Customer Ratings & Reviews

Plenty bright and easy to install. Controls are positioned in manner that they are easy to access.

Good product. Works as advertised. I was impressed.

On Monday I will go buy another one, since it is the best lighting in the range.

light good, mount falls off monitor constantly :((

Disappointed. Based on the description, I was hoping it would eliminate the glare on my face during online meetings and webinars. I tried many different positions and many different settings, but I still had a big bright spot on my forehead and cheeks.

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This is Elgato’s best light and goes in a perfect placement.

Amazing light elgato always make great products for content creation

it was a gift and the person who received it was pleased with the performance of the Key Light

This is close to double the size of my cell phone and very light weight so it’s easy to put in my bag for traveling. I love that all the four controls are right on the front of the light. Installing it was quick and simple, I just snapped the cable reel in, then screwed in the monitor mount, then connected the cable. There are many options to using this light depending on where I am using it and the purpose. I can place it right on top of my monitor, it doesn’t obscure the view of the monitor while using it. Other times, I fold the monitor mount at the base of the light and place it flat on my desk or table. There is an app where you can fine tune the controls and turn it on/off. I installed the app but I only used it the first time and haven’t used it since. Using it was fine but I find that I don’t really have a need the for it. The four controls on the front of the light gives me all the flexibility I need. The lighting is great. I use it for videos, for streaming and for video calls. I love that there is no glare and my face shows up clear and bright. Depending on where the sun is shining, it was at times tricky finding the right spot and right lighting during meetings on Zoom, Teams, and videos. I was hopeful when I saw this and now I’m thrilled at how well this light works. Once I adjusted it during the meeting and it was flawless because the controls are right there and needs just a quick touch.

I work remotely so I spend a lot of time on video calls. For years, I’ve just been using a lamp shining on a wall to throw light on my face, so I thought I’d try a real light. So far, I really like it. I just have it plugged into a USB-A port on my docking station and clipped on the top of my monitor next to the camera. It couldn’t have been easier to get set up and start using it. Even though a printed manual isn’t included (there’s just a QR code) that didn’t really slow me down. I set it up and started adjusting and using it before I even read the Quick Start Guide. Using the USB-A port for power, it has been plenty bright for me. The QSG says it’s about 400 lumens powered via USB-A, 700 lumens via USB-C, and 1000 lumens if you use an external 5v/3a power supply. But if it was any brighter, I think it would get annoying for calls that lasted very long. You can, of course, adjust the brightness up and down but those numbers represent the brightest it could be for a given power source. You can also adjust the color temperature. I couldn’t find a chart of the kelvins for this light, but it does range from very orange to bluish white like most adjustable lights. For me, I just set it somewhere in the middle that seems most like natural light and leave it there. I’ve been talking about the adjustments, and to be clear, I do all that with the buttons on the light itself. There are four: power, adjusting dial, and two preset buttons. The adjusting knob does both brightness and color. You simply press it in to toggle between modes. Once you have a setting you like and want to keep, then you just press and hold one of the preset buttons (I or II) to save that configuration. If someone else uses the computer, or you want day vs. night settings, then you can save a second preset. Then, just switch to those presets by hitting either button. If you have an aversion to buttons, this light gives you two additional ways to control it. If it’s plugged into your computer via USB, then you can install their Control Center app to make all the same adjustments that way. But that’s not all! If you really want to go crazy, you can download the Control Center app on your phone, plug the light into a power supply source (not USB), then connect it to your Wifi network. From there, you can now control the light via your phone. I haven’t traveled anywhere yet, but when I do I expect to take the light along. It’s small and light, so I could easily wrap it in a protective cloth and tuck it into my backpack. This has been a great addition to my remote work setup at home and I’m glad to have it.

