Elgato Key Light
The full-size streamer standard: 2,800 lumens of edge-lit softness with Stream Deck control.
Tracked 2026-10-19. The retailer listing is the price you pay.
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Our take on the Elgato Key Light
The Elgato Key Light is a Wi-Fi LED panel with 2,800 lumens, aimed at a streamer who wants a strong main light at the desk. At a tracked $154.99 it sits at the bottom of its $154.99 to $179.99 range since August 2026, so there is no reason to wait.
It has 160 OSRAM LEDs behind an opal glass face for even, low-glare light, and color temperature runs from 2900K to 7000K. You adjust it from the desktop app over Wi-Fi. A cold shoe mount type is listed. It weighs 2.9 pounds. Rated 4.5 across 4,307 retailer ratings. Pair it with a stand or clamp, which is a separate buy.
- 2,800 lumens with low-glare diffusion
- 2900K to 7000K color temperature range
- At the bottom of its tracked price range
- Costs $154.99 even at its tracked low
- Needs a Wi-Fi network for control
- Stand or clamp is a separate buy
Where it fits in a build
A lit face reads as higher production than any camera upgrade. At a desk one key light is enough; in the field a pocket light on the rig keeps you visible after dark. See every lighting pick
| Type | LED panel |
| Power | Wall |
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Elgato Key Light
$154.99Tracked 2026-10-19
Buy links are affiliate links: we earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Prices are tracked estimates, not live prices. Full disclosure
We do not lab-test hardware. Ratings and review counts come from the retailer listing and are labelled as such; stream-quality figures are conservative planning budgets from our published model. Prices are tracked at build time, not live, and were last refreshed 2026-10-22. How the numbers are derived: methodology. How picks are chosen: editorial policy.