A measurement device (100, 402) couplable to an element under test, the measurement device comprising: a housing (102, 408) sized and shaped to be held in a hand; a display (104, 412, 908) supported by the housing; and processing circuitry operatively coupled to the display and to one or more sensor devices (114, 116, 902) for obtaining measurements of electrical characteristics of the element under test, the processing circuitry being configured to operate in a measurement mode for detecting one or more defined electrical conditions, wherein the processing circuitry, in the measurement mode, is configured to: operate the display (104, 412, 908) in a first operating mode in which the display has a first illumination characteristic; receive a first set of measurements obtained via the one or more sensor devices (114, 116, 902); determine whether the first set of measurements satisfies a first set of criteria for detecting a first electrical condition in the element under test; and as a result of determining that the first set of measurements satisfies the first set of criteria, transition an operation of the display (104, 412, 908) from the first operating mode to a second operating mode in which the display has a second illumination characteristic that is different than the first illumination characteristic of the first operating mode. a housing (102, 408) sized and shaped to be held in a hand; a display (104, 412, 908) supported by the housing; and processing circuitry operatively coupled to the display and to one or more sensor devices (114, 116, 902) for obtaining measurements of electrical characteristics of the element under test, the processing circuitry being configured to operate in a measurement mode for detecting one or more defined electrical conditions, wherein the processing circuitry, in the measurement mode, is configured to: operate the display (104, 412, 908) in a first operating mode in which the display has a first illumination characteristic; receive a first set of measurements obtained via the one or more sensor devices (114, 116, 902); determine whether the first set of measurements satisfies a first set of criteria for detecting a first electrical condition in the element under test; and as a result of determining that the first set of measurements satisfies the first set of criteria, transition an operation of the display (104, 412, 908) from the first operating mode to a second operating mode in which the display has a second illumination characteristic that is different than the first illumination characteristic of the first operating mode. operate the display (104, 412, 908) in a first operating mode in which the display has a first illumination characteristic; receive a first set of measurements obtained via the one or more sensor devices (114, 116, 902); determine whether the first set of measurements satisfies a first set of criteria for detecting a first electrical condition in the element under test; and as a result of determining that the first set of measurements satisfies the first set of criteria, transition an operation of the display (104, 412, 908) from the first operating mode to a second operating mode in which the display has a second illumination characteristic that is different than the first illumination characteristic of the first operating mode.