What else you need to use it
Worked out from Elgato’s own specifications and box contents for this model. The setup builder checks the same parts against your computer and the rest of your gear.
You need
- Control Center. The maker lists this software for the device to work as described. It connects over Wi-Fi 2.4/5 GHz 802.11a/b/g/n.
In the box
- A mains socket nearby. The power supply is in the box.
When this model makes sense
- Light yourself, seated, from a steady mount, with room left for the camera and microphone.
- Set the warm-to-cool range to suit your room and your camera’s white balance, then keep that setting for the whole scene.
- Use a desk mount and power source that suit it, with room for the panel and its cable. Set brightness by what your power supply actually gives, not the maximum on the box.
The Lighting layout guide weighs it against the other ways to fill the same role.
Connections and specs
- Full name
- Elgato Key Light
- Still sold
- Yes, a current model
- Type
- Lights
- Connection
- Connector shape
- None documentedA plug’s shape doesn’t tell you its speed →
- Brightness
- 2800 lm adjustable
- Color temperature range
- 2900–7000 K
- Power draw
- Up to 45 W
- Power input
- Included power supply
- Data connection
- Wi-Fi 2.4/5 GHz 802.11a/b/g/nWhat this means for speed →
- Mount height
- 55–125 cm
- Software
- Software you need
- Control Center
- Size and mounting
- Weight
- 1.3 kg
- Mounts
- Four 1/4 inch threads; Master Mount L desk clamp up to 60 mm
- In the box
- Included parts
- Key Light; Master Mount L; Power supply; Quick Start Guide; Cable clips
- Computer
- Operating systems
- Windows 10 64-bit+; macOS 13+
Check these conditions first
Not yet confirmed from Elgato’s documents: dimensions. The builder treats it as unknown, never as a yes.
For a light, check the stand or clamp fits your desk, and plan where its power comes from separately from how you control it. Place it for your face and the camera first; a bigger light does not fix glare, reflections in glasses or mixed room light.
What is included, and what may be missing
- Key Light
- Master Mount L
- Power supply
- Quick Start Guide
- Cable clips
Both cable ends and the data rating matter more than the plug shape: streaming cables and ports explains how to match them.
Place it in the complete setup
Every connection
- Webcam USB outUSB cable → A USB port on your computer
- Microphone USB outUSB cable → A USB port on your computer
- Microphone / interface headphone out3.5 mm or 6.3 mm headphone connection → Headphones (what you hear)
- Computer Ethernet portEthernet cable → router; your upload → Platform (check the stream preview)
- Wall socketThe maker’s power supply, or USB power → Computer and devices that need their own power
The diagram shows a simple USB setup. Find where the Elgato Key Light goes, then follow each input back to what feeds it and each output on to where it goes. HDMI and XLR gear needs a capture card or audio interface between it and your computer; it doesn’t plug straight in the way this USB example does.
The setup builder turns this into a connection list for your own computer and gear, and the pre-stream checklist covers the rehearsal once it is wired.
Compare it head to head
Each page sets the two models’ specs side by side and says what else each one needs.