Datacolor Color Management Tools

ColorReader Standard Edition by Datacolor. Go with the ColorReader standard edition if you want a smaller form factor and only want to use it with the mobile app. What’s that color? How do you find out fast? Use the ColorReader to measure the color and get your answer. Doesn’t matter which paint brand. With the ColorReader, you can focus on getting the job done fast and right.

• Color reader for all materials
• Identifies colors on all surfaces
• App for iOS and Android
• Create your own color palettes
• Color-matching precision: Over 92%

Whether it is paint or an everyday object that inspires you, the ColorReader helps to realize every detail of your design concept with more accurate color identification to better express your vision and impress clients. With the easy to use mobile app, find the best colors to compliment your design choices and bring the project to life faster than ever before. This will quickly become your go-to portable color tool for deciding on colors, experimenting with palettes, and saving time and money.

Find paint color inspiration in everyday objects

Easily experiment with color palettes

Identify the best paint colors to complement your design choices

How It Works

Step 1

Place the ColorReader lens against surface to measure a color.

Step 2

Check the app for the paint color name.

ColorReader for iOS & Android

A mobile app for discovering,  creating and sharing paint color palettes.

Feature Specifications

Functional Data

Physical Specifications

Identify Paint Color

Identify paint names and numbers and discover possible alternatives.

Create Color Palettes

Experiment with your own palettes, save them to you library and share them with others.

What's in the Box

• ColorReader device
• Micro USB cable
• Calibration Disk

Datacolor has an American heart, a Swiss soul and an international vision. Datacolor color management solutions are created and supported by passionate employees and certified to multiple industry standards. The mission is to empower customers to make objective, cost-effective and smart color decisions that perfectly suit individual workflows. Over a million customers working in Textile & Apparel, Paint & Coatings, Plastics, Photography, Design and many other industries trust Datacolor solutions

Datacolor ColorReader EZ. An easy to use color matching tool, the ColorReader EZ Color Matching Tool from Datacolor offers a mixture of high precision along with flexibility via a dedicated app platform. This device is intended for matching colors to popular fan decks from a wide variety of paint manufacturers, and it offers 85% accuracy for assured use. The ColorReader EZ connects to mobile devices via Bluetooth and is operated via the ColorReader app, free to download for either Android or iOS. Get accurate color matches to the top paint brands and Savage Universal backgrounds as well as CIE Lab, RGB, and Hex color values.

• Ideal for Matching Paint Colors
• 85% Matching Success on Most Fan Decks
• Bluetooth LE Connectivity
• Use in Conjunction with ColorReader App

Faster Paint Color Decisions

Finding a paint color can be overwhelming and time consuming, but it doesn’t have to be. ColorReader EZ helps you to scan a hue then find its top 3 paint color matches and coordinating colors instantly, saving you both time and money!

Need Help Finding a Paint Color?

Scan a color you love to instantly find its top 3 paint color matches and coordinating colors. It’s like having your very own personal color consultant at your fingertips. ColorReader EZ is a must-have tool for any home project!

From Inspiration to Reality

When it comes to home DIY projects with big impact, few can beat a fresh coat of paint. Paint projects can often get stalled when it comes to picking a color. Now, ColorReader EZ helps take the guesswork out of color selection to transform your room from this to that.

Precise Color Matching

Get accurate color matches to the top paint brands, Savage Universal backgrounds as well as CIE Lab, RGB and Hex color values.

Save, Label and Share Colors

Save your favorite colors, label them for quick reference and easily share with friends, family — even your paint store — right from your phone.

Coordinating Colors

Tap onto your color match to find complementary color options plus a variety of color palette schemes for added inspiration.

Browse Digital Fan Decks

Scroll through digital fan decks of your favorite paint brands for additional color inspiration or to fine-tune your final color selections.

System requirements

• Smartphones running Android™ 6.0 or higher; or iPhone® or iPodTouch® running iOS version 9.3 or higher
• Compatible with Bluetooth® 4.0 or higher
• Supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Danish, Dutch, Turkish, Polish, Swedish, Finnish, Korean and Russian

Datacolor has an American heart, a Swiss soul and an international vision. Datacolor color management solutions are created and supported by passionate employees and certified to multiple industry standards. The mission is to empower customers to make objective, cost-effective and smart color decisions that perfectly suit individual workflows. Over a million customers working in Textile & Apparel, Paint & Coatings, Plastics, Photography, Design and many other industries trust Datacolor solutions

ColorReaderPro by Datacolor. Go with the PRO if you're looking for a more flexible experience that can be used with or without the mobile app thanks to an embedded OLED screen. What’s that color? How do you find out fast? Use the ColorReader to measure the color and get your answer. Doesn’t matter which paint brand. With the ColorReader, you can focus on getting the job done fast and right.

• Color reader for all materials
• Identifies colors on all surfaces
• App for iOS and Android
• Create your own color palettes
• Color-matching precision: Over 92%

Whether it is paint or an everyday object that inspires you, the ColorReader helps to realize every detail of your design concept with more accurate color identification to better express your vision and impress clients. With the easy to use mobile app, find the best colors to compliment your design choices and bring the project to life faster than ever before. This will quickly become your go-to portable color tool for deciding on colors, experimenting with palettes, and saving time and money.

Find paint color inspiration in everyday objects

Easily experiment with color palettes

Identify the best paint colors to complement your design choices

How It Works

Step 1

Place the ColorReader lens against surface to measure a color.

Step 2

Check the app for the paint color name.

ColorReader for iOS & Android

A mobile app for discovering,  creating and sharing paint color palettes.

Feature Specifications

Functional Data

Physical Specifications

Identify Paint Color

Identify paint names and numbers and discover possible alternatives.

Create Color Palettes

Experiment with your own palettes, save them to you library and share them with others.

What's in the Box

• ColorReaderPro Device
• Carrying Case
• Micro USB cable
• Calibration Disk

Datacolor has an American heart, a Swiss soul and an international vision. Datacolor color management solutions are created and supported by passionate employees and certified to multiple industry standards. The mission is to empower customers to make objective, cost-effective and smart color decisions that perfectly suit individual workflows. Over a million customers working in Textile & Apparel, Paint & Coatings, Plastics, Photography, Design and many other industries trust Datacolor solutions

Datacolor has taken its expertise in color to the next level with an innovative device that surpasses the traditional light meter. Datacolor LightColor Meter is a compact, Bluetooth-enabled, and multifunctional tool that acts as your on-site assistant – and fits conveniently in your pocket.

In real-time, it streams both light and color data directly to your smartphone via the free Datacolor LightColor Meter app, allowing you to adjust lighting and exposure without leaving the camera. For even higher precision and efficiency, you can synchronize multiple devices and measure light and color temperature from several points simultaneously. The result? A smoother workflow and even more accurate measurements.

• A meter that measures both light and color temperature.
• Works with ambient, continuous, and flash lighting in any environment.
• Synchronize multiple LightColor Meters to measure light in multiple locations at once and receive all data directly in the app.
• Streams data in real-time for precise exposure, matched camera settings, and a smoother workflow.
• Wireless meter transmits real-time light & color data for accurate exposure.
• Accurate exposure & efficiency.

The easiest way to ensure correct exposure

Datacolor LightColor Meter is one of the simplest ways to ensure correct exposure for reliable results and a smoother post-processing experience. It allows us to master the science of color and light while you focus on the artistic aspect of visual representation. Measuring eliminates guesswork around exposure settings and helps photographers, videographers, cinematographers, and hybrid photo/video creators better control lighting conditions and color consistency across different lighting environments and camera setups.

Measurement data is instantly sent to your smartphone

Measurement data is instantly sent to your smartphone via the Datacolor LightColor Meter app and continuously updated to ensure accuracy, even under varying lighting conditions such as shifting daylight. In addition to time-saving benefits and wireless convenience, the comprehensive light and color information from the Datacolor LightColor Meter gives users increased creative control.

Accurately measures all types of light

The Bluetooth-enabled meter delivers accurate light measurement in any environment – from changing outdoor lighting and a mix of natural and artificial light to all types of studio lighting, including both continuous lighting and flash/strobe.

