# Elgato Key Light Air MK.2

> A smaller app-controlled panel for a key or fill light.

- Lighting, High volume
- Typical UK price: £110 to £130 (a typical band, not a live price)
- Platforms: Whatnot, TikTok Shop, eBay, Vinted
- Orders a week: 20–2000
- Not yet checked by a person

A mid-sized desk panel with app control, sized to sit either side of a rip camera without crowding a narrow desk. Two of them light a card mat from both sides at about 45°, which keeps a bright reflection off holo foil. Pick the full-size panel instead if it’s your only light and you also want your face lit across a wide table.

## Kit rankings

- #2 in [Best pro lighting for Whatnot and live streams](https://sellersetups.com/kit/production-lighting)

## Setups

- [Pro Whatnot streaming setup for card breaks](https://sellersetups.com/setups/pro-whatnot-streaming): A two-camera studio with app-controlled lights, a button pad for angles and a packing line, for card breakers posting 80 to 300 orders a week.

## Narrow desks and matched pairs

You stream from a narrow desk or want two matched lights either side of a rip camera. The Air MK.2 is a mid-sized panel that leaves room for a monitor, a mat and a stack of top loaders.

Whatnot card sellers and TikTok Shop beauty sellers streaming several times a week run a pair as key and fill. As a single light for a wide table, the full-size panel covers more.

## 2,100 lumens over USB-C PD

Elgato lists up to 2,100 lumens and a colour range of 2,900 to 7,000 K. Power comes over USB-C: a computer's USB-C port gives about 400 lumens, and full output needs a USB-C PD adapter of 30 W or more.

You control it from the app, from touch controls on the panel, or from a Stream Deck. A grid on the front focuses the light into a tighter area and keeps it off the background.

## Two panels at 45 degrees to the mat

Set one each side of the mat at roughly 45 degrees, angled down from above lens height. Light from both sides fills in shadows on sealed boxes and keeps the bright reflection on holo foil off the camera.

Run the side facing your face slightly brighter than the other, with both on one colour temperature. Give each a 30 W or higher USB-C PD charger, since a laptop port leaves them dim.

## Full-size Key Light, Mini or plain LED panels

The Elgato Key Light is brighter and bigger, so choose it if one light has to cover you and a wide table. The Elgato Key Light Mini runs on battery for shows away from a socket.

Two LED video panels with stands cost less than one Air MK.2 and do a similar side-light job, without the app. A Pocket LED video light makes a low-cost fill beside it.

## Sockets and adapters for a pair

Count the sockets before you buy two. Each panel wants its own USB-C PD adapter for full brightness, so a desk with a camera, a computer and two lights needs an extension lead with enough sockets.

At £110 to £130 each, a pair costs about the same as one full-size panel plus a low-cost fill. A narrow desk suits the pair; a wide one suits the single panel.

## Common mistakes

- A laptop's USB-C port leaves it dim. Use a 30 W or higher USB-C PD adapter.
- Raise both lights and angle them down; level with the lens, they bounce glare off slabs.
- Set both panels to the same colour temperature in the app, or the two sides clash.
- The focus grid keeps light on the mat instead of the wall behind you.
- As the only light for a wide table it falls short, and the full-size panel covers more.

## Guides

- [Whatnot production setup: lights, camera and audio](https://sellersetups.com/guides/whatnot-production-setup): Choosing which pro streaming kit to buy first, and which to skip, when your Whatnot shows outgrow a phone and a ring light.

## Questions

### Is the Air MK.2 bright enough on its own?

For a face on a small desk, yes, with a 30 W or higher adapter. For a wide table or a dark room, pair it with a second light.

### Does it need Wi-Fi?

It has touch controls on the panel. The app and Stream Deck give you more control.

### Can I run it from a power bank?

A USB-C PD power bank can run it at reduced output. Compare the bank's wattage with the light's needs.

### Should I buy one or two?

Two give side light from both directions, which keeps glare off cards. One works as a face light.
