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Datacolor Spyder5 PRO US $101.68 (~AU $134) / Elite ~AU$206 / Express ~AU$114 Delivered @ Amazon

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lyl on 12/11/2016 - 01:04 amazon.com (996 clicks)
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With the ever increasing choice in monitors, the Spyder5PRO Display Calibration System from Datacolor helps you maintain consistency from production through post and delivery. Designed to provide Serious photographers and designers seeking a full-featured and advanced color accuracy solution, the Spyder5PRO allows you to calibrate multiple monitors, from laptops to desktop monitors. The PRO software incorporates advanced calibration features for setting gamma, white point and gray balance, and allows you 16 choices for calibration settings.

The included Spyder5 Colorimeter (probe) features a 7-detector optical engine. Compact and portable the Spyder5 mounts to your monitor via lens cap counterweight. Featuring a 5 minute initial calibration time, and a recalibration time of just half that, the Spyder5PRO system gets you up and calibrated quickly, and monthly recalibrations allow you to stay calibrated even faster. With 3 ambient light settings, before and after evaluation, and basic display analysis the Spyder5PRO is a powerful tool in your color correction arsenal. A reusable storage box protects your Spyder5 Colorimeter unit when you need to take it traveling.

Spyder5 calibrates your monitor to an industry color reference standard to ensure on-screen colors are accurate, grays and whites are consistent, shadow and highlight details are protected, and skin tones are true-to-life.

  • The software provides you a calibration wizard, with interactive help.

  • The software supports storing 16 calibrations choices, allowing adjustment of white point, gamma, and ambient brightness among other settings.

  • Spyder5PRO allows you to calibrate laptops and desktop monitors.

  • Featuring 3 ambient light settings, you can color correct with confidence knowing that your monitor stays calibrated even as ambient lighting conditions shift.

  • Before and After calibration evaluation is possible using a Standard Datacolor image, or your user imported images.

  • You can calibrate your monitor in just 5 minutes, and monthly recalibrations can take half that.

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  • cwongtech on 12/11/2016 - 01:46
    +2

    Wow that's cheaper than Bhphotovideos' once-in-a-while Spyder5 50% off!
    Nice!

    • O O on 12/11/2016 - 01:56
      +2

      For 1 day only, if you're after it, don't hesitate.

  • rattle on 12/11/2016 - 02:00
    +2

    If you sell your photos or plan to, I highly recommend using one of these things.
    I used one all the time when I was working as a photographer and lost count of the times I thought the colour on my monitors were fine, but then did the calibration and was shocked at the before and after.

    Edit - Even if you don't sell your photos and are serious about the finished edit on your photos, get this!

  • WesthamAreMassive on 12/11/2016 - 03:12
    +1

    Is it just the software that I'd different in the different versions?

    • cwongtech on 12/11/2016 - 20:01

      Yeah. The calibrator hardware is the same

  • greese on 12/11/2016 - 07:10
    +1

    Can any of these be used for TVs?

    • venomx2 on 12/11/2016 - 08:51
      +1

      was thinking the same but looks like yes only if you are using your TV as a computer monitor - http://www.diyphotography.net/hands-datacolor-spyder5-elite-…

    • deadpoet on 12/11/2016 - 13:38

      It's down to the OS. If you're using your TV just as a computer monitor, the operating system is what utilises the colour profile that tools like the Spyder5 generate, so in that case you could use it with the TV.

      As for regular TV operation, I'm not aware of any TV OS that allows you to import and use your own colour profiles unfortunately.

    • johnno07 on 13/11/2016 - 12:19

      If you're serious about colour correction for media creation, you won't be using a TV for your work anyway. So I don't really see the point.

  • justtoreply on 12/11/2016 - 09:03
    +2

    Two questions:

    1. Spyder or a different brand? X-rite i1Display Pro? X-rite Colormunki?

    2. If Spyder, the Express model with third party software or Pro version with default software?

    Spyder5Pro = $95USD
    X-rite i1Display Pro = $230USD
    Colormunki Display = $127USD
    Comparison - I have a Philips BDM4350UC (10 bit 4k IPS)

    • jjcf on 12/11/2016 - 09:46
      +2

      i was never happy with my spyder - esp the shitty 1980s software. moved to an i1 and its significantly better in every way.

  • avtek on 12/11/2016 - 11:49

    thanks lyl - i just grabbed the elite - with postage it came to $214 aud plus change with standard shipping - the aud probably dropped overnight

  • havebeerbelywillsumo on 12/11/2016 - 13:42

    Wildly varying reviews on Amazon, has any local user any informed feedback on this please (and please specify version used)

    • Anders on 12/11/2016 - 13:52
      +2

      No experience here, but most bad reviews are due to the software, which is the only difference between the three models — the unit is identical from the express to the elite. So if you use third party open source calibration software that is supposedly much more consistent and accurate, such as Argyll with dispcalGUI, you'll unlock all the elite features with the express model.

      • havebeerbelywillsumo on 12/11/2016 - 14:12

        Thanks very much for that Anders, was wondering about diff.

    • encoderboy on 12/11/2016 - 14:26
      +2

      I bought a Spyder5Pro a few months ago (the B&H deal).

      I've been very happy with it. As stated above, the only difference between the 3 versions is the supplied software (and when I run it, it offers me an upsell to the Elite software).

      The software is a bit clunky, but it does what it's meant to. It's only annoying to me that features are obviously locked to sell you the more expensive software (e.g. view image fullscreen to compare calibration - seriously?).

      I haven't tried more expensive colorometers to compare the Spyder to, but it has definitely improved the quality of the colour rendition I get here, and I was already doing the "naked eye" type calibrations previously.

      Would definitely recommend the Pro at this price!

  • havebeerbelywillsumo on 12/11/2016 - 14:27

    Thanks encoderboy for the detailed reasoned reply

  • Alzori on 12/11/2016 - 16:23
    +1

    So, can this kind of device let me calibrate the monitor settings manually, (using the monitor OSD) or does it only generate colour profiles to use in Windows?

    • [Deactivated] on 12/11/2016 - 21:42
      +1

      The i1 does both IIRC. You calibrate manually with the help of the software and it generates a profile. Never used Spyder before.

  • Peteroz on 13/11/2016 - 12:35

    now everyone is using this free software: ArgyllCMS https://displaycal.net/

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