Thanks for tuning in today we're going to be reviewing
the Magicshine Seemee 300 LED bike rear tail light.
If you're a fan of the Magicshine Seemee 200 but didn't think 200 lumens was enough for you then we have
good news. The new Magicshine Seemee 300 that we have here today combines the innovative features
of the Seemee 200 but adds an additional LED and a blinding 300 lumen output.
Packaging you can see very simple black box with the orange accents that matches the Magicshine logo.
Nice glossy visualization of the taillight right on the front basic specs printed on the side as
well as the back so go ahead and take out the box and go over those specs. Retail price on
this is only $59.99 so pretty affordable for the 300 lumen output it also has brake and ambient
light sensors which means it'll automatically change the output when you're braking to a really
bright constant mode and the smart mode will use the ambient light sensor to switch the output
between the day and night mode. You also have the OptiTracing downward LED this is that
downward facing LED that we found on the Seemee 200 and this illuminates the ground underneath
you and automatically turns on at night using the ambient light sensor and during the day it's off.
You have a 1600 milliamp battery on the inside that provides up to 200 hours of run time in the
ECO mode and you also have USB type-c charging there's been a long awaited feature of the Seemee
tail lights which still use a lot of the micro USB ports. In terms of what comes with the taillight
it comes with quite a few accessories. You get the seat post mount simple rubber strap with the angled mount
you have the saddle rail mount this is shared with the other Seemee tail lights with the same
little miniaturized Garmin attachment. You get two zip ties and you can use this with
the rail mount for additional security although it is pretty secure by itself.
You have a USB type-c charging cable which you can use to charge of the light
as well as the instruction manual and a little warranty card on the inside of the box. Now let's
take a look at the weight of the Seemee 300. The taillight by itself comes in at 76 grams
the seat post mount is only 11 and the simple plastic saddle rail mount comes in at 4 grams.
The Magicshine Seemee 300 combines the innovative features of the Seemee 200 but adds even more output
and a modern design. The taillight uses what we describe as an open lens design to actually inset
the main LED behind this little black overlay and then have this extruded transparent lens
that wraps around it with a COB LED it underneath. You also have their OptiTracing LED
which is really cool downward facing LED with a spherical lens that helps funnel light down
beneath you to make sure illuminated at almost any angle overall. It's a really sleek design
as all the LEDs have the red filaments on the inside so everything's nice and transparent
so when it's off you have that Altezza look so it gives a modern appearance and blends
in with the bike. When everything's on you have the nice red glow that you would expect.
The main housing of this light also appears to be metal for the surround and you have Seemee 300
printed on one side match shine on the other you have the downward faciality on the underside the
power button on top. The Garmin style mount on the rear with a USB type-c charging port which
is really exciting it's one of the first Seemee lights that's finally up been updated to use
USB type c. It does not support on-the-go charging but you can see this rubber cover
is really well designed and fits in in the spot perfectly so you just push down a little bit and
you have the weather protection. In terms of the amount you can see it's standard Garmin quarter
turn style. It's smaller than your typical Garmin as the tail light is smaller but
you have the same tab that extend out so you just simply line up those tabs with the mount
and then rotate it to lock into place so really secure and it's actually the same size as the
other Seemee 150 200 products. So you can easily swap the mounts between them you can see this
includes a seat post mount. Pretty basic plastic design with this angled rubber piece behind it
and this actually has multiple cutouts so you can see a nice little circular on the inside a little
D shape beneath it and then this flat section so should accommodate almost any style seat post.
You have a thick rubber strap that goes around and onto the hook so you can easily leave this on
the bike and then pull the tail light off. You also have a saddle rail mount which is similar
to the other mounts. They include with their other theming products and you can see just line it up
and then lock into place so this will actually go right on your saddle rails and they also include
zip ties to secure in place if needed but with the friction fit it actually works pretty well.
In terms of the user interface it's pretty simple matches a lot of the Seemee products.
A single press will illuminate the backlight and this will either be green red or flash in red.
That gives you three indicators for the battery status so you can actually check this before you
ride and then charge it if you needed to a long hold will turn the light on and then you have
a single level menu. So single press will cycle through low high to the various flash mode options.
You can also see that if a long press will turn it off and you have mode
memory so when you turn it back on it goes back to the exact mode you were in.
Really cool illumination pattern too you have the nice COB LED and then these two focused LEDs
that ensure you're visible from really long distances away. You can also toggle the brake
sensor on and off by holding the power button when it's off and then you should see a flash
so you can see now if I turn it on you know the brake sensor is on if that goes blue
and if I were to turn it off again you'll see that when I
turn it back on it'll just have no color. So again if you hold it for a few seconds
now if I press it to turn the light on you can see brake sensor is off so
nice to have that adjustability without the need for an app or anything additional.
You'll notice that the bottom tail light there's a OptiTracing LED. It always
is the opposite of the main mode so if you're in a constant mode this will flash
and then if you go to a flashing mode on top this will go constant. You don't have any control over
that bottom LED so that's automatically on in low visibility conditions so if you're somewhere
darker it will turn on and then if you're in a really bright situation it'll turn off.