Synchronize multiple Datacolor LightColor Meters

You can synchronize multiple Datacolor LightColor Meters to obtain measurement data from different areas of your shoot simultaneously via the app, and this information is continuously updated – an invaluable feature in shifting light conditions that saves both time and effort while providing accurate real-time results.

Measurement of Color Temperature and Color Shift

Datacolor LightColor Meter not only measures color temperature but also Duv (Delta u, v) – an indicator of color shift in light towards green or magenta. This function helps you determine whether correction is needed for different light sources, such as fluorescent, LED, or natural sunlight.

Perfect White Balance with Accurate Color Temperature Measurement

Using a meter allows you to precisely read the actual color temperature of light instead of relying on your camera's automatic white balance. This enables you to set the correct white balance from the start and avoid time-consuming corrections in post-production. In mixed lighting environments, the meter's flash and ambient color measurement feature allows you to match your flashes with existing light. This eliminates unwanted color casts and ensures a consistent lighting setup.

For challenging light sources like LED or fluorescent lighting, you can measure them individually to understand how to adjust the white balance. Alternatively, you can use color correction filters to optimize the light's characteristics. With built-in filter libraries from Profoto®, LEE®, and Rosco®, selecting the right filter for perfect colors in every shot becomes easy.

Smart Light Alerts

Datacolor LightColor Meter allows you to set up to 15 alert notifications on any connected device. These provide instant warnings about changes in light levels, shifts in color temperature, or other deviations. Perfect for detecting when clouds form and move across the sky outdoors or when a flash does not trigger correctly in a studio.

Key Feature Highlights

• Incident Metering for Ambient & Flash
• Mobile App/Wireless Bluetooth 4.0 LE
• Photo, Video, Cine Exposure Modes
• Measures Lux, Chromaticity, CCT, and +/- Green (Duv)
• Measures Any Kind of Light Source
• Color Temperature Range: 1,600K - 20,000K
• Luminance Range: 1.0 - 1,000,000 lux
• Cine Settings: Frame Rate, Shutter Angle/Speed & ND Filter Compensation
• HSS Flash & Flash Duration Measurements
• Included: Gel Filter Libraries from Profoto®, LEE® and Rosco®
• Simultaneous Measurements from Multiple Meters Up to 80 ft Away
• Hands-Free Functionality - incl. Magnet, ¼"-20 Mount
• Cord-in (PC Sync)
• Custom Exposure Profiles

Product Description

• A wireless, Bluetooth-connected meter that measures both light and color temperature. Works with ambient, continuous, and strobe/flash lighting in any setting, for easier, faster lighting and greater creative flexibility. You can also sync several LightColor Meters to take measurements at multiple locations simultaneously and get all the readings at once on your phone via the Datacolor LightColor Meter app.
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• Wireless meter measures both light & color. Continuously streams data in real time for precise exposure, matched camera settings and streamlined workflow.
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• Wireless meter sends real time light & color data for precise exposure.
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• Precise exposure & efficient.

Features & Benefits

• An Advanced Way of Metering - The Datacolor LightColor Meter uses wireless Bluetooth technology to continuously send both light exposure and color temperature information directly to your smartphone, running the free Datacolor LightColor Meter app for iOS or Android. More data is delivered to you instantly for streamlined lighting set up and precise exposure.
• Ideal for Both New & Experienced Light Meter Users – The value-added combination of having both a light and color meter in one convenient, Bluetooth-enabled device gives you multiple products for the price of one. The meter’s remote functionality delivers all the valuable info you need in real time to your phone in a clear, concise format while eliminating the need to run back and forth to your camera, saving you time and effort.
• Seamless Meter Synchronization – The Datacolor LightColor Meter app lets you sync multiple LightColor Meters to your phone. This allows you to get all the light and color data at once, for unparalleled creative control. Streamlining the lighting & camera set-up process for proper exposure reduces post-production editing.
• Multi-Media Use - Whether you’re shooting stills, video or cinema, the Datacolor LightColor Meter also includes the convenience of remote sensing & multiple sensors in a small yet powerful tool that works in studio or on location.
• Eliminates Exposure Guesswork – Metering allows you to take the guesswork out of managing your lighting and setting your camera’s exposure. For instance, you can set foreground/background lighting ratios for a consistent look and set lights to fill shadows to your specifications.　
• More Precise than a Camera’s Auto Mode - Using a dedicated device like the LightColor Meter offers more precise control over exposure by taking measurements in any areas of a scene you select. Get consistent results across different lighting conditions, especially in challenging situations like high contrast or mixed lighting, for greater creative control over your image.
• A Dream for Green Screens – The Datacolor LightColor Meter’s remote functionality is perfect for metering large areas to get uniform lighting for things like green screens.　The device can accurately meter light and color temperature from a distance of up to 80 feet. By using and syncing several meters, you can cover a wide area at once for even faster, more efficient lighting set-ups.
• Hands-Free Functionality - The rare earth magnet on the back of the meter has accessories for mounting or can be attached magnetically for convenient placement.　A ¼"-20 threaded mount for attaching to light stands and tripods allows you to place the meter next to your subject while you work on lighting.　The through-hole for lanyards allows you to hang the device anywhere for convenient access or even in your photo/video scene. The included alligator clip lets you hang the meter off clothing or other fabrics.
• Constant Communication – In addition to having your light and color temperature data continuously streamed to your phone via the app, the device itself has LEDs that let you know the mode your meter is in, displays the connection status plus lets you set up to 15 alarm notifications for light changes.
• Flashes of Brilliance - The 3.5 mm jack lets you attach a sync cable for triggering a strobe/flash if needed. The Datacolor LightColor Meter can also detect a flash without a sync cable from the sensor inside.　The power & measure button turns the meter on and off and also triggers manual light reading including firing your wired flash.　
• An Agile, On-Set Assistant – The crush-proof, spring-loaded light diffusion dome toggles between raised and lowered positions. When the dome is raised, the device can be used for exposure metering of people or other 3D objects and multiple light sources at the same time. When the dome is pressed down, it’s ready to measure color temperature or metering flat objects or single light sources.　
• The Wireless Advantages - Because metered information is delivered to your phone instead of on the device itself, it’s easy to read even when outdoors or in brighter light conditions. The familiarity of mobile phone use also makes the LightColor Meter perfect for both individuals who have never used a meter before as well as experienced users transitioning to this wireless functionality.
• Hardworking, Easy to Handle - The Datacolor LightColor Meter’s design makes it easy to handle and comfortable to hold. The meter is rugged and can even withstand being dropped, and unlike traditional meters, your info will remain displayed on your phone. The device’s portable size and protective case makes it an ideal on-the-go tool to always keep in your camera bag. The Datacolor LightColor Meter only uses 2 AAA batteries for up to 40 hours of continuous use, to keep working as hard as you do.

Use Cases

Here are some examples of how the Datacolor LightColor Meter works in various use cases for both photography and videography/cinematography:

For Photo

• Studio Shoots with Mixed Lighting – Example: Studio set up with various light sources (LED, tungsten, etc.) Results: Harmonious balance of light plus accurate color representation reflecting the intended artistic vision. The device provides simultaneous measurement of both flash/strobe and continuous light sources.
• Outdoor Portraits – Example: Varying light conditions. Results: The Datacolor LightColor Meter ensures natural, accurate skin tones and balanced exposure, minimizing post-edits. You can leave the device in place, and it will provide you with continuous light and color temperature data as the light varies.
• Event Photography in Varied Lighting – Example: Indoor events like weddings, outdoor events like concerts. Results: Consistently capture well-exposed, color-accurate images in the fast-paced and varied lighting conditions of event photography.
• Product Photography for Accurate Color Representation – Example: Product photo shoot. Results: Product images accurately represent the true colors of the items, reducing returns due to color discrepancies while increasing customer satisfaction. The minimal footprint of the Datacolor LightColor meter makes positioning in the shooting environment easier, with minimal effect on the lighting in the shot.
• Landscape Photography – Example: Outdoor shoot during the Golden Hour: Results: Showcase the dramatic lighting and vibrant colors of the Golden Hour with well-balanced exposure and color fidelity.
• Product Photography with Controlled Highlights – Example: Photographing products with reflective surfaces. Results: Achieve precise control over highlights and reflections on reflective or metallic products. Photographing products with reflective surfaces requires control over color temperature and light intensity - crucial for showcasing the product accurately and its response to reflections and highlights. Well-controlled highlights and reflections enhance the product’s appeal without a distracting glare. Achieve this with the Datacolor LightColor Meter’s directional light precision, enhanced by its compact and wireless design.
• Portrait Photography with Rim Lighting – Example: To create a dramatic rim lighting effect to enhance the subject’s outline and separate it from the background. Result: In either a studio or controlled outdoor setting, using the Datacolor LightColor Meter ensures the subject is beautifully highlighted with a rim light that provides depth and separation from the background. The Datacolor LightColor Meter’s direction measurements are perfect for rim lighting, achieving the desired effect through precise measurement and adjustment of the directional light.

