If you often stream videos online and aim to deliver quality content, you might have noticed that costs can quickly escalate. The well-known accessory brand Elgato is looking to lighten the load with its new Neo range, which is currently on sale.
Elgato Neo: An Affordable Range for Creators
If you’re looking to publish videos in the highest quality possible, the investment can be significant, with a webcam that offers better image quality than those integrated into Macs or monitors, a microphone that provides clear voice transmission, careful lighting, and perhaps an interface to quickly manage various interactions and effects, or a video capture box to share your gaming adventures.
With its new Neo range, Elgato offers versions that focus on the quality/price ratio of five of its peripherals. This new line includes high-quality, easy-to-use hardware aimed at creators who don’t want or can’t afford more high-end products that come with more detailed specifications and sometimes features and options that aren’t necessarily useful to them. Julian Fest, General Manager of Elgato, states:
For Neo, we initially targeted the fundamental tools that users value the most, such as iPad capture, muting, and lighting control accessibility. We then developed the hardware and software around these key needs.This resulted in a new kind of Elgato product, aimed at an emerging audience. An audience that may not need or want a technically complex setup, but who absolutely wants to be as professional and confident as possible online. We’re looking forward to seeing what our customers will do with Neo.
The range thus consists of the Stream Deck Neo interface, the Facecam Neo webcam, the Wave Neo USB microphone, the Key Light Neo connected lighting, and the Game Capture Neo box.
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The Stream Deck Neo is a miniature version of the company’s famous controller, still featuring eight customizable keys, an info bar displaying the date and time, and two navigation keys.
The set comes with ready-to-use profiles for numerous applications, where each key/screen can trigger an action as simple or complex as desired (display chat, adjust lighting, launch effects and reactions, and more), and it’s possible to download from the Marketplace to create a customized setup. The Stream Deck Neo is usually priced at 99.99 euros.
The USB Wave Neo microphone has a tall stand for easy placement, a cardioid directivity (capturing sound from the front while reducing noise from the back), a foam anti-pop filter, a headphone jack, a mute button, and a cable management system, all allowing you to benefit from the excellent Wave Link software. The new microphone is also usually offered at a price of 99.99 euros.
Sound excellence made simple. Unlike built-in laptop microphones or earbuds, Wave Neo captures voices with precision that restores their authenticity. Perfectly positioned thanks to the extra tall desktop stand, Wave Neo provides listeners with a very pure vocal rendition, with minimal background noise. A finger’s press is all it takes to engage the mute. Wave Neo installs in a flash on any system, including iPad, PlayStation, and iPhone*. It incorporates even more features, such as a foam anti-pop filter, a headphone jack, and a cable management system. Plus, Elgato’s Wave Link app allows presenters to further refine their sound settings. In meetings or voice chats, Wave Neo ensures professional rendering with ease: just plug it in and turn off mute.
The Key Light Neo allows adjusting lighting to provide better rendering, no matter the webcam used, all in a compact format offering 1,000 lumens for 99.99 euros.
Quality lighting is essential for a professional appearance in front of the camera. With Key Light Neo, presenters can make a good impression during their video calls, recordings, and live broadcasts. Unlike your home or office lighting, which can be harsh and cast artificial colors, Key Light Neo emits a soft and even light, which flatters the complexion without straining the eyes. It features built-in controls, allowing users to adjust brightness and switch between presets at the touch of a finger. To save space on your desk, Key Light Neo mounts directly to monitors, with an optional ¼ inch threading that attaches to almost any device. It is USB-powered, but shines even brighter when plugged into a wall outlet, with an intensity that can reach 1,000 lumens. It comes with Elgato’s Control Center app, which allows for adjusting the lighting via a computer, mobile phone, or Stream Deck.
Video game streaming enthusiasts can rely on the Game Capture Neo box to display in 4K at 60 frames per second and HDR, and to stream in 1080p at 60 frames per second, including from an iPad.
It’s never been easier to create quality content. Game Capture Neo is an easy-to-use game capture card that allows players to record or stream continuously like professionals, without the limitations of built-in console sharing. It sends two video signals from its console: one signal up to 4K60 HDR to a gaming screen, and another 1080p60 signal to a PC, Mac, or iPad via USB. This allows creators to play the latest titles with maximum fidelity, while filming the gaming experience at the most used resolution on Twitch and YouTube. Since it works with any video app, from QuickTime Player to OBS Studio, Game Capture Neo seamlessly integrates into most content creators’ workflows.
Finally, the Facecam Neo webcam featuring a USB-C port offers videos in 1080p at 60 frames per second and HDR, all with a lens cover, a stand that simplifies its setup, a 77° field of view, and the proprietary Camera Hub software.
For a future where everyone turns on their camera with confidence. Facecam Neo is a plug-and-play webcam that outperforms laptop-integrated cameras. It captures daily meetings and live broadcasts in Full HD at 60 frames per second, with sharper details than ever and minimal motion blur. Thanks to the activation of the HDR function, presenters benefit from a clear image even in difficult lighting conditions, for example when facing bright office windows. Just take the Facecam Neo out of the box* for immediate and easy use: it clips easily to screens and sets up in seconds. It features an integrated privacy shutter and a comfortable 77-degree field of vision that focuses on faces, not backgrounds. It even comes with the Camera Hub app, which allows users who wish to customize image settings like on a DSLR.