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3.0 out of 5 starsSeems good quality - light weight and bright enough.
Reviewed in Canada on October 18, 2023
Initial Review: Oct 18, 2023
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Just got it delivered today and unboxed it. The Kidecce HeadLamp package is compact and nicely packaged. Comes with 2 head lamps, 6 helmet clips, and 2 USB-A to USB-C charging cords. It's pretty straight forward to use as there are 2 buttons - both can be used to turn on and shift through the 8 modes but the one on the left is for motion sensor to turn the LED's on or off with your hand.
I've went through all the modes and provided images of the brightness inside my garage and at the top of the stairs to my basement. Both places have the lights turned off. The basement has very minimal light from the top of the stairs. With the 6 LED modes, the first and 5th modes are the brightest. The first mode only has the center bulb at the high setting. The 5th mode has all side LED's plus the center bulb in highest setting. The pictures aren't accurately depicting the brightness accurately as modes 5 and 6 look similar or mode 6 looks even brighter than mode 5 Mode 6 is all LED but in a lower intensity. I think the iPhone 5s's auto brightness adjusted for mode 6's lower LED intensity. The same thing happened when I used comparison shots for the Moon Meteor Storm Pro bike light where I had it on high setting (1800 lumens) and another shot at burst mode (2000 lumens). The photos look almost the same in brightness. Out in the forest in pure darkness, the Moon Meteor Storm Pro's burst mode at 2000 Lumens is really bright, especially when compared to the 1800 lumen high output mode. The Kidecce HeadLamp will not be able to match that for the claimed lumens even at the highest setting.
These lights are fairly bright in modes 1 and 5 at high intensity. However, they're not 2000 lumens. I would say they're in the range of 1000-1200 lumens. The LED colors for the Kidecce HeadLamps are more white than my 2 bike lights. Also, the light concentration is closer to the center rather than wide floods like my bike lights.
The clicking on the power or motion sensor buttons is good. I like the fact that you can turn the light off either by a few second press or by one press after the light have been on for more than 5-10 seconds. The motion sensor for turning on and off is very sensitive. So, this might not be good if something within a foot or two proximity may trigger the light to go off or on unintentionally. The weight of these lights are 83 grams each. It's light enough that you don't feel the weight on your head. You will feel the elastic strap on your head though and I wish it had a center strap that goes atop the head rather than just a single band.
All in all the head lamps seem pretty good with the brightness for general purpose around the house and in the attic or for night jogging or for road commuting where it's darker with dim street lights. These light are not bright enough for mountain biking. I'll provide long term reviews as I use these lights.
Update: Nov 14, 2023
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I took one of the lamp off the headband to test the magnets. These aren't N5x magnets. They're actually medium strength or lower and won't hold the light firmly on the fridge metals. So, when it's snapped onto the underside of the hood of a car, it'll likely fall off with any minor shake or movement to the hood. Luckily, there is a hook ring that you can hook it onto something to secure the LED light. I've updated this LED lights to 3-stars. They're OK - bright enough around the house and would be useful as a work light in darker areas like in the attic and for garage work.