Elgato Ring Light - Premium 2500 lumens Light with desk clamp and ball mount for Streaming, TikTok, Instagram, Home Office, Temperature and Brightness app-adjustable on Mac, PC, iOS, Android

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Elgato Ring Light: What to Know

The Elgato Ring Light is built around a desk clamp and ball mount rather than the tripod-and-stand format the other four lights in this guide use. According to Elgato's own spec sheet, the ring measures 43.2 cm (17 inches) outer diameter with a 31 cm (12.2-inch) inner opening, noticeably smaller than the 18-inch lights from Neewer, Godox, Lume Cube and Weeylite, which sets the Elgato apart as more of a compact desk accessory than a full studio light.

On output, Elgato states 2500 lumens of adjustable brightness, a 2900-7000K color temperature range, and a CRI above 94%, drawing up to 45W through the included AC power supply. Control is entirely digital: brightness and color temperature are set via the Elgato/Camera Hub app on Mac, Windows, iOS or Android, with onboard touch controls as a fallback and native Stream Deck integration for anyone already running Elgato's streaming hardware. There is no physical dial and, per the manufacturer, no battery option.

The included "Master Mount S" lets the ring light and a webcam or camera share a single boom/mount, which is the light's main practical advantage for anyone streaming or on video calls at a desk, you get consistent lighting on your face while keeping the mount footprint small. The tradeoff is that it's not a general-purpose light: without a separately purchased stand, it can't easily be moved off the desk for filming elsewhere in a room.

Because Elgato doesn't publish a lux-at-distance figure, its 2500-lumen rating isn't directly comparable to the lux specs the other four brands disclose (lumens measure total light output; lux measures illuminance at a specific distance), so treat any brightness comparison across this list as directional rather than exact.

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