Elgato Prompter – Teleprompter with Built-in Screen for YouTube, Twitch, Zoom, MS Teams and more, Supports DSLR/Webcam/Smartphone, Drag & Drop Monitor Display, Works with Mac/PC & Stream Deck

I have struggled to keep on track with my videos narrative for a while, and after checking out some other reviews on the Elgato Prompter I decided it was time to take the plunge.Setup was easy, I am using it with a Sony ZV-E10 it unfortunately needs a different lens to clip the prompter directly to utilise the included accessories, but the shroud does a great job of keeping out external light.The quality is very good as you would expect from Elgato, and it works seamlessly, the unit connects via USB C to USB A on the PC end, this provides power to the unit.The Elgato prompter is good value when compared to units requiring a seperate display, initial impressions are good, but the software does take some getting used to, the Stream Deck integration is awesome and made it simpler to scroll through whilst filming, the AI narrative function I couldn’t get working consistently.Overall, very good initial impressions.

This Elgato Prompter really is amazing for Vloggers or people creating courses.Basically, you connect this to your computer and the computer uses this as a second screen. The prompter has a mirror built into it and so it reflects this backwards second screen in a way that you can see it as if it was the correct way round.For most people, this allows you to write scripts and have them broadcast from your laptop to the screen using the Elgato software. However, you are able to just use it as a second screen for things such as Discord if you want to.What makes the prompter so good is that your camera goes behind the screen, which servers as a one-way mirror essentially. You see a screen, but your camera behind the screen captures you. This means no more looking off to a second screen or down at your notes. It means far less takes as you can read from a script rather than having to remember lines.I really liked how many attachments came with the prompter. Whatever size lens you have, there's a fitting for the prompter to attach to your camera. There are also options for smaller cameras or phones as well, although you may need to pick up a cheap attachment depending.Overall, I think this is an excellent way to improve your videos. It's very easy to setup and use as well.

I use it with an iPhone, and most of the time it is perfect it gets the job done.If you want to use it with a phone one thing to consider, in portrait mode you can’t use the camera under 50 mm. With the wide angle and a 24 mm camera, you’re gonna see quite a big chunk of the prompter in the video. But this is obviously not the prompters fault, just something to think about if you want to use it with the phone.The prompt itself is nicely built nothing special. It’s easy to use, the software it comes with is fairly simple to use.It definitely speeds up the workflow quite significantly.For the price, I think it’s a good deal.

I’ve had this about 5 days now and it works well. The software was difficult to get working which required some time on Google to make it work on Mac (you had to toggle an unlabelled button on the DisplayLink Manager … but once operational it does work well.I use it with an Osbot Tiny and connect to my MacBook Pro 14” M1 Pro via USB-C.I had read some reviews about build quality but I think it’s fine. The resolution of the screen could be better though so hence only 4 stars … although for seeing people’s faces on video calls it works great.4/5If it had a higher resolution screen and was easier to set up it would be a 5/5

Works really well, camera mount is really good and is great for all camera types.The Elgato Facecam mount comes ready fit which I didn't notice till i'd bought another.One thing to note, it's a lot better if you use straight into USB, DO NOT use a hub as it seems to confuse the software. Also if possible use USB C - USB C as it's a lot smoother

I purchased this totally after getting hooked on clever marketing.The truth is this product is abysmal. While the idea is great, the execution is truly awful. Firstly this is mostly plastic, and it shows. I know this isn't going to last. They really have cut corners here for a product that costs so much.The display uses a technology called DisplayLink, which is video over USB, and because of this, the "advantage" of it working as another screen is actually a major annoyance, so much so I ended up disconnecting it from my PC most of the time which made this whole thing pointless. Why? Because I had a super ultrawide 57" Samsung G95NC monitor, the prompter set above this. Windows allows you to arrange the displays so that when your cursor gets to the edge, it flows into the other display. The problem is that as the Prompter acts as just another display, but it's tiny in comparison, whenever my cursor touched the top of my main ultrawide display it would jump to the prompter. App windows would randomly get assigned to the tiny screen on the prompter. It was so frustrating to do window management.It became apparent what Elgato was doing when the overlay with scrolling text decided to move to my main display, covering the entire ultrawide 57" with the scrolling text on black background, and it would refuse to move away!So basically what Elgato did here is to tack a cheap USB screen onto a plastic frame with a reflective mirror at an angle, and built a glorified powerpoint player that their software attempts to always keep assigned to the prompter screen. And then you get some control over how the text and overlays are displayed. And they have the cheek to charge £280 for their unpolished experience and a cheap screen mounted with plastic that feels like it's going to break?Please do not fall for the hype. I used to do YouTube, left the hobby when my channel attained 50k subscribers due to the constant stress of having to create content... The reviews are all by people who make videos trying to impress manufacturers with grandiose claims so that they receive free stuff later, or receive sponsorship money. They all love to say how impartial they are but I know all they want is to sell things like these off as perfection when in reality it's far from that.A DIY prompter made with a cheap tablet, a mouse with scrollwheel and you've got more flexibility than this. You don't need to install some heavy software on your device, and while you won't have fancy mounting options they can also be very restrictive. Even with a 3D printer and design know-how, I built myself a backplate for my Logi BRIO 4K camera only to find that the one-way glass on the prompter would block the IR camera so my Windows Hello face ID would no longer work.As for mounting to my mirrorless lens, I found that it put undue pressure on the front of the lens. Awful if it's a zoom lens! Is it worth ruining a good and expensive lens for a cheap screen on a piece of plastic that requires cumbersome and buggy software to run? For me the answer is no.So I returned this and won't buy again. The idea of a "ready to use" teleprompter seemed awesome. In reality this product actually removes freedom and makes it hard to use. If you want to fix this to a desk in a homemade studio with a PC dedicated to it, great. Otherwise forget it. Software support is terrible and there are definitely bugs in the software, maybe most people won't notice it however at least for my super ultrawide setup there were issues.Oh, a major red flag: no Linux support! So if you think you can install Elgato's proprietary garbage software to use this product on Debian or another mature distribution, think again. Elgato does not make native Linux software, and without their software their fancy plasticky prompter is as good as a paperweight. Since this product was made for primarily Windows users you can hardly blame Microsoft for the screen edge and Windowing issues. Elgato's software engineers should be tasking themselves with making this a polished, flawless product that works within Windows OS constraints but it does really feel like an unfinished beta thing.