The Elgato Neo is a unique round LED light that can be attached to your Monitor or Laptop screen to give variable color and intensity lighting to your video calls. The “stand” that comes with the light is a “V” shaped plastic apparatus that clips over the top edged of your screen. It works OK, but does need some adjusting and if not set up carefully can fall off your monitor. It does offer a ¼ inch thumb screw that can be used to attach the light to other stands. The included instructions are very basic and printed in tiny print. It’s best to use the URL code and go to their website for the best information. The packaging is very basic cardboard, supporting “green” packaging. The unit comes with two cables. A USB-C to USB-A cable and a USB-A to Female USB-A extension. I would have liked a USB-C to USB-C for connecting to my laptop. Most of us have those lying around. USB-C offers more power hence more brightness over using USB-A on a laptop. Actually 700 lumens over USB-C vs 400 lumens on USB-A (unless you are using a USB-A power adaptor that can supply 3 amps you can archive 1000 lumens over USB-A) The Control Center apps help make light adjustments easier. The Windows or Mac based Control Center is found on the Elgato site and works when the light is connected to one of your computer USB jacks for power. If you use a separate USB power supply you may need to download the Control Center App for your phone which controls the light through your WiFi. Both Apps work, but I found the one on my IOS phone to be glitchy in some situations. FYI, the App for the computer hides in the Hidden Icons area down on your taskbar. For simplicity, don’t use the apps, I just control the light with the controls on the actual light. 3 buttons, and a power button. Color and brightness can be easily controlled on the light itself and it remembers your last used settings. Performance as a video light is very good. More than enough brightness is available with any type of power supply. Color of light is adjustable from bluish to warm. I found the light to be glare free if brightness is not too high. It does enhance skin tones and works well to offset lightning that might be behind you. This light will definitely offset major backlighting in your environment. CONCLUSION: It is expensive, but it’s well made and does what it’s intended to do with minimal glare. The light is larger than I expected, but its size does disperse the light and glare much better. The included stand is ok as long as you know it can be knocked off if you are not careful. Placement on either side of a built-in camera is necessary in some cases. I would recommend this light for just about anyone that wants to make themselves look better on camera, and that’s likely a lot of people!

I absolutely love the versatility of this light and that it mounts just about anywhere and to anything. Currently, I have it set up with the mount it came with to sit on top of my monitor. Lighting is important to any streaming or video conferencing, and this light is perfect. It's simple, easy to use and ready to go, even without the app/software as you can control brightness and color temperature right on the light itself. It's super portable and can easily slip into your laptop bag if you need a light on the go or just want a good light setup at or around your workstation as there are different options to connect it to the app for control from the app. What I love about this light is that it's USB powered, and you can use the Elgato Stream Deck to control it (on/off, brightness, light temp, etc.) making for a seamless streaming setup. I have found that since using this light with my video streaming that the image looks far better than it does without and eliminates glare that some lights in my office cause from time to time. If you don't have good lighting or you are looking for a simple and easy lighting solution that just works this is definitely a solid choice. I'd recommend trying one if you don't have one and if you want just a simple light, look no further!

First and foremost, the function of this is to provide illumination when creating content or doing video chats. With options for both bright white light, and a softer light with the ability to dim each easily with a knob, the Key Light Neo is a great product. It's extremely basic, and I mean that in a good way. Plug it into a USB power source and you've got 3 buttons for Power, White Light and Soft Light. You also have a knob to adjust the brightness. That's all and it's welcome in a world where everything needs to be adjusted by a remote or through an app. Physical controls are awesome! My only real complaint with the Neo is the size/weight. I had some trouble stabilizing it on top of a computer monitor and found myself wishing it had a better method of attaching. There's also just hard plastic underneath, where some felt or rubber might make a huge difference with it staying put. I ended up folding the base up and putting it on my desk, underneath my monitors. It still works, but I don't find myself worrying about it falling off. Overall, I use this for Teams calls and it works great. I have windows behind me, so being able to get some light in front of me has helped me not be washed out of the video calls. For the price, it's a good option and it works well. I recommend it for people who need something simple on a budget.

