen)
- Fenix gives the 4 h Turbo time in total, including step-downs
Sources
We haven't tested this ourselves. Every score comes from these specs, tests and reviews.
ShowHide sources (12)
- Fenix Lighting (USA): HM62-T product page, with Fenix's ANSI/PLATO FL1 table and runtime chart
- Fenixlight UK: HM62-T product page (125 g including battery, 150 m beam)
- 1lumen: Fenix HM62-T review (measured runtime and turbo step-down; sample supplied by Fenix Lighting US)
- Breach Bang Clear: Fenix HM62-T: Outstanding Hands-Free Lighting (Jim Davis)
- Rob's Been Running (YouTube): Fenix HM62-T Review (his own purchase; first-look video)
- Fenix Lighting (USA) customer reviews of the HM62-T: 107 reviews, 4.7 out of 5 (Fenix's own US shop, counted once as shop reviews)
- Fenix Lighting (USA) customer reviews: HM62-T (106 reviews, 4.6 out of 5, 98 verified buyers, 44 flagged incentivised; the maker's own store)
- Fellmandave (YouTube): The best all-round headlamp? The FENIX HM62 T HEAD TORCH. Review after 6 months use (sample sent free by Fenix, he says the opinions are his own)
- The Random Runner (YouTube): Best Headlamp? Fenix HM62-T vs HM65R-T v2.0 Comparison (he bought his own HM62-T for a long mountain race; the description offers a Fenix discount code)
- Outer Limitless Lights (YouTube): Simple, Effective, Quality: Fenix HM62 T Headlamp (US channel; says nothing about whether the lamp was bought or supplied)
- Mindful Hunter (YouTube): PEAX vs Fenix: One Headlamp Wins by a Landslide (the HM62-T against the PEAX Backcountry Duo, used on hunts)
- Outdoor Gearzine (Japan): Fenix HM62-T review (in Japanese, used on night mountain hikes; lamp supplied on condition of a review)