For Video

• Videography in Mixed Lighting Conditions Example: Shooting in mixed light conditions such as sunlight/LED lights, etc. Results: The final video has uniform exposure and accurate color balance throughout, despite the mixed lighting conditions, reducing the need for extensive color correction in post-production.
• Interview Set-Ups – Example: Achieve precise lighting and color balance for a studio interview in controlled lighting set up. Result: The interview footage has professional-quality lighting and accurate color representation, enhancing the subject's appearance and the overall aesthetic of the video. The wireless feature of the Datacolor LightColor Meter quickly and conveniently allows you to set up the perfect 3-point lighting for the shoot.
• Dramatic Lighting for Narrative Filmmaking – Example: Establish mood and atmosphere in short film scenes using controlled, directional lighting. Result: The filmmaker prepares to shoot a scene requiring specific lighting to convey mood, such as suspense, warmth, or mystery. The scene effectively communicates the intended mood through lighting, with the directional light contributing to the narrative's emotional depth and visual appeal. Metered light and color temperature measurements are used to fine-tune the contrast and color of lighting to create dramatic scenes.
• Event Videography – Example: Capture well-exposed and color-accurate footage of an outdoor event such as a wedding, outdoor festival or performance, etc., that spans several hours, including changing light conditions (e.g., from afternoon to sunset). Result: The event video maintains consistent exposure and true-to-life colors throughout its duration, capturing the essence of the event from daylight into the evening. The Datacolor LightColor Meter gives you the right color and exposure levels on-the-fly with its continuous measurement mode.
• Green Screen Chroma Keying – Example: Optimize lighting for green screen work to ensure easy and effective chroma keying in post-production. Result: A scene is set up with a green screen backdrop for keying out the background. The green screen is evenly lit, and the subject is properly exposed with accurate colors, simplifying the chroma keying process in post-production and ensuring high-quality visual effects.
• Cinematic Lighting for Interviews – Example: Create a cinematic look for interviews using directional lighting to add depth and sculpt the subject's features using light and shadows, aiming for a cinematic look. Result: The interview footage exhibits a cinematic quality with well-defined, sculpted lighting on the subject, enhancing the overall production value thanks to getting the right exposure and contrast by using the Datacolor LightColor Meter and app.
• "Run-and-Gun" Documentary Filmmaking – Example: Maintain consistent exposure and color balance in documentary footage across various locations and lighting conditions with additional on-camera lighting. Result: The documentary project involves shooting in diverse locations, from indoor settings with artificial light to outdoor scenes under natural light. The camera operator uses on-camera lighting to fill in shadows when required. The documentary footage exhibits consistent quality, with well-balanced exposure and accurate color representation creating an authentic, real-life experience for the viewer.
• Documentary Filmmaking in Varied Lighting Conditions – Example: Capture consistent, high-quality footage across a variety of natural and artificial lighting conditions for a documentary film. Result: Filming a documentary that involves shooting in diverse environments, from brightly lit outdoor landscapes to dimly lit indoor spaces, requires quick adaptation to changing lighting conditions. The documentary footage exhibits consistent exposure and color accuracy across these varied scenes, enhancing the narrative's visual appeal and emotional impact. The Datacolor LightColor Meter’s versatility in measuring both ambient and directional light, combined with its wireless adaptability, ensures documentary filmmakers can capture consistent, true-to-life footage in any environment.

What’s Included

• LightColor Meter Hardware
• 2x Magnetic Mounts
• Carrying Case

Shooting in RAW mode gives you creative freedom but processing a RAW file is often a long, trial-and-error operation. SpyderCUBE accelerates RAW processing by providing references to set the white balance, exposure, black level and brightness right from the start. Simply take one reference shot with SpyderCUBE under the same light condition, adjust, save as preset and apply to the entire series.

SpyderCUBE is made of ABS Cycoloy, a hybrid resin that is fade proof, extremely durable and shock resistant. In addition, colors are through-pigmented for durability, and are scientifically formulated to provide optimal color values, including an 18% grey, which defines a new standard for spectral neutrality to provide accurate color balance under any light source.

Designed for:

• Anyone who shoots with a Digital SLR or in RAW mode from amateurs to professionals

Features

• Reference tool to achieve accurate colors without trial-and-error operations in RAW processing
• SpyderCUBE provides all relevant light information for the RAW adjustments
• Chrome Ball to measure catchlight to analyze overexposed areas
• White Faces to define highlights in relation to catchlight
• Spectrally neutral 18% Grey Faces to measure color temperature and midtones in all lighting conditions
• Black Trap to define absolute black
• Black Face to define shadows in relation to black trap
• Easy to use and compatible with all RAW converter software
• Essential for RAW processing but can also be used when processing images in a JPG workflow
• Small and handy, it fits in any photo bag
• Ideal for location shooting (outdoor or indoor) and studios
• Capture accurate color without a lot of trial and error manipulation
• Spectrally Neutral, so that Cube responds accurately to all lighting conditions
• Provides reference values to check and adjust RAW control settings
• Includes Black Trap for shadow detail control
• Allows users to instantly correct color images by setting color temperature value
• Allows users to accurately adjust shadows and highlight detail in any RAW image
• Ideal for location shooting (outdoor or indoor) and studios
• Essential for RAW conversion, and can also be used when correcting images in a JPG workflow

In the box

• Datacolor SpyderCUBE
• Protective pouch
• Quick Start Guide (available in 10 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese)
• 2-Year hardware warranty
• Free Online Support

Datacolor has an American heart, a Swiss soul and an international vision. Datacolor color management solutions are created and supported by passionate employees and certified to multiple industry standards. The mission is to empower customers to make objective, cost-effective and smart color decisions that perfectly suit individual workflows. Over a million customers working in Textile & Apparel, Paint & Coatings, Plastics, Photography, Design and many other industries trust Datacolor solutions

Premiere Camera Color Correction for Photo and Video. Start your color control at the capture stage with the new SpyderCHECKR. It allows photographers to color calibrate their cameras, perform precision in-camera white balance and record known-color samples. SpyderCHECKR helps capture consistent color from day to day and camera to camera and apply these results easily in your workflow with RAW import software such as, Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. The sturdy design has 48 spectrally engineered color patches, easy to use calibration software making post production quicker by getting consistent, predictable color right from the start.

Problem:

Every camera make, model, and individual chip records color in different ways. These camera sensors do not see the same as our eyes and the camera manufacturers go through a lot of trouble to manipulate the data so you get a realistic image. But, there is a lot going on that you have no knowledge or control of.

Solution:

Color control and consistency requires a color reference tool to account for these variations. Adding color management at the capture stage of your digital workflow assures consistency and accuracy from day to day as well as from camera to camera. A custom camera profile enables you to apply a ‘translation’ that compensates for the characteristics of the light source and sensors to give a more accurate color reproduction in your images.

Feature:

Decrease trial and error color adjustment by correcting color automatically as part of your image import workflow. SpyderCHECKR gives you the color reference to capture true color in your photo shoot, create a custom camera calibration and perform precision in-camera white balance.

