Datacolor, a global leader in color management solutions and color communication technology, has just introduced its Datacolor 800 and 500 series of spectrophotometers. The family of fully backward compatible benchtops, complete with its new embedded processor and data storage, provides a platform for increased efficiency and color measurement confidence, while delivering on Datacolor’s hallmark performance and precision.
The series includes Datacolor 850, Datacolor 800, Datacolor 550, and Datacolor 500.
The Datacolor 800 family is the next generation of the market’s only true close-tolerance spectrophotometer that ensures color can be communicated digitally. Featuring a digital camera, it allows for perfect sample placement. Fully backward compatible with the existing Datacolor 600 spectrophotometer, the Datacolor 800 is available immediately. The Datacolor 850, with its transmission measurement capability, in addition to reflectance, will be available from January next.
The Datacolor 500 is a high performance spectrophotometer with enhanced speed and advanced technology, while assuring compatibility with the existing fleet of Datacolor 400 instruments. It will be available soon.
The Datacolor 550, a new addition to the existing line-up, is a cost-effective transmission and reflectance instrument and will be available from January next.
Both the 800 and 500 families feature a new color LCD screen that displays calibration status and instrument settings to allow for greater confidence in measurement results. With an embedded processor, the health of the instruments can now easily be validated through remote diagnostics, allowing for faster issue resolution. Instrument accessibility has also been expanded with the introduction of an Ethernet port, allowing for simultaneous connection of multiple computers.
“The introduction of the 800 and 500 families carries on Datacolor’s tradition of providing our customers with technology enhancements that are most important to them,” said Diane Geisler, Global Director of Product Management, Datacolor. “With a clear understanding that accuracy and backward compatibility are required, we focused on improving the usability of our benchtop instrument creating quantifiable improvements in throughput and increased confidence in measurement accuracy.”