Does the brightness hurt your eyes if you are near it ?
2052332
No Shauna, it's not all THAT bright. It's bright enough, but not so much so that it will hurt your eyes. Of course I'd only use the strobe feature for a highway warning or something like that. But the normal light settings are just like having a two-brightness lightbulb. I bought my two mainly for home usage when our electricity goes out; but they'd be handy for camping or keeping one in your car as well.
2052333
Shauna, Only if you stare directly at the light for a prolong period of time. There is a switch that makes it go from max brightness to normal brightness. It isn't adjustable so you have only 2 settings. I personaly did not have any type of issue with the brightness causing any pain for my eyes.
2052334
It is bright, but it isn't designed to stare at the light. It provides a lot of light for its size and is easy to store when it isn't needed. I have two of them and really appreciate how much light they produce.
2052335
This is a very powerful light and can be tough on the eyes but then again, you can cover half of it with card board if needed. I already have 2 lanterns that are half the lumens. This is far better and brighter. I am a Hurricane Sandy victim and spent weeks in a hotel with no lights. I purchased this for any future emergencies. This lantern although bright, will not disappoint you on the road with a flat tire, or any time your lights go out. Great durable product.
2052336
You can change the slight angle of the light by inverting it. Simply turning it upside down can effectively direct the light away from your eyes in some circumstances. Remember a light that couldn't hurt your eyes at all wouldn't be very bright and probably not very helpful in most situations.
2052337
never ever stare at a bright or any light it will destroy your night vision
2000502
It is a very bright light but you are not supposed to look directly at it. Bright enough that it is difficult to look directly at it even on the "low" setting. It is meant to sit off to the side of you and only for a half hour to an hour.
2215123
Mine does, so can't see why you would have any problem. Mind you, there are dark corners of the world into which my gaze doesn't penetrate ...
1945454
I have had this lamp for a few years. I find myself straining my eyes if I am using it to work on the computer or read. It is possible but it gives me headaches.
308571
I'm not an expert but it not about what light your eyes get, it's about your skin. And the light isn't dangerous, unless of course, you're putting your face right up against it, that just seems more uncomfortable than smart.
410268
Absolutely. It is very bright, but doesn't blind you with a glare off your pages. A plus side is the light is very directional so you can read while not disturbing someone else sleeping with light on there side.
935292
It is very bright but you get a great even makeup application because of that. I didn't find the brightness to be an issue.
1201804
I don't think so, I turned down the brightness actually before putting it on and haven't felt the need to turn it back up
1588906
Yes. You will see a lot of flare in low ambient light situations, especially with glasses, but I wear my glasses with the unit all the time.
975217
no. you can adjust the beam to wide or focused, but not the brightness. hope this helps.
1201265
Yes, you can focus it on a small area and also change the level of illumination... look for hard to notice depression on side to turn on, turn up and turn off.Hope this helps
2134871
Yes. There are three levels of brightness. The brightest one is almost too much. I use level 2.
593003
It's not too bright at all. But if it bothers you, either take a black sharpie to it or buy the cable without the led.
1286524
You do get "Flare" when you look at a bright light. There is no permanent damage that I have noticed.
730043
Yes, to an extent. If you're in a very brightly lit room people will be able to see in a little but not as clearly as if it wasn't their at all.
1047828
The low setting is pretty bright. I wouldn't be able to get to sleep if it was on right next to me.
1290398
It is incredibly bright, so if you're not going to make eye contact with it, go for it. If you will keep making eye contact with the bulb, I'd avoid it.