thursday_j@lemmy.perthchat.org to No Stupid Questions · 2 years agoFor buying a flashlight, is lux or lumens more important?message-squaremessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up12arrow-down1message-squareFor buying a flashlight, is lux or lumens more important?thursday_j@lemmy.perthchat.org to No Stupid Questions · 2 years agomessage-square1fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareruntscrapelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoLumens is the total output of light source per second. Lux is the flux (think intensity) on an area which is dependent on distance. If you want an intensity measure Candela is equivalent regardless of distance.
Lumens is the total output of light source per second. Lux is the flux (think intensity) on an area which is dependent on distance. If you want an intensity measure Candela is equivalent regardless of distance.