I own a GW-5000, which I wear often (atomic solar square). I have always had the auto light switch disabled. I was worried it would be a drain on my battery. I also didn't think I would need to read my watch too often during the evening.
The problem is that in very low light situations, it's very hard to read my watch, even with its positive display. I find myself having to manually select the backlight feature 1-2 times per day, more than I had assumed. It's also not so easy to find the button in the dark.
I was wondering how the board feels about the auto light feature, if you have good or bad experiences with it, if it makes sense to enable on a solar watch. Are there a lot of false positives, turning on the light from just random hand movements, needlessly draining the battery? Is it a feature you appreciate, or found to be rather useless, or perhaps even distracting? Any input would be appreciated.... Thanks!
The problem is that in very low light situations, it's very hard to read my watch, even with its positive display. I find myself having to manually select the backlight feature 1-2 times per day, more than I had assumed. It's also not so easy to find the button in the dark.
I was wondering how the board feels about the auto light feature, if you have good or bad experiences with it, if it makes sense to enable on a solar watch. Are there a lot of false positives, turning on the light from just random hand movements, needlessly draining the battery? Is it a feature you appreciate, or found to be rather useless, or perhaps even distracting? Any input would be appreciated.... Thanks!
