Modern, flat/rectangular flashlights with analog switch controls blew up in the EDC market with the introduction of the OLight Arklight flashlights. These flat flashlights fit far more comfortably in back pockets, like EDC knives and multi-tools. Nitecore leans hard into this aesthetic with the EDC17.

At SHOT Show 2026, I got a look at Nitecore’s newest flashlights and the ED17 was a standout. At first, I thought Nightcore was releasing a folding knife, but as it turned out, it was a flashlight.

Its analog control switch runs along the thin side, like a box cutter. Next to it is a mode button that switches the light between white beam, green laser pointer, and UV bulb. Both the white and UV beam have low-medium-high output settings. The EDC17 maxes out at 1500 lumens and in my testing exceeded 1600 lumens.

During my waterproof testing, my flashlight turned itself off after a minute. After drying and testing it, I was surprised to find it met its IPX7 rating and kept water out of the housing.

I recharged it and found it functioned normally. In my runtime test, it slightly exceeded its 105 minutes in high-mode, and stayed at high light output for 99% of its runtime. I still don’t know why it turned itself off during the IPX7 test?

SHOP

Amazon https://amzn.to/47Ggsho

SPECS

EDC17

LED: UHi 25 

Max Output: 1500 lumens

Peak Distance: 251 yards

Peak Intensity: 12400 cd

IP Rating: X7

Impact Resistance: 2 m

Length: 4.84″

Width:1.26″

Height: 0.63″

Weight: 3.74 oz