Benefit:

SpyderCHECKR helps capture consistent color from day to day and camera to camera and apply these results easily in your workflow with RAW import software such as, Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. The sturdy design has 48 spectrally engineered color patches, easy to use calibration software making post production quicker by getting consistent, predictable color right from the start.

Features:

• Consistent color control for your RAW workflow made easy and fast with SpyderCHECKR and its powerful software, giving you a color standard for any camera and decreasing your post production time
• Neutral gray target & gray ramp for in-camera white balance and visual neutrality analysis
• Extensive skintone samples for portrait & fashion photography
• Durable self casing construction for easy transport and field use, with replaceable targets, tripod mount and Fade strip indicator*
• Easy-to-use software interacts with Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, Camera Raw, Hasselblad Phocus, and Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve to produce calibration presets, which fit directly into your digital workflow; No DNG processing required, multiple lightsource calibration option included

*FadeCheckr is a light sensitive patch which allows you to track the light exposure of your target and warns you when its time to replace the Target Sheets.

In the box

• SpyderCHECKR
• SpyderCHECKR Software CD
• Quick Start Guide
• Supported Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese

Requirments

• Win 7 32/64, Win 8 32/64, Win 10 32/64, Mac OS X 10.7, 10.8 & 10.9
• 128MB of available RAM
• 100MB of available hard disk space
• Adobe Lightroom v2 and higher or Adobe Photoshop CS3 and higher

Product Comparison

Datacolor has an American heart, a Swiss soul and an international vision. Datacolor color management solutions are created and supported by passionate employees and certified to multiple industry standards. The mission is to empower customers to make objective, cost-effective and smart color decisions that perfectly suit individual workflows. Over a million customers working in Textile & Apparel, Paint & Coatings, Plastics, Photography, Design and many other industries trust Datacolor solutions

Replace your SpyderCHECKR color cards to maintain top color balance. Over time the colors on your SpyderCHECKR color cards will fade with exposure to any light source. This gradual fading will eventually affect the accuracy of color balance in your photography workflow.

When you notice the red patch has changed to a yellow-orange color* in the FadeCheckr window at the bottom left corner inside the Checkr, it is time to replace the color cards.
This will assure you have the true spectrally engineered colors for all 48 patches on the two cards, providing you with the utmost in color accuracy for your photography.

*Note – some earlier SpyderCHECKR products had only one light exposure red patch that is visible through the FadeCheckr window. Products manufactured after December 2010 have two patches for ease in determining the amount of fading (one is hidden behind the frame inside the Checkr when the cards are in place).

Datacolor has an American heart, a Swiss soul and an international vision. Datacolor color management solutions are created and supported by passionate employees and certified to multiple industry standards. The mission is to empower customers to make objective, cost-effective and smart color decisions that perfectly suit individual workflows. Over a million customers working in Textile & Apparel, Paint & Coatings, Plastics, Photography, Design and many other industries trust Datacolor solutions

Camera Color Correction for Photo and Video. The Datacolor SpyderCHECKR 24 target offers the accuracy of full size, spectrally designed pigment patches, in a thin, portable, affordable color target designed for both still and motion imaging. SpyderCHECKR 24’s gray face provides in-camera and post-process white balance and exposure adjustment, while the color face allows you to color correct your capture automatically in Adobe® Photoshop® ACR, Adobe Lightroom®, Hasselblad® Phocus, and Blackmagic® DaVinci Resolve.

The three key uses of SpyderCHECKR 24 are:

• As a camera calibration tool, with the new SpyderCHECKR software
• As an in-camera white balance tool for still and motion
• As a reference target, for catalog work, fine art reproduction, and all photo and motion capture

Problem: Color can vary from scene to camera. Getting accurate, consistent color from scene colors to captured colors can be difficult and time consuming.

Solution: The SpyderCHECKR 24 target and it’s software produces highly accurate HSL color corrections for still and video cameras. This reduces color error on important corporate and team colors, and all the colors in your work.

Problem: Color can vary from camera to camera, as well as from manufacturer to manufacturer. Getting accurate, consistent color from multiple cameras for a single project can be particularly difficult and time consuming.

Solution: SpyderCHECKR 24 features the same easy-to-use software solution as the original SpyderCHECKR, producing smooth, highly accurate HSL color corrections for still and video cameras. Improve the accuracy, printability, and camera-to-camera matching of your work by calibrating each of your cameras with SpyderCHECKR 24

Problem: Color temperature and exposure can vary from shot to shot, as well as from scene to scene. Providing accurate, consistent scene data for all your captures can be difficult and time consuming.

Solution: SpyderCHECKR 24 features a single-sheet, easy-to-use gray chart that provides scene light color and intensity data which can be used to adjust camera settings, as well as to make Post Processing corrections

Features

• Affordable: Professional pigment-formulated color and gray target, at an affordable price
• Portable: SpyderCHECKR 24 ships in a thin, durable plastic slipcover, to fit easily in your equipment bag
• Professional: SpyderCHECKR 24 offers full size, spectrally formulated pigment patches, and highly accurate HSL correction software
• Easy to use: SpyderCHECKR 24 provides easy-to-use software, which automatically rotates the target from any of the four possible orientations

What you get

• SpyderCHECKR 24
• SpyderCHECKR Slipcover and Presentation Box
• SpyderCHECKR 24 Software serial number and download URL
• Quick Start Guide and User Guide URLs
• Supported Languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Japanese

Requirments

• Win 7 32/64, Win 8 32/64, Win 10 32/64, Mac OS X 10.7, 10.8 & 10.9
• 128MB of available RAM
• 100MB of available hard disk space
• Adobe Lightroom v2 and higher, or Adobe Photoshop CS3 and higher, or Hasselblad Phocus 2.8 and higher, or Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve 11 and higher.
• Internet access for SpyderCHECKR 24 Software-Download and product activation

Product Comparison

Datacolor has an American heart, a Swiss soul and an international vision. Datacolor color management solutions are created and supported by passionate employees and certified to multiple industry standards. The mission is to empower customers to make objective, cost-effective and smart color decisions that perfectly suit individual workflows. Over a million customers working in Textile & Apparel, Paint & Coatings, Plastics, Photography, Design and many other industries trust Datacolor solutions

Introducing the Datacolor Spyder Checkr Photo - a sleek and compact color chart and gray scale that streamlines the photographer's workflow, ensuring consistent and accurate colors in every image right at the time of capture, and streamlining post-production. With Spyder Checkr Photo, photographers can ensure color consistency across various combinations of cameras, lenses, and sensors. Its compact size makes it an essential tool that can always be within reach in the camera bag.

It’s compact, yet rugged – perfect for tossing into your camera bag or pocket, whether you’re on-the-go or on location. Streamline post-production workflow within Adobe Lightroom Classic®, Adobe Camera RAW® or Hasselblad Phocus®.

• Landscape/Travel Photography: More detail and optimal RAW process in batch processing
• Wedding /Event Photography: Match multiple camera systems like DSLR, Smartphones, Action Cams, etc.
• Fashion Photography: Color accuracy & consistency from capture through print
• Portraits: Natural looking skin tones
• Architectural Photography: Precise color reproduction
• Studio/Product Photography: Exact matches for product and brand colors
• Macro photography: Correctly determine color dominance and accent colors in shots​

How it Works

Using your camera’s RAW format, take a reference shot of the color target cards in the lighting/setting of your photo shoot. Then import your reference shot into Adobe Lightroom Classic®, Adobe Camera RAW® or Hasselblad Phocus® to edit the image. From there, use your Spyder Checkr software to create an HSL preset from your edited reference shot to use for your shoot and across multiple camera systems.

Portable Size + Protective Case

Spyder Checkr Photo’s portable size and rugged, protective case make it perfect for taking it with you anywhere you go. Whether you’re on location or on-the-go, put Spyder Checkr Photo in your camera bag or pocket to have on hand for planned or impromptu photo shoots.

The Ultra Matte Difference

Streamline your workflow with precise, consistent color from your first shot. Ultra-matte target cards ensure the truest color rendition in any lighting condition, for accurate results and refined detail.

