I'm using for years been associated with night lights good experience. This night light is different from other merely by the amazing size and the relatively high weight. This gives a solid feel. After insertion of 4 x AA batteries or rechargeable batteries, the lamp is ready for use. The light is quite bright and since I have the lamp attached at ground level, it does the job perfectly to night not anywhere to run to or to contact d'up. Only the sensor could be slightly more sensitive or the monitored area could be a bit bigger for my purposes.