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This arrived in an undamaged box and was packaged properly. It didn’t work. I’m not impressed with Black Diamond’s quality control and won’t buy another product from them. The cheap headlamp I bought for half the price works great.
Rating: 1 / 5

This headlamp gets a 5-star review in the first 45 minutes of use! I got this because I wanted a lightweight headlamp for running after dark and to take backpacking/canoeing and other places where weight counts. I have some Black Diamond climbing equipment and their headlamps all got great reviews too, so I went with this one. As soon as I opened it I decided the design is great. Very compact, just big enough to squeeze in a couple AA batteries right behind the 3 LEDs. The elastic headband is small and won’t absorb much sweat, but it’s quite strong with a lot of stretch and I have to loosen it up quite a bit or I’d probably get indentations in my head!

On my first run, I like the way the three LEDs lighted up a swath ahead of me, not just one bright focused beam. There was a bright moon so I turned the headlamp off after the first 10-15 min. As I got back to my car at the end of the run I whipped off my hat and totally forgot the headlamp was on it – just for that split second until I heard the sound of lightweight plastic pieces tinkling on the blacktop. Uggh – actually had the light on for only 10-15 min and already I broke it! Take it to the car interior light for damage assessment. . . The lid on the batteries had popped open, but was still attached because there’s a flexible retainer band that keeps the two pieces from ever getting separated by more than half an inch. The headlamp assembly had also separated from the bracket on the headstrap. I closed the lid on the battery and it turned on. Aha! Still works! I popped the headlamp back into the bracket, but put it in upside down and actually had to work a bit with a key as a lever to get it back out again to put it in the right way. So it’s made of very strong plastic with a lot of flex to it. I can see a pair of tiny scratches on one corner and that’s it. Bottom line: No Wal-Mart cheapie here! This well-designed headlamp constructed of very lightweight, very flexible, very strong plastic. All around great product, especially for the price!
Rating: 5 / 5

This is a fantastic headlamp. Besides this headlamp, I also own the Black Diamond Zenix IQ. However, I find myself using the Gizmo 99% of the time however. The reasons I prefer the Gizmo are as follows:
- the Gizmo weighs significantly less than the Zenix IQ
- unlike the Zenix IQ, the Gizmo does *not* have a battery pack in the back of the strap. . . . making the Gizmo perfect for use as a reading lamp while laying in bed.
- the Gizmo is more compact (and lighter), making it easier to carry in a pocket and/or to carry with you in a backpack for “just in case I need a headlamp” situations.

Although I would still recommend the Zenix IQ as a great headlamp for long hikes (provides more output light when you really need to see distances for unknown terrain), I find that I use my Gizmo 99% of the time because in its low-output mode it is the perfect reading lamp and in its high-output mode it provides plenty of light for walking around a campsite, etc.
Rating: 5 / 5