Checkr-Matte Printing Method

Datacolor’s Checkr-Matte printing method includes the selection of premium paper that conforms to ISO 9706 standards - meeting exacting requirements for age-resistance – plus, high-quality inks that offer long-lasting color integrity. The cards’ ultra-matte finish is preferred by photographers for its low reflectivity.

Less Waste, Improved Sustainability

Spyder Checkr Photo target color cards are easy to replace if lost or damaged – a cost-effective feature so you won’t have to repurchase the entire product for just the card. Additionally, the cards are made from 78% bamboo, a renewable resource for paper.

Expanded Tonality

Spyder Checkr Photo offers 62 color targets in 4 interchangeable cards, including 24 standard colors, 6 skin tones, a 24-step grey scale and 2 large grey targets, for easy white/grey balancing, plus 3 white adjustments and 3 black adjustments for exceptionally precise tonality.

Defined Detail

Capture every detail with optimal RAW process in batch processing, plus, precise color reproduction - ideal for Landscape, Travel and Architectural Photography.

Align Multiple Camera Systems

Easy alignment of multiple camera systems - including DSLR, Smartphones, drones, Action Cams, - make Spyder Checkr Photo a must-have for Event Photography, such as weddings, parties and more.

Flawless Skin Tones, Color Perfection

Precise color is critical for Portrait, Studio, Fashion and Product photography, and this is where Spyder Checkr Photo’s comprehensive color targets are invaluable. Get exact matches to product and brand colors, plus capture the subtle color nuances needed for rich, natural looking skin tones.

What’s Included

• Spyder Checkr Photo Case
• 4 replaceable cards with 62 color targets
• Software download link and serial number
• Attachable Lanyard

Specifications

• Dimensions: 116.39mm (L) x 89.79mm (W) x 13.7mm (H)
• Weight: 0.11kg

Datacolor has an American heart, a Swiss soul and an international vision. Datacolor color management solutions are created and supported by passionate employees and certified to multiple industry standards. The mission is to empower customers to make objective, cost-effective and smart color decisions that perfectly suit individual workflows. Over a million customers working in Textile & Apparel, Paint & Coatings, Plastics, Photography, Design and many other industries trust Datacolor solutions

Spyder Checkr Video is a color reference chart for use with video vectorscopes, waveform monitors and professional video editing software such as DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro, to ensure accurate video color and exposure. Spyder Checkr Video allows users to color calibrate one or more camera and lens combinations to help get color correct at the start of shooting, in addition to streamlining the post-production workflow.

• An advanced color reference tool for video that works with vectorscopes and waveform monitors to help ensure color accuracy and consistency across a range of cameras, lenses, and sensors right from the start of shooting, simplifying and facilitating post-production color correction.
• The portable Spyder Checkr Video delivers our most comprehensive color pattern to date, providing standard color calibration reference points along with color information for the entire color space, that you can see at once.
• Datacolor’s patent-pending Color Pattern Card leverages how video is processed, providing more color information to the user at a glance for greater color accuracy that is intuitive for video novices and professionals alike.
• Includes 5, high-gloss target cards: 2 types of color cards for different workflows (a traditional color patch card, plus our patent-pending Color Pattern Card), a gradient grey-scale card, a neutral grey card for white balance and a focus star card.
• Glossy cards allow for high color saturation, wider color gamut, plus easier flare identification.
• Ergonomic case design fits comfortably and securely in the hand, minimizing handling errors.

The Spyder Checkr Video system includes a unique, patent-pending Color Pattern Card that provides more color information at a glance. When viewed with a vectorscope, the card generates a pattern of hues at two saturation levels, allowing you to see how all colors are being captured, not just primary and secondary colors. The easy-to-understand circular pattern that’s generated provides an unprecedented level of color information, instantly.

Additionally, the cards’ glossy surface delivers a wider color gamut and helps to identify any light flares. Eliminating these flares ensures a clean capture of the Spyder Checkr Video, providing an accurate target for your color correction and profiling.

The unique ergonomic design of the Spyder Checkr Video case has been specifically developed to lessen fatigue and improve handling when shooting. It fits securely in your hand while preventing your fingers from casting shadows onto the cards, minimizing application errors.

Photo/Video hybrid users will appreciate the flexibility Spyder Checkr Video provides, allowing you to add/swap Spyder Checkr Photo cards to your case for a truly customized photo/video color reference tool.

The Spyder Checkr Video Card System is comprised of 5, interchangeable, high-gloss video color target cards that includes

• An innovative patent-pending Color Pattern Card, designed to leverage how video is processed for more precise, nuanced color accuracy. It includes 12 color patches in a unique configuration with a black/50% grey/white color patch in the middle, plus 6 skin tone tiles.
• A gradient grey-scale card that includes two 11-step grey-scale bars, plus 3 solid bars of white, black and 50% grey, allowing for detailed exposure and contrast adjustments.
• An additional color patch card that includes 12 color patches, 6 skin tone patches and a black, white and 50% grey bar for workflow flexibility.
• A solid neutral grey card for white balance.
• A focus star card.
• All cards are high gloss for more saturated color, wider color gamut and easier flare identification.

What's included

• Spyder Checkr Video Case
• 5 replaceable color reference cards – 4 housed within the case + a patch card in a protective sleeve
  o Color Pattern Card ‒ Target and Pattern alignment rated for Rec.709
  o Conventional Color Patch Card ‒ Target alignment rated for Rec.709
  o Grey-scale Card ‒ 3 large bars for White, 50% Grey and Black, 22 step grey-scale
  o Neutral Solid Grey Card for White Balance
  o Focus Star
• Attachable Lanyard

Specifications

• Dimensions: (L)122.1mm x (W) 97.5mm x (H)13.4mm
• Weight: 0.1 kg

Datacolor has an American heart, a Swiss soul and an international vision. Datacolor color management solutions are created and supported by passionate employees and certified to multiple industry standards. The mission is to empower customers to make objective, cost-effective and smart color decisions that perfectly suit individual workflows. Over a million customers working in Textile & Apparel, Paint & Coatings, Plastics, Photography, Design and many other industries trust Datacolor solutions

The Smarter Focus Tool Spyder. LENSCAL provides a fast, reliable method of measuring the focus performance on your camera and lens combinations. It allows photographers to obtain razor-sharp focusing or check to see that their lenses are working at their peak performance. This device is compact, lightweight and durable, with integrated level and tri-pod mount.

The Problem:

Photographers have enjoyed the benefit of autofocus for 25 years now, but many still struggle with its accuracy and repeatability. Auto-focus is a great convenience, especially in fast shooting situations. But typically the first step in reviewing files from a shoot is tossing all the images where the focus isn’t quite right. This can be motion blur or other issues, but one of the most frequent causes is auto-focus error. We tend to blame this on the camera choosing the wrong object, or the wrong point on the object as the focal point, but there is another possibility, one we hate to consider, given the price of the hi-end lenses we use: the auto-focus of our lens may simply be off. When you take a simple shot of a flat object perpendicular to the camera, and it still isn’t quite as sharp as it should be, you have to accept that this may be the cause.

The Solution:

Many newer DSLR cameras now offer a method to correct this issue: they allow you to store auto-focus correction data for several of your most important lenses. This feature is likely to become more common, and appear in other camera types. SpyderLENSCAL was designed to aid in correcting the auto-focus on your camera’s custom settings.

Features

• Fast, easy solution for your interchangeable lenses and recent DSLR bodies provides razor-sharp auto-focusing, using modern DSLR autofocus micro-adjustment technology
• Compact, lightweight and durable, with integrated level and tri-pod mount, making this the most convenient way to adjust your own camera gear
• Save time and hassle of sending your equipment in for service. Now you can check or calibrate your own lenses
• Accurate and repeatable calibration of your lenses and recent DSLR bodies
• Worthwhile investment to ensure your camera is focusing your lenses as precisely as possible.