I was looking for a way to improve my video call experience, so I tried the Elgato Key Light Neo a try, and I'm sure glad I did. This neat little device can sit on top of your monitor and provides a soft light to enhance your appearance on camera. It weighs practically nothing, but the lighting area is about 5 inches across. The lighting is variable in both brightness and color temperature - so it's easy to provide lighting that compliments the existing lighting in your room. I've tried other lighting sources in the past, and I find that the lighting is both harsh and more toward the cool side of the lighting temperature spectrum rather than the soft white I have all over my home. Installation is easy. The device has a small clip that fits on the top of your monitor, which is very similar to how most webcams mount to your monitor. The mount provides an almost infinite combination of angles to project the light. Once mounted, a USB-C connector on the device provides power. The device includes a very nice quality braided USB-C to USB-A cable. I had to use a USB-A to USB-C adaptor to connect this to my Mac Studio as I'm out of USB-A ports, but the adaptor worked fine. There are many options for controlling this device—manual controls on the front, an app you can run on your computer, and a mobile app. I found myself using the app on the Mac the most, as I find reaching up and touching the device sometimes inadvertently adjusts the position of my monitor. The app lets you adjust all the device functions, including color temperature, brightness, and preset settings. One interesting feature is that the device can also be connected via Wi-Fi if you need to set it up a bit away from your computer, use it on a tripod, or don’t have an open USB port. This would also allow you to use the mobile app. It also allows you to pair multiple units together - so perhaps you may want to have three of them, one head on - and one on either side of the face to eliminate shadows. For a lighting device at this price range, it does pack some very well-thought-out features that I would not expect to find in this price range. Since owning the device, the control center app has been updated once, and a new firmware has been released for the device - which demonstrates that the vendor is so far committed to product improvement. The seemingly small amount of light this thing puts out makes a difference on my Zoom calls. It reduces shadows on the face and drastically reduces ISO noise from the camera's sensor. If you want to up your Zoom call game, subtle enhancements to lighting like this make a world of difference. I do wish it came with a long USB-C to USB-C cable, and I wish the control center app had a way to detect when the webcam was activated and automatically enable the lighting. Other than that, this unit delivers and will make your video content stand out in the crowd!

I've used various styles of lights like this over the years and this one is great. It get's plenty bright. I appreciate that there's two different color temperatures. Some lights you only either get a Cool or Warm option, but having both is a great feature. The mounting is quite clever in that the light has the ability to mount to many different kinds of stands. The Mount that it does come with is quite versatile in how you can mount it especially to a monitor. I've got mine just resting on the back of my monitor and even without using the adhesive it stays in place really well. I've purposefully jostled the monitor to get the light to fall off and it takes a good amount of effort. With the Adhesive I would imagine it won't budge at all. I know there's some monitors out there that have the camera style mounts on the top of the frame so this would be a great option. As for the size, while the square shape of it is nice, i would prefer something more slim and narrow cause this makes it very top heavy. If you tilt it forward it will fall so the adhesive is necessary if you're displays are mounted high and need to aim the lights down. Though the size of them does lend a hand to this in that you don't need to adjust it far to get enough direct lighting. appreciate the clip that you can attach on the rear for cable managing and the included Type-A to Type-C cable along with an extension is very nice. The primary cable is terribly long and is great for my use with having several available USB ports on my monitor. You can also download the Control Center App as well as the mobile App, id only used the former. It's easier to bring that up that to up above my monitor since they're mounted high. The App is also very easy to use. If you're needing a good and affordable light with different control options, this is tough to beat.

The Key Light Neo is an excellent product and can really level up your content creation or conference calls. People don’t realize how important it is to have good lighting when creating content, you can have the best camera in the world but without lighting it’s just not going to give you what you expected. The Key light Neo is that easy to use and convenient light fix for that. I do YouTube videos and I used to own a pretty expensive camera setup with a big light to get the video looking great, with this I find using it in conjunction with my iPhone I get a really good looking video, especially when doing talking head sections. Design: simple but stylish. It’s all white and doesn’t get in the way. It’s also quite small so easy to travel with for things like CES where I will make daily update videos from my hotel room. It has 4 buttons, two of which select the tone of the light, 1 on/off button and a dial to control your brightness. This is everything you need in a Key light. It also works with your MacBook and you can control tone and such from your laptop, and you can use it with a stream deck which will be my next purchase And overall this is fantastic and has made it so I can now have a fully mobile content creation setup no matter where I go. Trust me, if you don’t like the video quality when you’re creating then this will make you extremely happy once you’ve tried it

