Even though I'm not used to streams, Razer loaned me a Key Light for about three weeks, a light that can illuminate a scene in a good way to improve the quality of video recording. All things considered, what studios have used on film sets since the beginnings of cinema (as well as the world of photography).
The Key Light is delivered in a brown and black box, far from the usual green colors of the brand. Inside, a 52.5W adapter with a universal plug (featuring different tips to adapt to plugs around the world), a pole and the light itself.
The pole ends in a clamp, which attaches to my desk without difficulty, and will fit all standard sized boards. It extends over three levels, allowing the light to be positioned between 55 and 130 cm above the desk, and ends with a ¼" screw ball joint, which is screwed into one of the four locations provided in the middle of each side of the Key Light. Of course, only one way allows to have the logo on the back correctly oriented, but this is not really a criterion, therefore offering orientation in landscape or portrait mode. The ball joint adds to the freedom of movement, with an angle of up to 90° to, for example, illuminate an object placed on the desk.
To control the Key Light, two solutions. The first is via Bluetooth, which will work for cellphones with the Razer Streaming mobile app. Otherwise, Wifi can also be used, here rather by computers, thanks to the Razer Synapse 3 application. I mainly used the PC application, which offers more comfort, even if I had to cheat to have it recognized my Wifi (as my 63 character password was not accepted).
Once the few technical issues were resolved, everything went very well, with an infinite number of possible settings thanks to the 16.8 million colors and the various parameters impacting the brightness (up to 2800 Lumens) and the heat (3k at 000 7k).
Effects are handled by Razer Chroma RGB, either with Quick Effects or using Chroma Studio. This software is easy to learn, very quickly I was able to have fun making effects that react to ambient noise or that pulsate at a more or less rapid rate.
I tried to make a video to show you the changes but capturing a light is difficult with the equipment I have, so the rendering is poor (which also explains why I mainly used the photos taken from the press kit ).
You should also know that, and I couldn't test it here: it is possible to synchronize the notifications of a light stream. Thus, the nuance can change according to the reactions of the spectators, alerts, big-ups and much more. And, of course, like all Razer devices, the Key Light syncs with other Chroma RGB compatible devices through the app.
Very practical to install and use, a piece of equipment that I would appreciate adding to my setup, if only to properly illuminate my work environment when I take photos of equipment. Streamers will, without hesitation, need it day by day, to create a unique atmosphere. You can find more information about the Key Light on the official website (with overview photos and technical specifications). A lighting panel that unfortunately costs the price of its quality: count 299€ excluding promotion to acquire this product...
Razer.com - Razer Key Light Chroma