What you get

• Datacolor SpyderLENSCAL
• Quick Start Guide

Requirments

• DSLR or other camera with capability to store lens auto-focus corrections
• Auto-focus lenses capable of being driven by this camera
• No OS requirements, as the tool works entirely within the camera’s menu

SpyderLensCal: Supported Cameras

• Canon (50D, 70D, 1Dc, 1DMkIV, 1DsMkIII, 1Dx, 5DMkII, 5DMkIII, 5DS, 5DS R, 6D, 7DMkII)
• Nikon (D3, D300, D300s, D3s, D4, D4s, D7000, D7100, D600, D610, D700, D750, D800, D800E, D810)
• Sony (A77, A850, A900)
• Olympus (E-5, E-30, E-620)
• Pentax (K5-IIs, K5-II, K-x, K-7D, K-5, K-30, K-3, K-20D, K-200D, K-2000/K-m, 645D)

Datacolor has an American heart, a Swiss soul and an international vision. Datacolor color management solutions are created and supported by passionate employees and certified to multiple industry standards. The mission is to empower customers to make objective, cost-effective and smart color decisions that perfectly suit individual workflows. Over a million customers working in Textile & Apparel, Paint & Coatings, Plastics, Photography, Design and many other industries trust Datacolor solutions

Datacolor Spyder, essential monitor color calibration. Digital creatives want to feel confident that the images they capture, create, edit and view on their monitors will be portrayed as accurately as possible. Manually calibrating a monitor (laptop/desktop) is the first essential step in making this happen. It ensures a color-accurate starting point for editing, allowing users to express their creative vision and share their work, digitally and in print, as accurately as possible for an authentic connection to their audience.

• Color Confidence That’s Fast & Easy
  Spyder lets you easily calibrate your monitor in only about 90 seconds, so you can be confident that you’re beginning your editing from an accurate color starting point, saving you valuable time and effort in your editing workflow. The result? True-to-life color and fine detail capture.
• Professional Results for Every Experience Level
  Intuitive software and one-click calibration ensures ease of use and professional results for even the most novice user while customizable calibration settings allow experienced professionals creative flexibility.
• Calibration for Today’s Digital Workflows
  Spyder now calibrates an even wider range of laptop/desktop displays, including the latest technologies like OLED, mini-LED, and Apple Liquid Retina XDR, so users can optimize the color richness, deep shadows, nuanced highlights and enhanced details these monitors make available. Spyder calibrates Wide and Standard LED gamuts as well.
• Color "Surprises" Are a Thing of the Past!
  With Datacolor’s exclusive Device PreviewTM Beta feature, you’ll be able to simulate what your photos can look like on other devices on your own calibrated screen without uploading them to other devices for preview. Device PreviewTM Beta also allows you to soft proof your image in print so you can view how your image will appear on paper.
• Adapt to Shifts in Light
  Automatic Room Light Switching measures and tracks the lighting around you to make sure your current display profile is the one best suited for your environment. Not every task requires controlled lighting so allowing Spyder to adapt the calibration to your room lighting will ensure your monitor profile is optimal. During a Room Light Calibration, multiple profiles are created for different room lighting levels.
• Use CheckCal for Confidence
  CheckCal is Datacolor’s answer to the question, "Is my calibration still valid?" CheckCal performs a short test on your monitor to verify your calibration is up to date.
• Keep Connected
  Native USB-C connection comes standard with the Spyder,

Although monitors and displays may come factory-calibrated, it’s important for users to calibrate their monitor to support their own particular workflow as well as to ensure it maintains accurate color over time. Users should calibrate their monitors every two weeks, before color-critical work, or whenever there’s a change in lighting conditions or locations. Calibration only takes about 90 seconds with the Datacolor Spyder, for users to have an accurate view into their digital world, maximizing the color performance and accuracy of their monitor for their specific workflow.

Even a trained eye can’t be relied upon for accurate color adjustment of a monitor. Our eyes and brains are designed to compensate for light and color, while the Spyder offers an unbiased assessment of monitor color accuracy. An accurate monitor allows the user to truly see their image file and edit with intention.

Portable, rugged, Spyder lets users streamline their workflow for photo, content creation, and digital design, in-studio or on-the go. And now, Spyder can calibrate a wide range of monitors, including Wide and Standard gamut LED, plus the latest technologies like OLED, mini-LED, and Apple Liquid Retina XDR, optimizing the color richness, deep shadows, nuanced highlights and enhanced details these monitors make available.

Datacolor’s exclusive Device PreviewTM Beta feature gives users an impression of how their photographic images can look on other devices without needing to use the actual devices. Displays, printers and devices have different capabilities when it comes to the range of color they can represent (color gamut). This can result in color distortion or poor reproduction when the same image is viewed across multiple devices. Device PreviewTM Beta lets users see an approximation of their photo for mobile devices by simply selecting one of the profile options listed for the latest phones and tablets. Users can also use this feature to softproof/preview how their prints will look for a specific printer model, paper and ink, and print service provider by using an ICC printer profile.

Intuitive software and one-click-calibration presets quickly and easily guide novices so they can achieve professional results. Experienced professionals can take advantage of customizable calibration settings to master color like never before.

What’s Included

• Spyder Sensor
• Serial Number
• Welcome Card with link to software and support resources
• USB-A Adapter

System Requirements

• Win 10 32/64, Win 11
• Mac OS X 10.14 – macOS 14
• Monitor resolution 1280x768 or greater, 16-bit video card (24-bit recommended), 1GB of available RAM, 500MB of available hard disk
• Internet connection for software download and activation

Size

• Dimensions: 7.62 (L) x 7.62 (W) x 4.45 (H) - centimeters
• Weight: 142 g

Comparison Chart

Datacolor has an American heart, a Swiss soul and an international vision. Datacolor color management solutions are created and supported by passionate employees and certified to multiple industry standards. The mission is to empower customers to make objective, cost-effective and smart color decisions that perfectly suit individual workflows. Over a million customers working in Textile & Apparel, Paint & Coatings, Plastics, Photography, Design and many other industries trust Datacolor solutions

Datacolor SpyderPro, Advanced monitor calibration that offers a color-accurate foundation for image editing, essential for true-to-life color expression and optimized for modern digital workflows. Digital creatives want to feel confident that the images or footage they capture, create, edit and view on their monitors will be portrayed as accurately as possible. Manually calibrating a monitor (laptop/desktop) is the first essential step in making this happen. It ensures a color-accurate starting point for editing, allowing users to express their creative vision and share their work, digitally and in print, as accurately as possible for an authentic connection to their audience.

• Calibration for Today’s Digital Workflows
  SpyderPro now calibrates an even wider range of laptop/desktop and projector displays, including the latest technologies like OLED, mini-LED, and Apple Liquid Retina XDR so users can optimize the color richness, deep shadows, nuanced highlights and enhanced details these monitors make available. Additionally, it calibrates Wide and Standard LED gamuts, while affording workflow adaptability, allowing you to work in even the brightest of conditions with its high brightness feature. Working on-the-go with multiple portable displays attached to a single computer? The SpyderTune feature lets you adjust white point, gamma, and brightness for visual fine tuning for the best consistency across multiple displays.
• Color "Surprises" Are a Thing of the Past!
  With Datacolor’s exclusive Device PreviewTM Beta feature, you’ll be able to simulate what your photos can look like on other devices on your own calibrated screen without uploading them to other devices for preview. Device PreviewTM Beta also allows you to soft proof your image in print so you can view how your image will appear on paper.
• Patchwork Color: OK for Quilts, Not Digital Viewing
  Multiple cameras and monitors, shifts in lighting, days of shooting, splicing footage – if your monitor’s color isn’t consistent, neither is your visual story. SpyderPro’s StudioMatch feature allows for side-by-side calibration for multiple computers/displays, ensuring consistent, accurate color reproduction across multiple connected monitors or computers.
• Video & Cinema Color You Can Count On
  SpyderPro’s Rec. 709 and Rec. 2020 targets ensure colors will be accurate so you can be confident that colors and images will translate properly across the production workflow, from editing and post-production to transmission, streaming, and final display. Rec. 709 is the most commonly used standard today, while Rec. 2020’s wider color gamut will let you deliver content that is more lifelike for a truly immersive experience for your audience.
• Get the "Big Picture" of Your Picture
  The Advanced Display Mapping & Analysis feature of SpyderPro gives you detailed information about your monitor. You can check color/color uniformity, brightness, contrast, gamut, tone response, display accuracy and white point of your monitors to track color accuracy and consistency.
• Details Come Out from the Shadows
  SpyderPro’s Gamma Curve Adjustment feature lets you refine tone distribution (how seamlessly black transitions to white). Gradations are enhanced so shadow and light details remain crisp and clear. You can also balance your display’s brightness settings based on your location and needs, for precise color accuracy to capture every detail.
• Customizable Calibration for Your Needs
  SpyderPro offers unlimited calibration settings for fully customized calibration for all workflows. Fine tune the gamma, white point and brightness settings for any need. There’s also a preset list of the most common calibration targets, including those for video standards and StudioMatch. Willing to spend a bit more time for a more sophisticated calibration? Choose Better in Grey Balance in the calibration settings for smoother gradients.
  Pressed for time? Opt for the "Faster" setting.

