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Compass
One headlamp for everything: 1,367 measured lumens from 155 grams, sealed to IP69 and tested to military standard. More than 400,000 sold — and the one we recommend first.
4.6 · 10,480 reviewsQuick start
- Charge full before first use
- Press once: on
- Hold: change mode
- Double-click: max
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- 1,367 lm
- measured in the lab
- 110 m
- beam
- 155 g
- with headband & battery
- IP69
- dust-tight, jet-proof
- −30…+40 °C
- operating range
- 5 years
- warranty
How to use
Everything is one button.
No menus, no strobe, no app. Here is the whole interface — it takes a minute to learn and you never think about it again.
User manual (PDF)- 01
Charge it first
The battery ships at about 50 %. Snap the magnetic Touch™ cable onto the lamp and plug it into any USB port. Red glows through the lens while charging, green when full.
- 02
One press: on and off
The lamp starts in the mode you used last. Press again to switch off.
- 03
Hold to change mode
With the lamp on, hold the switch and let go when the power level you want lights up.
- 04
Double-click for maximum
At any time, double-click for full power. Double-click again to return.
- 05
Hold 2–3 s for Moonlight
With the lamp off, hold the switch about three seconds for the low-power Moonlight mode — a night light that runs for weeks.
- 06
Hold 3–4 s to lock
With the lamp off, hold the switch to lock or unlock the button, so it never switches on in a bag.
- 07
Read the battery
When you switch off, the lens shows the charge for five seconds: green 100–75 %, blinking green 75–50 %, red 50–25 %, blinking red 25–0 %.
- 08
Click it anywhere
Pull the lamp off the Releasy™ headband and click it onto a helmet, handlebar or holder. One lamp, every mount.
Battery care
Never store it empty
An empty lithium battery ages fast. If the lamp rests over the summer, charge it full first — then it lasts for years and hundreds of cycles.
Not in the cold
Charge and store at room temperature. The cells are protected against charging in frost.
Pick the right mode
Full power is for finding the trail, not for the whole walk. The middle mode gives you hours more light for almost the same view.
Keep the magnet clean
Metal dust on the charging end stops the charge. In workshops, a DustCap and a wipe before charging fix it.
Owner tips
- For a full shift
Med (240 lm) runs more than 8 hours — bright enough to work by, and the mode most owners settle on.
- Buy one spare battery
Swap in seconds. Charge the spare in a Charging Tube 2 while the lamp is on your head.
- Older Compass R?
Lamps bought before 4 November 2022 use the SnapCharger cable and the first Charging Tube. The Touch™ cables and the Charging Station are for v.7.
- Teams
The 4-Slot Charging Station charges four Compass, Vector or Pixel lamps and sets the right current for each.
Measured, not promised
Honest lumens.
Every Lumonite is measured in Valostore's light laboratory in Oulu, and we publish the number we measured next to the number on the box. The box number is the conservative one.
Measured output is 9 % above the declared on box. Colour temperature 5000 K, beam to 110 m.
Modes · output, runtime and beam (ANSI/FL1)
Runtimes are to ANSI/FL1 with a full battery at room temperature. Cold and age shorten them. Full runtime curves from the lab are available to professional buyers on request.
Why Compass
The lamp that made Lumonite.
The first Compass won the headlamp test on the Swedish comparison site Testfakta.se — and that overwhelming win started a streak that has not ended. Every version since has been a Valostore best seller, and today more than 400,000 have been sold.
Version 7 is machined from one piece of aluminium with no moving or breakable parts, and it is the lamp in the range with published test reports to the US military MIL-STD requirements for shock, humidity and temperature change. The battery is a standard 18650 you can swap in seconds, so a spare keeps you going through a whole winter night.
It pulls off the headband and clicks onto a helmet, a handlebar or a vest. That is why installation crews buy it by the hundred and why it still sits on the forehead of elite orienteers.
In the box · standard kit
- Compass v.7 headlamp
- 3,500 mAh Li-ion battery (18650)
- Touch™ USB-C magnetic charging cable
- Releasy™ headband with quick release
- Metal belt clip
- Manual (EN, FI, SE, NO)
Works with Compass
19 accessories that fit. Nothing that doesn't.
Everything below shares the Releasy™ quick-release, so it clicks straight on. The full catalogue, filtered by lamp, is on the brand page.
Batteries & power
Charging
Charging Tube 2Sealed capsule · Compass v.7 & Compass RAt Valostore 
Touch™ cable · USBMagnetic · Pixel, Vector & Compass v.7At Valostore 
Touch™ cable · USB-CMagnetic · Pixel, Vector & Compass v.7At Valostore 
4-Slot Charging Station V2For clubs, crews and fleetsAt Valostore 
Charging Cube33 W · USB-C + USB-AAt Valostore 
Charging Plug12/24 V car · USB-C + USB-AAt Valostore
Releasy™ & carrying
Releasy™ Helmet V2Work, climbing and ski helmetsAt Valostore 
Releasy™ Sticker MountAdhesive helmet baseAt Valostore 
Releasy™ Bike V2Handlebar or bike helmetAt Valostore 
Releasy™ HolderSpare lamp on a vest strap, 20–30 mm bodyAt Valostore 
Pocket ClipPixel & Vector on a pocketAt Valostore 
Backup bracketCarry a Pixel next to a DX lamp on the Ergo V2At Valostore 
Releasy™ GoPro MountPuts a Compass on any GoPro-style baseAt Valostore 
DustCapProtects the charging portAt Valostore 
Silicone greaseKeeps O-rings and threads sealedAt Valostore
Technical details
Specifications
Documents
Weights and dimensions are for the current version. Older versions of the Compass may differ — the product code is on the lamp.
- Light output
- 1,250 lm declared · 1,367 lm measured maximum
- Beam
- Combined cone, 110 m
- Colour temperature
- 5,000 K
- Battery
- 3,500 mAh · 3.6 V · 18650 customised Li-ion, replaceable
- Charging
- Touch™ USB-C magnetic, ≈ 3 h from empty · also 4-Slot Charging Station
- Protection
- IP69 · dust IP6X · water IPX9
- Impact
- 20,000 g · 2 m drop
- Durability
- MIL-STD compliant: humidity, shock, temperature change
- Operating temperature
- −30 °C … +40 °C
- Weight
- 155 g with headband and battery · 55 g lamp only
- Dimensions
- 106 × 21 × 33 mm
- Warranty
- 60 months
- Product code
- HS8907
Watch
See it in use.
Unboxing & presentation
A trail runner reviews the Compass (Finnish)
Field-use review (English)
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From people who own one
Owners on the Compass
“We have bought around 150 of these for our installation company. Great product.”
“Shines bright and long — and my son's fear of the dark is gone. Now he dares to go out alone.”
“A top product — you really can see to cycle in the dark. Battery life is huge, and the helmet/bar mount is really handy. My older Pixel fits the same mount.”
“Very happy. Handy that the lamp works off the headband too, and that it has a magnet in the base.”
“Works. Solid, very bright and, thankfully, simple to use.”
“Absolutely fantastic light. Wonderful for cross-country skiing.”
Verified-purchase reviews collected by Valostore after delivery. Names shortened; quotes translated to English, the originals are on the store pages.
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