Description
5000 lumens. CRI 90. Full WRGBU colour range. Compact enough to forget it’s there.
The Hydra 5000 hits the sweet spot that a lot of divers spend years looking for: serious output in a package that doesn’t change how you dive. At 520g on land, 265g underwater and just 265g underwater, it’s light enough that you won’t notice it on your tray. At 5000 lumens with CRI 90 and the full WRGBU array, it’s capable enough that you won’t wish you had more light.
The jump from the Hydra 3000 V2 to the 5000 is real. 5000 lumens fills a wider frame, reaches further on a reef wall, and gives you genuine headroom to back off from full power and preserve battery without feeling like you’re compromising. 6000 lumens in burst mode when you need the extra push. 35 minutes at full output — dial it back to 60–70% and you’re shooting a full dive on a single charge.
Push-Button Dial — New Control
The Hydra 5000 introduces the push-button dial: a single rotary control with an integrated push button that handles everything. Spin to adjust power through 11 levels. Push to cycle modes. The dial also doubles as a battery level indicator, so you always know where you stand before dropping in. Simple, glove-friendly, no fumbling.
CRI 90 at 5600K
Same colour accuracy standard as the Hydra 10000 and 12000. Reds render correctly, corals hold their saturation, footage comes out of the camera looking like what you actually saw. No colour cast to fight in post, no hours of white balance correction. CRI 90 is what makes every lumen useful.
The Full Colour Range
- White (5000 lm): Primary output. 120° flood, even coverage, no hotspots
- Red: Night diving focus light that doesn’t disturb nocturnal marine life. Also useful as a low-profile aiming light when shooting with strobes
- Green: Alternative focus assist — cameras lock onto green faster than red in some conditions. Doesn’t scatter back in particle-heavy water
- Blue: Fluorescence work and creative narrow-band illumination
- UV: The mode that changes how you see the reef. Corals, nudibranchs, scorpionfish — completely different animals under UV than under white light
- Manual RGB: Dial in your own mix for creative video
- Disco Mode: Automatic RGB cycling — a fun one for post-dive. Hit disco mode on the boat and watch the colours cycle. Better on wide-angle reef footage than it sounds, too.
Burst Mode — Fiber-Optic Triggered
Sync via fiber optic cable to your camera’s built-in flash and the Hydra 5000 fires a quick brightness spike timed to your shutter. Recycle is fast. It’s not a strobe — flash duration is longer than a xenon strobe so you won’t freeze fast motion as sharply — but for macro work on slower subjects it produces noticeably better results than continuous light alone.
Key Specs
- Output: 5000 lumens constant / 6000 lumens burst
- CRI: 90
- Colour temperature: 5600K
- Beam angle: 120°
- Modes: White, Red, Green, Blue, UV, RGB, Disco Mode, Burst, SOS
- Power levels: 11
- Control: Push-button dial with battery level indicator
- Burn time: 35 minutes at 100%
- Depth rating: 100m / 330ft
- Dimensions: 58.5mm (D) x 157mm (L)
- Weight: 520g on land, 265g underwater / 265g underwater
Safety Modes
Like every Kraken dive light, the Hydra 5000 includes Pulsing Strobe, SOS, and Rapid Blink safety modes accessed by holding the power button.
Accessories
- RC02 Remote Control — adjust power without reaching for the light
- FB04 Float — neutral buoyancy on a standard tray
- Fiber Optic Cable — for burst mode sync with your camera
Learn More
- What Is CRI in Underwater Video Lighting? — why CRI 90 matters and how it affects your footage
- Colour Temperature in Underwater Video Lighting — why 5600K is the standard and when other temps make sense
- Beam Angle in Underwater Lights — wide vs narrow, snooting, and how to choose
Battery: 3× 18650 wrapped battery pack with USB-C charging
nBurn Time: 60 minutes at 100% brightness
Dimensions: 79mm (D) × 175mm (L)