• Adapt to Shifts in Light
  Automatic Room Light Switching measures and tracks the lighting around you to make sure your current display profile is the one best suited for your environment. Not every task requires controlled lighting so allowing SpyderPro to adapt the calibration to your room lighting will ensure your monitor profile is optimal. During a Room Light Calibration, multiple profiles are created for different room lighting levels.

• Use CheckCal for Confidence
  CheckCal is Datacolor’s answer to the question, "Is my calibration still valid?" CheckCal performs a short test on your monitor to verify your calibration is up to date.

• Calibration as Bright as Your Environment
  Some modern monitors have brightness levels for use outdoors or in other highly illuminated settings. SpyderPro’s High Brightness calibration setting balances these monitors when working in a bright environment for an accurate reference.

• Keep Connected
  Native USB-C connection comes standard with the SpyderPro, along with an additional USB-A adaptor for added convenience when needed.

While monitors and displays may come factory-calibrated, it’s important for users to calibrate their monitor to support their own particular workflow as well as to ensure it maintains accurate color over time. Users should calibrate their monitors every two weeks, before undertaking color-critical work, or whenever there are changes in lighting conditions or locations. With the Datacolor SpyderPro, calibration only takes about 90 seconds, providing an accurate view into their digital world and maximizing the color performance and accuracy of the monitor for a user’s particular workflow.

Even a trained eye cannot be relied upon for accurate color adjustment of a monitor. Our eyes and brains are designed to compensate for light and color, while the SpyderPro offers an unbiased assessment of monitor color accuracy. An accurate monitor allows users to see their image files clearly and edit with intention.

Portable, rugged, SpyderPro lets users streamline their workflow for photo, video, content creation, digital design, whether in the studio or on-the go. And now SpyderPro can calibrate an even wider range of monitors, including the latest technologies like OLED, mini-LED, Apple Liquid Retina XDR and high-brightness displays, allowing users to optimize color richness, deep shadows, nuanced highlights, and brightness versatility. Additional features such as SpyderPro’s StudioMatch and SpyderTune ensure color continuity across multiple monitors, whether using one or more computers.

Datacolor's exclusive Device PreviewTM Beta feature gives users an impression of how their images will appear on other devices without needing to use the actual devices. Displays, printers and devices have different capabilities when it comes to the range of color they can represent (color gamut). This can result in color distortion or poor reproduction when the same image is viewed across multiple devices. Device PreviewTM Beta lets users see an approximation of their photo for mobile devices by simply selecting one of the profile options listed for the latest phones and tablets. Users can also use this feature to softproof/preview how their prints will look for a specific printer model, paper and ink, and print service provider by using an ICC printer profile.

SpyderPro offers users the ultimate in color control and flexibility for today’s digital workflows. Its intuitive software and one-click calibration presets guide novices to achieve professional results quickly and easily, while experienced professionals can leverage unlimited, fully customizable calibration settings (gamma, white point, and brightness), as well as Rec. 709 and Rec. 2020 video targets, to master color like never before.

What’s Included

• SpyderPro Sensor
• Serial Number
• Welcome Card with link to software and support resources
• USB-A Adapter

System Requirements

• Win 10 32/64, Win 11
• Mac OS X 10.14 – macOS 14
• Monitor resolution 1280x768 or greater, 16-bit video card (24-bit recommended), 1GB of available RAM, 500MB of available hard disk
• Internet connection for software download and activation

Size

• Dimensions: 7.62 (L) x 7.62 (W) x 4.45 (H) - centimeters
• Weight: 142 g

Comparison Chart

Datacolor has an American heart, a Swiss soul and an international vision. Datacolor color management solutions are created and supported by passionate employees and certified to multiple industry standards. The mission is to empower customers to make objective, cost-effective and smart color decisions that perfectly suit individual workflows. Over a million customers working in Textile & Apparel, Paint & Coatings, Plastics, Photography, Design and many other industries trust Datacolor solutions

Datacolor Spyder Print Studio, essential all-in-one photographic workflow tool suite: capture, edit, print. Spyder Print Studio is the essential all-in-one photographic workflow solution for precision control from capture, through editing to print for a completely color managed workflow. This cost-saving suite of tools comes in a protective metal case and ensures your photos are captured accurately, your monitors display precise colors in any lighting conditions and your prints are perfect every time.

Here’s what’s included in your Spyder Print Studio

• Spyder Print for full control of your printer output. It lets you create multiple custom profiles for any combination of printers, inks, and papers.
• SpyderPro calibrator for an accurately color-calibrated monitor in about only 90 seconds. SpyderPro calibrates the latest technologies like OLED, mini-LED, Apple Liquid Retina XDR and high-brightness monitors, as well as Wide and Standard LED. The exclusive Display PreviewTM Beta feature allows users to see a simulated version of what their images can look like on the latest phones and tablets without having to use the actual devices for previewing.
• Spyder Cube for incomparable white balance correction, exposure and contrast levels for photo and video. It provides a three-dimensional reference of white, black and neutral grey with a mirror ball that displays specular highlights and a black trap for a true black point reference – features not found in a traditional grey card.

The essential all-in-one photographic workflow tool suite for precision color control from image capture through editing, to flawless print results.

What’s Included

• Spyder Print
• SpyderPro
• Spyder Cube
• Durable Case

System Requirements

• Win 10 32/64, Win 11
• Mac OS X 10.14 – macOS 14
• Monitor resolution 1280x768 or greater, 16-bit video card (24-bit recommended), 1GB of available RAM, 500MB of available hard disk
• Internet connection for software download and activation

Supported Languages

• English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean

Datacolor has an American heart, a Swiss soul and an international vision. Datacolor color management solutions are created and supported by passionate employees and certified to multiple industry standards. The mission is to empower customers to make objective, cost-effective and smart color decisions that perfectly suit individual workflows. Over a million customers working in Textile & Apparel, Paint & Coatings, Plastics, Photography, Design and many other industries trust Datacolor solutions

Datacolor Spyder Photo/Video Kit, the ultimate Photo/Video tool kit for streamlined workflows.Datacolor’s Spyder Photo/Video Kit is the ultimate all-in-one workflow solution for precision color control for photo and video, from capture through editing. This portable, cost-effective suite of tools comes in a protective metal case, perfect for on-the-go as well as in-studio work.
The Spyder Photo/Video Kit comes with everything you need to ensure your photos and videos portray accurate, consistent color while streamlining your editing workflow.

