Colour Management Solutions
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| COMPARE PORTABLES |  ColorReader Spectro |  Check 3 |  Datacolor 45 |  Datacolor 45IR |  Datacolor 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | 45/0 and SCI Modes all in One Instrument | Sphere-based D/8 Geometry – accurate portable spectro for color measurement | 45/0 Geometry – accurate portable color appearance measurement | 0/45 Geometry – ideal for special color and NIR measurements | D/8 Geometry – Designed for Retail Paint store use |
| Unique Features | Ultra low cost & light weight | High repeatability, two dual aperture combinations and same master as Datacolor high end benchtops | 45G comes with build in gloss meter 45S achieves close correlation to visual assessment | A portable spectrophotometer, a VIS-NIR spectroscopic sensor, and a densitometer; 3-in-1 ideal for the security ink and printing industry | Highly accurate measurement of small samples in any location |
| Color Formulation | for retail paint | for retail paint | |||
| Quality Control | |||||
| Inter-instrument Agreement – Reflectance Measurements (CIELAB) | 0.15 (avg) 0.25 (max) | 0.15 (avg) 0.25 (max) | Density: 0.01 D Colorimetric: 0.3 CIElab dE*ab Near IR +/- 0.5 %R (700 to 1000 nm) | 0.20 (avg) | |
| 20 Read Repeatability on White Tile using Double Flash (CIELAB) | 0.03 SD / 0.15 Max | <0.03 (max) | <0.01 (max) | N/A | 0.05 (avg) |
| Industries | Retail paint stores looking to sell more paint with ultra affordability | Retail brands & Textile Mills; Paint and coating, Plastics, cosmetics, flooring, ceramics, furniture and wall covering Business that requires the highest repeatability and inter-instrument agreement in a Portable sphere instrument, especially as an extension to their benchtop fleet. | Automotive interiors: Coil coatings; Footwear brands & suppliers; Retail hard goods; building materials Industries where the total appearance of multiple components and/or glossy or shiny materials is important. | Security Ink, printing industry | Retail paint stores Hardware store with paint departments Big box stores with paint departments |