Most pocket lights ask you to pick a side: pocketable size or actual usable brightness. Olight’s Baton 4 doesn’t pick. It packs 1,300 lumens into a body shorter than an index finger, which is the kind of math the Baton series has been chasing since the S1R.
At 2.48 inches long and 1.85 ounces, the Baton 4 sits squarely in compact EDC flashlight territory while still pushing peak output to 1,300 lumens and a 170-meter throw. That output is 100 lumens above the previous Baton 3, an 8.3% brightness jump per Olight’s own comparison, and moonlight runtime stretches to 30 days, up from 20.
What’s New Versus The Baton 3
Price: $54.99
Where to Buy: Amazon
The headline change is the driver tune and a retuned TIR optic. Olight kept the same SST-40 emitter family but pushed the driver to a higher output ceiling, while the TIR lens is tuned for a softer flood pattern that still reaches 557 feet at turbo, up from 544 feet on the Baton 3. Five brightness levels (0.5, 12, 60, 600, and 1,300 lumens) plus a 1,300-lumen strobe cover everything from a 2 a.m. nightstand reach to a long walk back to the car.
A redesigned metal side switch replaces the older rubberized button. Olight says the new switch improves both feel and durability, which matters if you’re cycling through modes dozens of times a day. The Baton series has always lived or died on its switch, and a metal cap is the kind of small change long-time Baton owners will notice immediately.
The second new touch is the indicator system. Brightness and battery levels are laser-microperforated into the body, so the light tells you what mode you’re in and how much charge is left without lighting up the whole pocket. It’s a quietly useful feature that closes a long-standing gap in the Baton interface.
The Premium Edition Changes The Charging Story
Price: $94.99
Where to Buy: Amazon
The Baton 4 ships in two configurations. The standard version uses Olight’s magnetic charging cable that snaps to the tail. The Premium Edition adds a wireless charging case that doubles as a power bank, so a top-up can happen while the light rides in a bag.
That split shows up in price. Olight lists the Premium Edition at $94.99 on its own store, while the standard kit runs $54.99 at retailers like B&H Photo. The case is the variable that decides which tier makes sense:
- Pick the Premium Edition if you travel, commute, or want a desk dock that keeps the light topped up between uses
- Pick the standard kit if you already own an Olight magnetic cable and don’t need a second charger
- Buy a spare magnetic cable for the car either way, because the tail-click charging behavior is the part of Baton ownership that quietly sells the next one
Battery, Runtime, And Real-World Carry
Power comes from a custom 650 mAh 16340 lithium-ion cell, included in the package. Olight rates the light at up to 30 days on moonlight mode and roughly 1 hour 17 minutes at maximum output per B&H’s spec sheet. Photonlight’s published runtime curve breaks that down as 1,300 lumens for 1.5 minutes, 600 lumens for 2.5 minutes, then 300 lumens for the next 73 minutes, so the headline runtime is mostly time spent below turbo.
The Baton 4 keeps the magnetic tail base that’s been a Baton-series signature. It sticks to a fridge, the underside of a car hood, or any steel workbench surface, which is the kind of feature that quietly becomes the reason you reach for this light over a bigger one. A two-way pocket clip handles either bezel-up or bezel-down carry depending on preference.
Full charge time runs about an hour from empty, again per B&H’s listing. That’s slow enough that the Premium Edition’s case earns its keep for anyone who hates remembering to plug in a flashlight at the end of the day.
Who Should Pay Attention
Baton 3 owners get the cleanest upgrade math: 100 more lumens, ten more days of moonlight runtime, a metal switch, and the new indicator system. Baton 3 Pro owners are a different case, since the Pro already runs 1,500 lumens in a longer body, so the move to a Baton 4 is a size-and-weight trade more than an output upgrade. If you’ve been carrying a Baton 3 since launch and the battery’s starting to feel tired, the Baton 4 is the easy replacement.
Buyers coming from a generic AAA pocket light will feel the bigger jump. Going from 100 to 200 lumens up to 1,300 changes what a pocket light can actually do, and moonlight mode is still dim enough for a sleeping household without blowing out night vision.
Where The Baton 4 Fits In Olight’s Lineup
Price: $69.99
Where to Buy: Amazon
Olight launched the Baton 4 in November 2023, alongside the Premium Edition, as the headliner of its Black Friday product event. It’s stayed in the lineup since, working through four full generations of Baton design that started with the original S1R Baton and arrived at this 1,300-lumen ceiling.
The picture changed this April 2026, when Olight used its 19th anniversary to launch the Baton 4 Pro and the new Baton Ultra. The Baton 4 Pro pushes output to 1,600 lumens and throw to 200 meters, adds USB-C charging, and runs on a user-replaceable battery, with an MSRP of $69.99. The Baton Ultra sits one rung higher at $99.99 with 1,800 lumens and a 300-meter throw, built around Olight’s proprietary EIP 1 LED and a Superalloy OAL body.
Price: $99.99
Where to Buy: Amazon
That puts the Baton 4 in a useful spot. It’s no longer the newest Baton Olight makes, but it’s the cheapest way into the platform, and the Premium Edition’s wireless charging case is still exclusive to this tier. The Baton 4 is the small one and the affordable one, and that’s the point.
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