Powering up the Key Light is easy enough, as it comes with a clever international plug design. The pivot mount also means I can have the light tilted slightly forwards. The slim form factor of the light panel means I can have it both close to the wall and navigate the shelving that would otherwise block it. Not as practical as I had hoped though.Īh, that’s better, mounted to the rear of the desk. Obviously, this isn’t a practical place for it, but I have to show you the tripod somehow! Now, I’ll move it somewhere else.Ī solution unique to my desk, I can mount it upside down from a shelf. With the tripod fully extended from the desk, it tops out at 7ft, which would put the light topping out around 8ft at the top. My desk is a pretty standard height Ikea desk. There’s also a ball joint 1/4″ mount so you can find that perfect angle with ease. On the other end, two telescopic extensions with locking nuts. It’s a simple enough design and features thick foam on the clamp so that it doesn’t scratch up the surface. The tripod is pretty robust, with a durable metal clamp for your desk on the bottom. There’s a power switch, “I” for on, “O” for off, and “II” is for reset. It takes a simple power jack, as the whole thing is controlled over Wi-Fi to reduce cable clutter. The main light is only half the thickness of the whole unit, the 30mm is mostly located at the central power unit. Of course, you can use the included tripod, but also any other 1/4″ mount on any rig you want will do the job. There’s also a standard 1/4″ thread mount in the middle of all four sides. There’s plenty of ventilation around the whole unit, although I doubt it’ll get that hot anyway being LED. It’s also very slim at just 30mm, meaning it can be placed behind your desk, pretty much against a wall if required. Pretty compact, but still more than big enough to be useful. The light its self looks fantastic and features a very clean looking Opal front diffuser. It’s all very well packaged and spaced out, and pretty much ready for plug and play use. In the box, you’ll find the tripod, power cable, and the lighting unit. Everything about Key Light says: you’re pro.” What’s in the Box? And a fully-adjustable metal desk mount keeps your space streamlined.
A silky-smooth opal glass face guarantees balanced, glare-free diffusion. 80 premium LEDS output a massive 2500 lumens that you control via the Control Center app. “Flawlessly designed to beat the rising demands of streaming, Elgato Key Light sets the bar for high-end studio lighting. The Elgato Key Light is one of the first such lights tuned specifically for this market, we shall see today. However, thanks to even better quality LED setups, we can get this size drastically down. The fact they’re unifying this ecosystem is brilliant for content creators!ĭoes this look familiar? Big lighting setups and diffusers? It’s been a common configuration for a very long time. Since Elgato also makes the Stream Deck, the key light launches with updates to the Stream Deck (mini and regular) that allow for lighting controls from the Stream Deck.
Trying to film yourself in a darkened room is going to look awful for your viewers, and no doubt require a higher ISO on your camera, generating video noise in the process. A well-lit scene can drastically improve video quality. One of the most important factors, however, is lighting. It seems you can drop endless cash on every little aspect. From cameras, lens, tripods, microphones. Are you’re into streaming your games, creating content for Twitch, YouTube or any other format that requires you filming yourself at your desk? Well, you’ll no doubt have realised just how deep the studio equipment rabbit hole goes.