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Quick, Easy, Accurate Monitor Calibration
Calibrate your display - just like professionals. Spyder2express™ calibrates monitors in three easy steps - simply plug it in, specify your display type, and it does the rest, automatically calibrating your monitor or laptop. Check the before-and-after. You'll see the improvement!
- Easy Software Wizard - You don't have to be a color expert to calibrate your display
- Unique Before & After Viewing Feature - Compare your display before and after calibration
- Reliable & Consistent Color - A result of years of research and development provides sophisticated software that makes calibration simple
- State of the Art Optical Science - Patented optics make your colors match accurately and simply outstanding reliability backed by a 2 year hardware warranty
Features & Benefits
- CRT, LCD, and laptop displays to industry standards.
- Easy Software Wizard guiding you through the calibration process in just a few steps means you don't have to be a color guru.
- New State-of-the-Art Optical Science provides a five-fold increase in color sensitivity over previous technology with a patent-protected light baffle for accurate characterization of LCD displays.
- Sleek, Dual-Phase Hardware Design offers effortless LCD, CRT, and laptop calibration while protecting delicate LCD screens.
- Outstanding Reliability backed by a 2 Year hardware warranty
- Sophisticated Gray Balance and Tonal Response Algorithms provide demanding users with exceptionally smooth gradient steps and neutral grays.
- Unique Before and After Viewing Feature lets you compare your display with and without calibration.
Specifications
- OS Compatibility Mac / Windows
Hardware
- Accuracy: Chroma x,y: 0.0020 (CRT), 0.0035 (LCD)
- Luminance: Y Typical +/- 1.5%
- Dynamic Range: Black Point: 0.02 cd/m2 , White Point: > 5,000 cd/m2
- Infrared Filter: Included
- Calibration Time: Approximately 5 minutes
- Optical Device: Patented Datacolor Colorimeter
- Mounting Methods: Suction Cups (CRT's), Counterweight (LCD's)
- Cable Length: 6 ft
- Computer Connection: USB
- Dimensions: Depth 1.4" / Width 4.25" / Length 4.7"
- Weight: 3.2 oz. (including counterweight & cable)
- Hardware warranty: 2 years
Specifications
- OS Compatibility Mac / Windows
Software
- 64 bit compatibility: Yes
- Gamma Choices: Fixed
- Color Temperature Choices: Fixed
- Color Analysis Patches: 64
- Customized Analysis for monitor type: Yes
- Multi Level Help Screen: Yes
- Before and After Feature: Yes
- Calibration Reminder: 1 day - 6 months (user defined)
- Upgrade Path to Spyder2Pro™: Yes
- Included Software: Adobe® Photoshop® Album Starter Edition (Win)
- Software Updates: Free
- Tech Support: Unlimited
What You Get
- Award-Winning Spyder2 Colorimeter
- Spyder2express Monitor Calibration Software (Site License)
- Adobe® Album Starter Edition (FREE)
- Quick Start Guide
- 2 Year Hardware Warranty
- Free Technical Support
- Free Software Updates
Requirements
- CRT, LCD, Laptop Display
- Windows 2000, XP, Vista and higher
- Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
- Powered USB Port
Solution Comparison
| Features |
Spyder2express |
Spyder2Suite |
Spyder2PRO |
| OS Compatability |
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| HARDWARE |
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| Accuracy |
Chroma x,y: 0.0020 (CRT), 0.0035 (LCD) |
Chroma x,y: 0.0020 (CRT), 0.0035 (LCD) |
Chroma x,y: 0.0020 (CRT), 0.0035 (LCD) |
| Luminance |
Y Typical +/- 1.5% |
Y Typical +/- 1.5% |
Y Typical +/- 1.5% |
| Dynamic Range |
Black Point: 0.02 cd/m2
White Point: > 5,000 cd/m2 |
Black Point: 0.02 cd/m2
White Point: > 5,000 cd/m2 |
Black Point: 0.02 cd/m2
White Point: > 5,000 cd/m2 |
| Infrared Filter |
Included |
Included |
Included |
| Calibration Time |
Approximately
5 minutes |
Approximately
5 minutes |
Approximately
5 minutes |
| Optical Device |
Patented Datacolor Colorimeter |
Patented Datacolor Colorimeter |
Patented Datacolor Colorimeter |
| Mounting Methods |
Suction Cups (CRT’s), Counterweight (LCD’s) |
Suction Cups (CRT’s), Counterweight (LCD’s) |
Suction Cups (CRT’s), Counterweight (LCD’s) |
| Cable Length |
6 ft |
6 ft |
6 ft |
| Computer Connection |
USB |
USB |
USB |
| Dimensions |
Depth 1.4”
Width 4.25”
Length 4.7” |
Depth 1.4”
Width 4.25”
Length 4.7” |
Depth 1.4”
Width 4.25”
Length 4.7” |
| Weight |
3.2 oz. (including counterweight & cable) |
3.2 oz. (including counterweight & cable) |
3.2 oz. (including counterweight & cable) |
| Hardware warranty |
2 years |
2 years |
2 years |
| SOFTWARE |
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| 64 bit Compatibility |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Gamma Choices |
Fixed |
2 |
Unlimited |
| Color Temperature Choices |
Fixed |
3 |
Unlimited |
| Color Analysis Patches |
64 |
64 |
64 |
| RGB PreCAL |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Ambient PreciseLight™: |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Customized Analysis for monitor type |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Multiple Monitor Support |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Front Projector Calibration |
No |
No |
Yes |
| Custom Response Curve Targeting |
No |
No |
Yes |
| ICC Profile Support |
ICC 2 |
ICC 2 |
ICC 2, ICC 4 |
| Multi Level Help Screen |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Before and After Feature |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Calibration Reminder |
1 day - 6 months
(user defined) |
1 day - 6 months
(user defined) |
1 day - 6 months
(user defined) |
| Upgrade Path to Spyder2Pro™ |
Yes |
Yes |
n/a |
| Included Software |
Photoshop® Album Starter Edition (Win) |
PrintFIX PLUSTM Software |
PrintFIX PLUSTM Software |
| Software Updates |
Free |
Free |
Free |
| Tech Support |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
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Note: Free software updates are available to those who register their product
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