Elgato Key Light Mini revealed, built to create anywhere you go

Corsair-owned Elgato continues to build out its creator-focused product family unit and the latest arrival is a case of when big things come in small packages. The newest addition to its lighting family, the Key Calorie-free Mini, takes everything slap-up virtually the existing Key Light and Key Light Air, and so shrinks information technology down into a portable form gene.

The console on the Key Light Mini has a temperature range between 2900K and 7000K, going between the warmest glow and the iciest white lite. For something so compact the brightness is pretty solid as well, going up to 800 lumens. Naturally, as with other Key Lite products, the Mini is dimmable and tin be controlled either on the unit itself or through the companion app for PC, Mac, and mobile.

I of the key additions is a 4,000mAh battery within which is adept for four hours of cable-gratuitous use at l% brightness. This coupled with the size makes the Key Lite Mini attractive to more just streamers and YouTubers since it'll easily mount to the height of a camera if yous want to have it on the go.

If y'all're in demand of it for longer, "Studio mode" is another name for plugging it into the mains (though admittedly sounds much fancier). Information technology comes with a lengthy USB-C cable in the box with an angled connector at i end to make your setup but a little neater and avert protruding cables.

Information technology's adequately pricey, mind, at $100, though as with the other Key Low-cal products it is more than only an LED calorie-free panel. Information technology would have been squeamish to see some class of stand included, just since it has a regular thread mount on the bottom you tin at least strap it to any normal tripod.

One arrived earlier today and while I haven't had time to properly cheque it out ahead of its reveal, early impressions are proficient. Certain, information technology'south pricey, just it's noticeably higher quality compared to the cheap LED panels I already use of this size. It's really solid without existence too heavy, I like the battery indicator on the side that's easy to see at a glance and even though information technology's daytime as I write this, it seems actually brilliant when cranked correct up. I'll exist following up before long with a more detailed look, but if y'all don't want to wait, you can get your lodge in right now.

Key Light Mini

Elgato Key Light Mini

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Elgato has shrunk the Key Light fifty-fifty farther, slapped in a bombardment and made it portable. What more than could you enquire for?

Updated February 2022

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