The Key Light Neo, from Elgato, is a small portable primary lighting source that provides soft, diffused illumination that is flicker-free. Powered alone, it is capable of providing 400 lumens output using USB-A (computer) power, 700 lumens output using USB-C (computer) power, and an impressive 1000 lumens output using a 5V/3A charger. Only a USB-A cable and a USB-A extension cable are included. Navigation is simple by way of four controls on the face of the Neo: on/off, two presets for lighting temperature (warm vs. cool), and an intensity control that can control both illumination intensity and, very crudely, some basic variation in color temperature. It is designed for use in proximity to your subject matter (typically yourself) and I think the illumination is quite flattering – the diffusion minimizes glare and harsh shadows (like wrinkles). But the size of the light (small) prevents it from effective illumination at a distance of more than a few feet away from the subject. This is a close-up light designed for close-up imaging/video. If you are using your Key Light Neo plugged directly into your PC or Mac, you can download a USB Control app that allows you to tune the intensity of the light (which you can already do using the on-light intensity control) but it also allows you to fine-tune the color temperature. Using the app on your smartphone, you can tune the Neo over WiFi when using a 5V/3A charger to power the unit. Your choices can be “saved” into either one of the preset buttons on the Neo face. I prefer to make changes in color temperature in the recording app rather than trying to micromanage the lighting temperature. The Neo has a tripod mount to provide control over lighting placement and comes with a screw-in monitor mount that is extremely functional. Used alone, the flattering softness of the light gives a great naturalistic look to people that is a refreshing change from the lit-all-over uniformity of the now-ubiquitous ring light fanaticism. But for illumination in a video, the size and necessary proximity of the light means that whoever is illuminated won’t be able to move too much without having a noticeable effect on the natural contour shadows cast on their face - the diffusion of the light helps prevent shadows but it isn’t a miracle worker. And while the Neo operates as advertised, there are several things I do not like about the unit. Physically, the light does not feel sturdy or well-made at all – taking it out of the box, I immediately felt like this was more of a toy than a tool. And while I understand how you would benefit from a constant supply of power (USB) for extended video shoots, I couldn’t understand how in late 2024 this thing did not contain a rechargeable battery for added portability (especially for the asking price). Finally, I felt like the color/temperature control ON the unit was very clunky and unusable – and I don’t like needing to rely on an app to smooth that process out.

Easy to use and it gets the job done. A good light will make your look a lot better on camera and that is a fact. To make your video look even better. Get two of those, one on each side and you will be golden.

The Elgato Key Light Neo is an interesting key light that offers many great features. The Elgato comes packed with a USB-C cable for the power, a long USB extender cable, and monitor mount. The Elgato can be connected by plugging it into your computer’s USB, or you can plug it into a USB power plug. Unfortunately, this has to be hardwired in order to use. The light does have Wi-Fi built-in so you can download the app on your smartphone and control the light setting remotely, although I’m not sure why that’s even necessary as there’s controls right on the light itself. The cable management bracket that attaches to the back of the light is really convenient and hides the access cable out of sight. Installing the light is very easy, you just mount it on your monitor and plug the USB cord into your computer. You can either download the software to have light controls, or you can just use the physical buttons that are right on the light itself. Keep in mind that the only way to get 100% brightness power is by plugging it in directly to a USB power block and with the USB-C cable only, if you try to use the USB extender, it will only max out at 40% brightness. As far as the functionality and performance of the Elgato, I am very impressed. The light it projects makes a huge difference in video calls and/ streaming. There are different shades of white light that can be selected depending on your environment and preference. The key light does a great job at eliminating shadows and giving yourself a better presence. The only downside is if you wear glasses, you will get the reflection of the light in them. This can be fixed by tilting your light and angling your head. Overall, I like the Elgato Key Light Neo. It does a great job at enhancing your video streams/calls. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking to start streaming or enhance their video calls.