| Illumination/ viewing system |
di: 8°, de: 8° (diffused illumination, 8° viewing angle), SCI (specular component included)/SCE (specular component excluded) selectable with automatic switching (Conforms to CIE No. 15, ISO 7724/1, DIN5033 Teil7, ASTM E 1164, and JIS Z 8722) |
| Size of integrating sphere |
Φ40mm |
| Detector |
Silicon photodiode array (dual 36-element) |
| Spectral separation device |
Diffraction grating |
| Wavelength range |
400 nm to 700 nm |
| Wavelength pitch |
10 nm |
| Half bandwidth |
Approx. 10 nm |
| Reflectance range |
0 to 175%, Display resolution: 0.01% |
| Light source |
Pulsed xenon lamp (with UV cut filter) |
| Measurement time |
Approx. 1 second |
| Minimum measurement interval |
Approx. 2 second (in SCI or SCE mode) |
| Battery performance |
With alkaline dry batteries: Approx. 2,000 measurements With nickel-metal-hydride rechargeable batteries (2300 mAh): Approx. 2,000 measurements with full charge
* Stand-alone continuous measurement fixed to either SCI or SCE mode at 10-second intervals at 23°C |
| Measurement/ illumination area |
MAV: Φ8 mm/ Φ11 mm only |
| Repeatability |
Spectral reflectance: Standard deviation within 0.1%, Chromaticity value: Standard deviation within ΔE*ab 0.04
* When a white calibration plate is measured 30 x at 10-second intervals after white calibration |
| Inter-instrument agreement |
Within ΔE*ab 0.2 (MAV/SCI)
* Based on 12 BCRA Series II color tiles compared to values measured with a master body at 23°C |
| No. of averaging measurements |
1 to 10 (Auto averaging), 1 to 30 (Manual averaging) |
| Display |
2.36-inch TFT color LCD |
| Interfaces |
USB1.1; Bluetooth reg; standard version 1.2* |
| Observer |
2° observer or 10 deg; observer |
| Illuminant |
A, C, D50, D65, F2, F6, F7, F8, F10, F11, F12 (Simultaneous evaluation with two light sources possible) |
| Displayed data |
Spectral values/graph, colorimetric values, color difference values/graph, PASS/FAIL result, pseudocolor, color assessment |
| Color spaces |
L*a*b*, L*C*h, Hunter Lab, Yxy, XYZ, Munsell, and color difference in these spaces (except for Munsell) |
| Colorimetric data |
MI, WI(ASTM E313-73/E313-96), YI(ASTM E313-73/ASTM D1925), ISO Brightness, 8°gloss value |
| Color difference formulas |
ΔE*ab (CIE1976), ΔE*94 (CIE1994), ΔE00 (CIE 2000), CMC (l: c) |
| Color difference formulas |
ΔE*ab (CIE1976), ΔE*94 (CIE1994), ΔE00 (CIE2000), CMC (l: c), Hunter ΔE |
| Storable Data Sets |
Measurement data: 3,000 sets/ Target color difference data: 1,000 sets |
| Pass/Fail Judgement |
Tolerances can be set to colorimetric values (excluding Munsell), color difference values, color values (excluding 8° gloss value) respectively |
| Power |
Special AC adapter; 4 AA-size alkaline dry batteries or nickel-metal-hydride rechargeable batteries. |
| Size |
73 (W) x 211.5 (H) x 107 (D) mm |
| Weight |
Approx. 550 g (without white calibration cap and batteries) |
| Operating temperature/ humidity range |
5 to 40 ° C, relative humidity 80% or less (at 35° C) with no condensation |
| Storage temperature/ humidity range |
0 to 45 ° C, relative humidity 80% or less (at 35° C) with no condensation |
