Carex · $$$ · Updated March 3, 2026
Day-Light Elite
Ranks #14 of 57 for melanopic output, below the 10,000 lux benchmark at 1 ft. No flicker at any setting.
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Is it strong enough?#14 of 57
Close. 77% of the 10,000 lux benchmark at 1 ft.
7,670 m-EDI at 1 ft
Is it comfortable to sit in front of?Comfortable
Yes. Glare is low.
70 at 1 ft · median 112
Does it flicker?No risk
No, at full power or dimmed.
0.7% modulation at max · 0.5% dimmed
Flicker index
0.0009
SVM
0.007
What does the light look like?4150K
Neutral white, decent color.
CRI Re 80 · R9 32 (weak deep reds)
2700K warm7500K cool
All test data
Light outputMeasured at 1 ft and 2 ft
m-EDI
7,670
n/a at 2 ft
Lux
12,330
n/a at 2 ft
CLa
14,115
n/a at 2 ft
Glare
70
n/a at 2 ft
m-EDI 7,670 at 1 ft
Median 3,43010,000 benchmark1 ft
Glare 70 at 1 ft
Median 1121 ft
SpectrumOutput at the highest setting
Melanopic DER
0.62
m-EDI per lux. Daylight (D65) is 1.0.
CCT
4150K
Fixed
Gap from natural light
34%
Far. Average spectral difference (ASD) from natural light at the same color temperature, 425 to 690 nm.
Lamp outputBody-clock zone (melanopic, CIE S 026)Natural light, same color temperature
FlickerGreen is safe, amber is acceptable, red is past the limit
Full powerDimmed (2 of 4 (50%))
Percent flicker
0.7% · 0.5%
Flicker index
0.0009 · 0.0008
SVM
0.007 · 0.009
PstLM
0.033 · 0.112
Assist Mp
0.023 · 0.068
Waveform, 1 second
A flat line near 1.0 means steady light.
Color renderingHow accurately colors and skin tones look under this lamp
CRI Re
80
R9 (deep red)
32
TM-30 Rf
83
TM-30 Rg
100
Neutral saturation
Specifications
- Form factor
- Desktop, Large panel
- Brightness
- 4 levels
- Color temperature
- Fixed
- Power
- 34 W
- Voltage
- 120V
- Cord length
- 5.2 ft
- Mounting
- VESA, Keyhole
- Extra features
- Built-in timer, Mountable
- Available in
- United States, Canada
