Elgato Key Light Air MK.2 vs Logitech G Litra Beam Comparison

Elgato Key Light Air MK.2

Colour temperature runs from 2,900 K to 7,000 K. Matching it to the room avoids an orange or blue cast on camera. Elgato rates it at a colour rendering index of 94. Spec-based reasoning: a high CRI means skin tones render closer to natural, leaving the webcam's white balance less to correct.

Logitech G Litra Beam

Logitech's TrueSoft technology uses full-spectrum LEDs behind a frosted diffuser, aimed at natural-looking skin tones on camera. Spec-based reasoning: the 2700 K to 6500 K range lets the light match warm room lamps in the evening or daylight from a window, so the webcam is not balancing two different colour temperatures.

Elgato Key Light Air MK.2

The 319 x 207 mm panel sits behind a frosted diffuser on a desk stand that tilts it toward you. Elgato lists three 1/4-inch threads and a MagSafe ring on the panel, plus a cable rail with clips. At 735 g for the light, it can move between a desk and a shelf.

Logitech G Litra Beam

The Litra Beam is a long LED bar with a frosted diffuser, mounted on a desktop stand. The stand adjusts from 370 mm to 615 mm in height. The bar tilts and rotates on the stand, so it can be angled at the face from beside the monitor.

Elgato Key Light Air MK.2

Control Center on Windows and macOS, the mobile app and Stream Deck all adjust it over Wi-Fi.

Logitech G Litra Beam

The G HUB app adds presets and on-screen control for brightness and colour temperature.

Elgato Key Light Air MK.2

Power can come from a USB-C laptop port, a power adapter or a battery bank. Elgato says laptop power gives about 400 lumens, while the adapter allows the full 2,100. Because it is independent of the webcam, it works with any camera, from a laptop module to a Logitech MX Brio.

Logitech G Litra Beam

Because it only draws power from the computer, it works with any webcam and with both Windows and macOS. The stand places the light beside or behind the monitor, clear of the webcam. Two lights, one on each side, reduce shadows. Because it stands on its own base, it suits laptops on stands and docked setups where a monitor clip does not fit.

Elgato Key Light Air MK.2

Plug the panel into a USB-C port and it turns on; Wi-Fi setup through the Elgato app adds remote control. As general lighting practice, a key light sits slightly above eye level and about 45° to one side; pointing it straight at the face flattens it and shows up in glasses.

Logitech G Litra Beam

The light runs on USB-C, needing 5 V at 1.4 A for full brightness. Logitech includes a USB-C cable. Connect it to a computer port or charger, and it turns on with the power button. Physical buttons on the light adjust brightness and colour temperature without software. If a USB port cannot supply 1.4 A, the light runs at lower brightness, so a wall adapter is the safer power source.