I found this to be a sufficiently bright nightlight in a tidy package that puts a good amount of usable light to illuminate the pathway to the kitchen or bathroom, though it can be a little harsh to sleep-adjusted eyes.
The lens is neither shrouded nor directional; a downward-facing shroud option would certainly be something I'd consider installing if offered.
The built-in daylight sensor seems to work pretty well, if left unswitched, but will sense dark pants walking by later in the day and switch on prematurely.
The receptacle features tamper resistant shutters that prevent kids from shoving in paper clips and such, required by building code in some area.
Comparison to Pass & Seymour TM8HWLTRWCC6:
My wife specifically asked for these lights to be on a switched circuit in certain areas, so that if there was a noise outside she wanted to check out, she could have a completely dark room to stand in while she peeked out the window.
That request presented an issue in the kitchen, dining room, and bath, where code requires dedicated receptacle circuits with -specificallyno lighting. That's why I picked up the Cooper TR7735, which allows the night light and receptacle to be powered by separate circuits (via a break-off tab). Besides this tab, I found a couple of noteworthy differences:
This Cooper unit does indeed allow the receptacle and nightlight to be decoupled, and run off of discrete circuits.
This allows the night light to be connected to a power (& dimmer & timer) switch, yet lets the outlet remain powered by the code-required small appliance circuit (kitchen, dining room) or bath circuit.
This Cooper unit is internally dimmable in three steps; the Pass & Seymour unit runs at only one brightness (unless on an external dimmer).
The photo sensor can be internally disabled to allow the nightlight to illuminate whenever there is power to the circuit.
This Cooper puts out a warmer, brighter (in some respects more eye-irritating) light (see my photo attached to this review). The Pass & Seymour is an easier-on-the-eyes blue light.
Despite the Cooper's light being brighter the actual pathway light output is approximately equivalent to the Pass & Seymour unit. The biggest difference is that the light from this Cooper portrays colors more accurately.
Like this unit, the Pass & Seymour light is non-directional and non-shrouded (though it should be!); the receptacle is Tamper Resistant i.e. child safe.
My plan of action is to continue using the "blue light" Pass & Seymour units in the bedroom / bathroom corridors, mainly because they are less eye irritating, and are in areas where I don't require the lights to be switched. The Coopers are installed, decoupled, on the dining room / kitchen pathway, where we might want to turn them off from time to time.
Lastly, the light output from this Cooper unit closely matches that of the WAC Lighting WL-LED100 Step Light, which we're using as interior staircase lights. We still have a "blue light to white light" transition coming from the bedrooms to the top of the stairs, but once we're downstairs, the transition from the WAC step units to these Cooper units is unnoticeable.
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