SpyderPro Monitor Calibrator

• Color Confidence That’s Fast & Easy
  SpyderPro lets you easily calibrate your monitor in only about 90 seconds, so you can be confident that you’re beginning your editing from an accurate color starting point, saving you valuable time and effort in your editing workflow. The result? True-to-life color and fine detail capture.
• Professional Results for Every Experience Level
  Intuitive software and one-click calibration ensures ease of use and professional results for even the most novice user. Additionally, unlimited calibration settings like fully customizable gamma curves, white point, and brightness settings, allow for advanced color control for a truly customized workflow that experienced professionals will appreciate.
• Calibration for Digital Workflows
  SpyderPro calibrates a wide range of laptop/desktop displays, including technologies like OLED, mini-LED, and Apple Liquid Retina XDR so users can optimize the color richness, deep shadows, nuanced highlights and enhanced details these monitors make available. Additionally, it calibrates Wide and Standard LED gamuts, while affording workflow adaptability, allowing you to work in even the brightest of conditions with its high brightness feature. Working on-the-go with multiple portable displays attached to a single computer? The SpyderTune feature lets you adjust white point, gamma, and brightness for visual fine tuning for the best consistency across multiple displays.
• Color "Surprises" Are a Thing of the Past!
  With Datacolor’s exclusive Device PreviewTM Beta feature, you’ll be able to see a simulated version of what your images can look like on the latest phones and tablets without having to use the actual devices for previewing. Device PreviewTM Beta also allows you to soft proof your images in print so you can view how they will appear on paper.
• Patchwork Color: OK for Quilts, Not Digital Viewing
  Multiple cameras and monitors, shifts in lighting, days of shooting, splicing footage – if your monitor’s color isn’t consistent, neither is your visual story. SpyderPro’s StudioMatch feature allows for side-by-side calibration for multiple computers/displays, ensuring consistent, accurate color reproduction across multiple connected monitors or computers.
• Video & Cinema Color You Can Count On
  SpyderPro’s Rec. 709 and Rec. 2020 targets ensure colors will be accurate so you can be confident that colors and images will translate properly across the production workflow, from editing and post-production to transmission, streaming, and final display. Rec. 709 is the most commonly used standard today, while Rec. 2020’s wider color gamut will let you deliver content that is more lifelike for a truly immersive experience for your audience.
• Get the "Big Picture" of Your Picture
  The Advanced Display Mapping & Analysis feature of SpyderPro gives you detailed information about your monitor. You can check color/color uniformity, brightness, contrast, gamut, tone response, display accuracy and white point of your monitors to track color accuracy and consistency.
• Details Come Out from the Shadows
  SpyderPro’s Gamma Curve Adjustment feature lets you refine tone distribution (how seamlessly black transitions to white). Gradations are enhanced so shadow and light details remain crisp and clear. You can also balance your display’s brightness settings based on your location and needs, for precise color accuracy to capture every detail.
• Customizable Calibration for Your Needs
  SpyderPro offers unlimited calibration settings for fully customized calibration for all workflows. Fine tune the gamma, white point and brightness settings for any need. There’s also a preset list of the most common calibration targets, including those for video standards and StudioMatch. Willing to spend a bit more time for a more sophisticated calibration? Choose Better in Grey Balance in the calibration settings for smoother gradients. Pressed for time? Opt for the Faster setting.
• Adapt to Shifts in Light
  Automatic Room Light Switching measures and tracks the lighting around you to make sure your current display profile is the one best suited for your environment. Not every task requires controlled lighting so allowing SpyderPro to adapt the calibration to your room lighting will ensure your monitor profile is optimal. During a Room Light Calibration, multiple profiles are created for different room lighting levels.
• Use CheckCal for Confidence
  CheckCal is Datacolor’s answer to the question, "Is my calibration still valid?" CheckCal performs a short test on your monitor to verify your calibration is up to date.
• Calibration as Bright as Your Environment
  Many modern monitors have brightness levels for use outdoors or in other highly illuminated settings. SpyderPro’s High Brightness calibration setting balances these monitors when working in a bright environment for an accurate reference.
• Keep Connected
  Native USB-C connection comes standard with the SpyderPro, along with an additional USB-A adaptor for added convenience when needed.

Spyder Checkr Video, a cutting-edge color reference tool

• Easier Color Correction
  An advanced color reference tool for video that works with vectorscopes and waveform monitors to help ensure color accuracy and consistency across a range of cameras and lens combinations from the start of shooting, simplifying and facilitating post-production color correction.
• All the Colors You Need
  Spyder Checkr Video is the all-in-one color chart to optimize and harmonize any video workflow. Its patent-pending Color Pattern Card design is our most comprehensive color target to date, generating a pattern of hues at two saturation levels, allowing you to see how your colors are being captured throughout all of the hues between primary and secondary colors, instantly.
• More Color Info at a Glance
  By leveraging how video is processed, Spyder Checkr Video provides more color information to the user at a glance for greater color accuracy that is intuitive for video novices and professionals alike.
• Tailored to Video
  Includes 5 high-gloss target cards - 2 types of color cards for different workflows, (a conventional color patch card + our patent-pending Color Pattern Card), a gradient grey-scale card, a solid neutral grey card for white balance and a focus star card. Glossy cards allow for high color saturation, wider color gamut, plus easier flare identification.
• Functional Form
  The ergonomic case design fits comfortably and securely in the hand, minimizing fatigue and handling errors as well as finger shadow casts.
• Sustainability-Focused
  Spyder Checkr Video Cards are replaceable and interchangeable with Spyder Checkr Photo cards for photo/video hybrid work, allowing for greater cost and sustainability efficiencies.

Spyder Checkr Photo Card Set

• Robust Color Offering
  Four interchangeable cards that fit into your ergonomic Checkr Video case, featuring a robust 62 photographic color targets.
• Beautiful Skin Tones
  Expanded skin tone offering makes Spyder Checkr Photo cards ideal for portraiture.
• Greater Depth & Detail
  Expanded grey scale and large grey balance targets allow for greater depth and detail in images.
• True Color You Can Count On
  Ultra-matte finish on long-lasting, ink-printed, museum-quality paper cards allows for the truest color renditions and deepest black for photos.
• Sustainably Focused
  Cards are made from 78% bamboo, a renewable resource for paper.
• Adaptable Editing Software
  Spyder Checkr software is included and allows you to work in Adobe Lightroom Classic®, Adobe Camera RAW® or Hasselblad Phocus®.

Spyder Cube

• White Balance Made Easy
  A portable solution for photo/video/hybrid shooters that provides references to set white balance, exposure, black level, white level and brightness right from the start.
• Real World Results
  Unique, 3-dimensional design differs from traditional grey cards, mimicking the way light actually falls on your subject and allowing you to see primary and secondary light sources for more precise white balance correction.
• A True Absolute Black
  Includes an innovative black trap for an absolute black reference that allows you to set a true black point in an image.
• Chrome Ball
  Additionally, its chrome ball allows you to see specular highlights or zoom in to see a reflected view of a set so you can match a lighting setup.
• Color Temperature Control
  Allows users to instantly color-correct images by setting a color temperature value to neutralize the primary light source.
• Seamless Interface
  Takes the complexity out of RAW image editing, by using common tools found in color managed applications, such as Adobe Photoshop® and Adobe Lightroom®.
• Easy to Use
  Simply take a reference shot with the device under the same light conditions as your photos/videos, adjust, save, and apply to an entire series of images.
• Adaptable
  Unique design allows you to hang the device during a shoot or attach it to a tripod mount or simply hold it.
• Rugged and Portable
  Easy to throw in your camera bag to have with you whether in studio or on-the-go.

Spyder Checkr Software for the Checkr Photo card set

Analyzes the results of your test photo and instantly creates an HSL-Preset to apply in your workflow with RAW import software such as Adobe Photoshop®, Adobe Lightroom® and Hasselblad Phocus® for automatic color correction.

What’s Included

• SpyderPro
• Spyder Cube
• Spyder Checkr Video
• Spyder Checkr Photo Card Set
• Durable Case

System Requirements

• Win 10 32/64, Win 11
• Mac OS X 10.14 – macOS 14
• Monitor resolution 1280x768 or greater, 16-bit video card (24-bit recommended), 1GB of available RAM, 500MB of available hard disk
• Internet connection for software download and activation

Supported Languages

• English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean

Datacolor has an American heart, a Swiss soul and an international vision. Datacolor color management solutions are created and supported by passionate employees and certified to multiple industry standards. The mission is to empower customers to make objective, cost-effective and smart color decisions that perfectly suit individual workflows. Over a million customers working in Textile & Apparel, Paint & Coatings, Plastics, Photography, Design and many other industries trust Datacolor solutions