We really wish they would have included an option to turn this off maybe a longer hold as that
bottom LED does run down the battery so if you wanted longer run times at night you want to stick
to the flash modes or more eco option otherwise this led does use quite a bit of power. [Music]
Now let's take a look at the output modes. There's five selectable modes but effectively there's
actually ten each one of them has a day and a night component. The lower runtime corresponds
at night time where the off the OptiTracing downward facing LEDs on. Theres two constant
modes then a couple flash modes standard on off and an eco mode which is lower powered and gives
you 200 hours of run time in the day. Then Smart Mode which is daytime flash and a nighttime flash
and that's one of the modes I really prefer and that's what you see here you can just leave it on
that mode and it'll automatically switch between day flash and nighttime flash automatically based
on the environment. You can see here the LEDs on the tail light really look great you have those
two focused LEDs so it gives you long distance visibility so even if you ride a few miles away
cars and cyclists behind you will definitely see you. That's one of the great things about
the focused led, the COB LED ensures you're visible from shorter distances while those
focused ones are great for longer distances so the combination really gives you everything you need.
The main downside of the tail light is that you can't turn off that downward face LED so even
on an overcast day as you see here that downward facing LED might turn on you'll end up with the
shorter run time of the nighttime mode. As you can see here as I accelerate away from the camera
you no longer see that ring but you do see the two Focus LEDs which merge into
one so great long distance visibility and very comparable to the Knog Blinder
or the Bontrager Flare RT or other focused LEDs. So it's a nice feature
and it's great to see Magicshine add more power to it you definitely don't need the 300 lumens
but it's great for daytime. Here's a closer view and you can actually see that downward LEDs on
as it reflects off the seat post the brake sensor also works pretty well. You can see here as you
come to a stop it goes to full brightness and then reverts back to whichever mode you're on
the sensitivity of it is actually pretty well programmed though there are false positive
but it's not that a bad so it usually only activates when you're braking or if you're really
decelerating so it's a cool feature. I'd still recommend turning off to increase the run time
but it does help cyclists or cars behind you at least notify them that hey something's happening
so even here if you don't come to a full stop as you decelerate it it does detect it. [Music]
Now it's compared to the Seemee 300 with other tail lights on the market. I've actually done
quite a few Magicshine Seemee tail light reviews already so we actually have the Seemee 200 V2 here
and you can see very similar designs they're both quite thick the rectangular appearance with the
200 it actually has a more exposed bottom LED and this transparent lens. The housing itself is a
transparent design while the Seemee 300 is really modernized it by putting the LEDs on the inside
adding a second one for even more long distance visibility and then extending the ring out rather
than having the inset so it's definitely a more modern appearance it looks really good on the bike.
The Seemee 150 is also a very similar taillight which simply took the 200 but eliminated the
bottom LED same Altezza design so you can see it's not red until you actually turn it
on but with the Seemee 300 obviously you get a lot more power and the bottom facing LED.
This extruded lens design is also found on the other new Seemee products we have the Seemee 50
here so you can see same transparent design it's really cool on this is it almost looks
fully transparent so from the side angle you can barely see anything but when you turn it
on you can see it actually bounces off the front and you have the same COB LED so it's a really
nice design language that Magicshine has been using and gives the taillights a distinct appearance.
There's also a lot of other tail lights on the market we have the Nite Rider Bullet 200
so definitely a different form factor big red lens and with this one you have
multiple lighting elements on the front and rear but it definitely won't hide behind your
seatpost so much bigger but gives you that 360 degree visibility by just using multiple rings.
The Bontrager Flare RT is probably a more direct comparison here similar highly focused
LED and you can see very bright that's why the 300 has the double LEDs you don't have the COB
ring on here though so when it's on it lower at closer distances you don't have the nice
illumination pattern. So with a Seemee 300 you get the multiple lighting elements including the bottom
LED which illuminates the ground underneath you if you're looking for different form factors. Knog
has quite a few options this is their R-150 and actually combines a full COB LED with a focused
LED on the bottom so similar approach but you can see different form factors a lot thinner
and the lower power. You don't have that downward facing LED or quite as few elements and you don't
have the 300 output. However the Knog has some cool patterns
like the Traffic sign and the Disco so quite a few options here. The Seemee 300 also reminds me
a lot of the Knog Blinder so this is their Road you can see very similar dual LED but you can
see a one piece lens you don't have this inside which really captures a lot of dirt on the inside
but similar design and when the light's not on you can't really tell if it's a front or rear. [Music]
Now let's go over the pros and cons for the Seemee 300. What we like about
it is that it's blindingly bright with the hearted lumens it's more
than daytime bright and it's great for road cycling where you want to be visible.
You also have multiple lighting elements including the dual rear-facing LEDs the Cobb
LED ring then the downward facing LED so you have visibility from almost any angle. We also
really like the smart mode automatically switches between a daytime flash and a nighttime flash
the based on the current lighting conditions so you just set it and forget it. The main negatives
with this tail light is the fact that the extruded lens does collect dirt a little bit of a lip there
so you have to get in there with the brush to really clean it and as with the Seemee 200 you
can't disable the OptiTracing LED. It automatically turns on in low light conditions which means if
you're riding on an overcast day it can still be on and then reduce the runtime. Taking everything
into account would give the Seemee 300 a 9.3 out of 10. This is the brightest Seemee in the lineup
and offers a lot of cool tech. Thanks for watching this review don't forget to like and subscribe.
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