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.
In the box
- A mains socket nearby. The power supply is in the box.
When this model makes sense
If you already own the Elgato Key Light Air (first generation), add it in the setup builder and test it the way you actually use it; nothing here says a working unit needs replacing.
- If it still records and shows everything you stream, keep it.
- Lost a cable or mount? Replace that part before replacing a working device; the connectors and size for this version are listed below.
- After an app or system update, test it once before you go live. If it still works for a whole stream, keep using it.
The Lighting layout guide weighs it against the other ways to fill the same role.
Connections and specs
- Full name
- Elgato Key Light Air (first generation)
- Still sold
- No longer sold: keep it if you own one
- Type
- Lights
- Connection
- Connector shape
- None documentedA plug’s shape doesn’t tell you its speed →
- Brightness
- 1400 lm adjustable
- Color temperature range
- 2900–7000 K
- Power draw
- Up to 25 W
- LEDs
- 80 OSRAM LEDs
- Color rendering (CRI)
- CRI above 94
- Panel size
- About 300 square cm
- Mount height
- 60–89 cm
- Data connection
- Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/nWhat this means for speed →
- Wi-Fi security
- WPA/WPA2
- Power input
- DC 13 V, 2 A; adapter 100–240 V AC
- Size and mounting
- Dimensions
- 205 × 205 × 35 mm
- Weight
- 550 g
- Mounts
- 1/4 inch ball head
- In the box
- Included parts
- Key Light Air panel; Telescopic pole and base with securing screw; Ball mount; Power supply
Check these conditions first
Not yet confirmed from Elgato’s documents: operating systems. 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 Air panel
- Telescopic pole and base with securing screw
- Ball mount
- Power supply
These are the parts shown in the original Air’s assembly guide. Keep its power supply and base: the MK.2 uses a desk clamp and USB power instead.
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 Air (first generation) 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.